The following are selected account balances of the Albertson Company as of December 31, 2007: Purchases (net)

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The following are selected account balances of the Albertson Company as of December 31, 2007:

Purchases (net) ..............$63,000

Merchandise inventory, January 1, 2007 .... 20,000

Gain on sale of equipment ......... 5,000

Sales (net) ................ $100,000

Operating expenses ........... 22,000

Extraordinary loss (pretax) ........ 8,000

The merchandise inventory on December 31, 2007 is $31,000. Ten thousand shares of common stock have been outstanding the entire year. The company uses a periodic inventory system.


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Assuming a 30% income tax rate on all items of income, prepare a 2007 income statement for Albertson Company using

(1) A multiple-step format, and

(2) A single-step format.


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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324300987

10th Edition

Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones

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