An inexperienced accountant prepared this condensed income statement for Simon Company, a retail firm that has been in business for a number of years.

Prepare a correct multiple-step income statement.

Simon Company Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31, 2022
Revenues
Net sales		$850,000
Other revenues		22,000
		872,000
Cost of goods sold		555,000
Gross profit		317,000
Operating expenses
Selling expenses		109,000
Administrative expenses		103,000
		212,000
Net earnings		$105,000

As an experienced, knowledgeable accountant, you review the statement and determine that the following steps were taken by the accountant to compute the amounts presented in the income statement.

• 1. Net sales, as presented, consist of sales $911,000, less freight-out on merchandise sold $33,000, and sales returns and allowances $28,000.
• 2. Other revenues, as presented, consist of sales discounts $18,000 and rent revenue $4,000.
• 3. Selling expenses, as presented, consist of salespersons' salaries $97,600, depreciation on equipment $12,200, advertising $15,860, and sales commissions $7,320. The commissions represent commissions paid. At December 31, $3,660 of commissions have been earned by salespersons but have not been paid. All compensation should be recorded as Salaries and Wages Expense.
• 4. Administrative expenses, as presented, consist of office salaries $47,000, dividends $18,000, utilities $12,000, interest expense $2,000, and rent expense $24,000, which includes prepayments totaling $6,000 for the first quarter of 2023.

Instructions

Evaluate the steps taken by the inexperienced accountant so you can identify corrections that need to be made. Then, prepare a correct detailed multiple-step income statement. (Assume a 25% tax rate.)