Two accountants for the form of Elwes and Wright are arguing about the merits of presenting an income statement in a multiple-step versus a single-step format. The discussion involves the following 2017 information related to Bridgeport Company (5000 omitted). Administrative expense Officers' salaries $5,592 Depreciation of office furniture and equipment 4,652 Cost of goods sold 61,262 Rent revenue 17,922 Selling expense Delivery expense 3,382 Sales commissions 8,672 Depreciation of sales equipment 7,172 Sales revenue 97.192 Income tax 9,762 Interest expense 2,552 Common shares outstanding for 2017 total 40,550 (000 omitted)