Income Statement and Related Information
74. Lantos Company had a 20 percent tax rate. Given the following pre-tax amounts, what
would be the income tax expense reported on the face of the income statement?
Sales revenue $ 1,000,000
Cost of goods sold 600,000
Salaries and wages expense 80,000
Depreciation expense 110,000
Dividend revenue 90,000
Utilities expense 10,000
Discontinued operations loss 100,000
Interest expense 20,000
a. $54,000
b. $34,000
c. $36,000
d. $16,000
75. In 2020, Esther Corporation reported net income of $600,000. It declared and paid
preferred stock dividends of $150,000 and common stock dividends of $60,000. During
2020, Esther had a weighted average of 300,000 common shares outstanding. Compute
Esther’s 2020 earnings per share.
a. $1.30
b. $1.50
c. $2.00
d. $2.50
76. In 2020, Linz Corporation reported a discontinued operations loss of $1,200,000, net of
tax. It declared and paid preferred stock dividends of $120,000 and common stock
dividends of $360,000. During 2020, Linz had a weighted average of 500,000 common
shares outstanding. As a result of the discontinued operations loss, net of tax, the
earnings per share would decrease by
a. $1.44
b. $1.68
c. $2.16
d. $2.40
77. In 2020, Benfer Corporation reported net income of $210,000. It declared and paid
common stock dividends of $24,000 and had a weighted average of 100,000 common
shares outstanding. Compute the earnings per share to the nearest cent.
a. $2.34
b. $0.48
c. $1.86
d. $2.10