TIME AND PURPOSE OF PROBLEMS
Problem 4.1 (Time 5–10 minutes)
Purpose––to provide the student with an opportunity to indicate where various transactions would be
reported on the Statement of Comprehensive Income or the Statement of Retained Earnings.
Problem 4.2 (Time 30–35 minutes)
Problem 4.3 (Time 25–30 minutes)
Problem 4.4 (Time 30–40 minutes)
Problem 4.5 (Time 30–40 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with the opportunity to prepare an income statement and a retained
earnings statement from the same underlying information. A substantial number of operating expenses
must be reported in this problem unlike Problem 4.1. As a consequence, the problem is time-consuming.
Problem 4.6 (Time 20–25 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with a problem on the income statement treatment of (1) an
Problem 4.7 (Time 25–35 minutes)
Purpose—to provide the student with an opportunity to prepare a retained earnings statement. A number
Problem 4.8 (Time 25–35 minutes)