Chapter 5: The Income Statement and the Statement of Cash Flows
116. Information from the accounts of Gause Company is shown below:
Gain on sale of equipment
Gain on sale of component
Operating loss from disposed component
Merchandise inventory, 12/31/16
The merchandise inventory on January 1, 2016, was $3,200,000. There were 250,000 shares of common stock
outstanding during the entire year.
Required:
Assuming a 30% income tax rate, prepare a 2016 income statement for Gause Company. Use a multiple-step format.
Sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Operating income
Gain on sale of equipment
Pretax income from continuing operations
Income tax expense
Income from continuing operations
Results from discontinued operations:
(net of $60,000 tax credit)
Gain on sale of component
(net of $300,000 income taxes)
Net income
Components of Income
Income from continuing operations
Results from discontinued operations
Net income
Inventory, 1/1/16