Following are the transactions and adjustments that occurred during the first year of operations at Kissick Co.

1. Issued 193,000 shares of $5-par-value common stock for $965,000 in cash.
2. Borrowed $540,000 from Oglesby National Bank and signed a 10% note due in three years.
3. Incurred and paid $400,000 in salaries for the year.
4. Purchased $710,000 of merchandise inventory on account during the year.
5. Sold inventory costing $590,000 for a total of $920,000, all on credit.
6. Paid rent of $330,000 on the sales facilities during the first 11 months of the year.
7. Purchased $180,000 of store equipment, paying $54,000 in cash and agreeing to pay the difference within 90 days.
8. Paid the entire $126,000 owed for store equipment and $620,000 of the amount due to suppliers for credit purchases previously recorded.
9. Incurred and paid utilities expense of $35,000 during the year.
10. Collected $855,000 in cash from customers during the year for credit sales previously recorded.
11. At year-end, accrued $54,000 of interest on the note due to Oglesby National Bank.
12. At year-end, accrued $30,000 of past-due December rent on the sales facilities.

Required: a. Prepare an income statement (ignoring income taxes) for Kissick Co.'s first year of operations and a balance sheet as of the end of the year. (Hint: You may find it helpful to prepare a T-account for the Cash account since it is affected by most of the transactions.)