On August 1, Fischer Inc. decided to discontinue the operations of its Services Division, which qualifies as a business component. An agreement was formalized to sell this component for $280,800 cash. The book value of the assets of the Services Division was $324,000. The disposal date was August 1. The income tax rate is 25%, and the accounting year-end is December 31. On December 31, the pretax income from all operations, including an operating loss of $36,000 incurred by the Services Division prior to August 1 was $720,000. However, the amount of $720,000 does not include any gain or loss from the sale of the discontinued component. There were 100,000 weighted average common shares outstanding during the year.

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Prepare a partial income statement beginning with income from continuing operations. Include the earnings per share disclosures.

• Use a negative sign to indicate a loss.
• Enter the answers for per share amounts in dollars and cents, rounded to the nearest penny.

Reporting on Discontinued Operations-Disposal in Current Year On August 1, Fischer Inc. decided to discontinue the operations of its Services Division, which qualifies as a business for $280,800 cash. The book value of the assets of the Services Division was $324,000. The disposal date was August December 31 . On December 31 , the pretax income from all operations, including an operating loss of $36,000 incurr However, the amount of $720,000 does not include any gain or loss from the sale of the discontinued component. Th during the year. Required Prepare a partial income statement beginning with income from continuing operations. Include the earnings per - Use a negative sign to indicqute a loss. - Enter the answers for per share amounts in dollars and cents, rounded to the nearest penny. - Use a negative sign to indicate a loss. - Enter the answers for per share amounts in dollars and cents, rounded to tr