In this module, you were introduced to the income statement and profitability ratios. In this assignment, you will use this information to create an income statement and then analyze it for profitability. Selected accounts for Jackson, Inc. are listed below along with their balances before closing the year of 12/31/12. Jackson, Inc. is a firm that manufactures wireless mouse systems for laptops. Use this information to complete the required elements below.

Interest expense	2,000
Sales revenue	297,000
Selling expenses	38,200
Administrative expenses	16,700
Cost of goods sold	162,300
Dividends1	12,200
Gain on sale of equipment	3,600
Loss from fire	7,500
Retained Earnings (1/1/12 balance)	335,000
Tax expense	22,800

1Dividends were declared and paid to Jackson, Inc. stockholders Required:

On a spreadsheet, prepare a multistep income statement for the year ending 12/31/12 with proper heading. See link below for sample income statement. Near the bottom of your income statement should be a subtotal for income before taxes and then you should subtract taxes to compute net income. Net income should have a double underline.

On the same spreadsheet, prepare a statement of retained earnings for the year ending 12/31/12 with proper heading. See link below for sample statement of retained earnings. There are no adjustments to retained earnings and ending retained earnings should have a double underline.

On the same spreadsheet, compute the gross profit margin, operating income margin, and net profit margin for 2012, showing the numerator and denominator for all ratios. Take ratios out to the nearest hundredth of a percentage (e.g., 33.33%).

On the same spreadsheet, write a paragraph analyzing each of the profitability ratios for Jackson, Inc. given the following information from previous years and competitors.

	Gross profit margin	Operating income margin	Net profit margin
Jackson, 2011	47.22%	26.52%	17.75%
Jackson, 2010	48.87%	25.43%	17.03%
Competitor, 2012	43.22%	31.20%	21.14%

The following links provide sample formatting for income statements and statements of retained earnings.

http://www.accountingcoach.com/online-accounting-course/04Xpg04.html#income-statement-multiple-step

http://accountingexplained.com/financial/statements/retained-earnings-statement

Submit your spreadsheet in the Module 3 folder.