P5-5 (continued)
3. HOUSTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Statement of Retained Earnings
For Year Ended December 31, 2010
Retained earnings, 1/1/2010 $200,800
Less: Prior period adjustment, correction
Houston Manufacturing Company’s return on stockholders’ equity for 2010 of 14.5%
was below its target of 15%. However, Houston had both results from discontinued
operations and an extraordinary loss in 2010. If income from continuing operations
($75,250) had been used as the numerator, the 15.1% return exceeds the target
return.
5. If Houston Manufacturing Company used IFRS, its income statement presentation and
content might differ as follows:
(a) It could choose to use either the single-step or multiple-step format;
(b) It might use the term “Turnover” instead of Sales;