1) Stitt Homes, Inc. pays its sales personnel 6% commission of the selling price of each
home. During November of 2014, sales people sold $18,400,000 of homes. During
December, 2014, sales people sold $20,050,000 of homes. Because its policy is to pay
commissions only in the month after the sales, Stitt paid commissions during December
for November, 2014. During January of 2013, Stitt paid its sales people commissions
for December, 2014.
2) The income statement of Hope Market, Inc. reported a gain from the sale of land.
How are the cash flow effects of this transaction reported on the statement of cash flows
if the direct method is used to prepare the Operating Activities category?
A.The entire proceeds from the sale of the land are reported as an investing activity
B.The gain on the sale of land is reported in the Investing Activities category as a cash
flow from the sale of land
C.The entire proceeds from the sale of the land are reported as an operating activity
D.The cash received from the sale of land is reported in the financing activity category
as a cash flow from the sale of land
3) A question asked by stockholders is, “How much profit did the company make?”
What should the stockholder examine to get the most information that will help
evaluate the answer to this question?
A.The balance sheet, because retained earnings represents current profits
B.The statement of cash flows, as cash inflows and outflows represents current profits
C.The income statement, since it shows the revenues and expenses for the period
D.The economic resources of the company