The Hooper Book Companys accounting records include the following for 2018 (in thousands): Other revenues................................................................... $ 1,600
Question:
The Hooper Book Company’s accounting records include the following for 2018 (in thousands):
Other revenues................................................................... $ 1,600
Income tax expense ........................................................... 5,640
Sales revenue ..................................................................... 122,000
Total operating expenses.................................................. 104,800
Requirements
1. Prepare Hooper Book Company’s single-step income statement for the year ended December 31, 2018, including earnings per share (EPS). Hooper had 1,000,000 shares of common stock and no preferred stock outstanding during the year.
2. Assume Hooper Book Company’s income from operations indicates that its core business has steadily increased by about 10% per year over the past three years and that none of its operations have been discontinued. What does this say about the quality of the company’s earnings?
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0134725987
12th edition
Authors: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.