At the beginning of 2010, the retained earnings of the Cameron Company were $212,000. For 2010, the
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1. During July the company sold Division M (a component of the company). It has determined that the pretax income from the operations of Division M during 2010 totals $39,000 and that a pretax loss of $40,500 was incurred on the sale of Division M.
2. The company had 21,000 shares of common stock outstanding during all of 2010. It declared and paid a $1 per share cash dividend on this stock.
3. The company experienced an extraordinary event. It recognized a material pretax gain of $26,000 on the event.
4. The company found and corrected a pretax $18,000 understatement of the 2009 ending inventory because of a mathematical error.
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Assuming that all the “pretax” items are subject to a 30% income tax rate:
1. Complete the lower portion of Cameron Company’s 2010 income statement, beginning with “Pretax Income from Continuing Operations.”
2. Prepare an accompanying retained earnings statement.
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Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0324659139
11th edition
Authors: Loren A. Nikolai, John D. Bazley, Jefferson P. Jones
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