Answer the three following questions showing work

1. Cipriano's operates luxury restaurants around the world. In 2019 it reported sales of

$48,750,000. It also reported the following expenses:

- $7,425,000 in selling, general and administrative expenses

- $28,450,000 in costs of goods sold

- $890,000 in interest expense

- $1,400,000 in lease expense

- $2,100,000 in depreciation expense

Build an income statement and calculate net profit after taxes assuming a 34% tax rate.

Please clearly label all line items (including gross profit, operating profit, and net profit

before taxes).

2. Use the income statement you prepared for Cipriano's to make a common size income

statement for 2019 (round to 0.00%). How would you interpret net income as a percentage

of sales? (10 points)

3. Use the income statement you prepared for question 1 to answer the following questions.

a. In 2019, Cipriano's paid $1,750,000 in preferred stock dividends and it had 1.5

million shares of common stock outstanding. Calculate 2019 earnings available to

common stockholders and earnings per share.

b. If Cipriano paid annual dividends of $1.25 per share of common stock, what would

be the changes to retained earnings.