Suppose in its income statement for the year ended June 30, 2022, The Clorox Company reported the following condensed data (dollars in millions).

Salaries and wages expenses		$ 460		Research and development expense		$ 114
Depreciation expense		90		Income tax expense		430
Sales revenue		5,830		Loss on disposal of plant assets		46
Interest expense		161		Cost of goods sold		2,800
Advertising expense		499		Rent expense		105
Sales returns and allowances		230		Utilities expense		60

Assume a tax rate of 34%.

(a)

Prepare a multiple-step income statement. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15,222.)

(b)

Calculate the gross profit rate and the profit margin. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.2%.)

Gross profit rate		enter percentages rounded to 1 decimal place	%
Profit margin		enter percentages rounded to 1 decimal place	%

c) Assume the marketing department has presented a plan to increase advertising expenses by $340 million. It expects this plan to result in an increase in both net sales and cost of goods sold of 30%. (Hint: Increase both sales revenue and sales returns and allowances by 25%.) Redo parts (a) and (b) and discuss whether this plan has merit. (Assume a tax rate of 34%, and round all amounts to whole dollars.)

d) Calculate the gross profit rate and the profit margin. (Round answers to 1 decimal place, e.g. 15.2%.)

Gross profit rate		enter percentages rounded to 1 decimal place	%
Profit margin		enter percentages rounded to 1 decimal place	%

Prepare a multiple-step income statement. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 15,222.)