Prepare a multiple-step income statement for the reed


Selected information about income statement accounts for the Reed Company is presented below (the company's fiscal year ends on December 31):

  2016   2015
  Sales $ 4,500,000   $ 3,600,000  
  Cost of goods sold   2,880,000     2,020,000  
  Administrative expenses   820,000     695,000  
  Selling expenses   380,000     332,000  
  Interest revenue   152,000     142,000  
  Interest expense   204,000     204,000  
  Loss on sale of assets of discontinued component   58,000     -  

On July 1, 2016, the company adopted a plan to discontinue a division that qualifies as a component of an entity as defined by GAAP. The assets of the component were sold on September 30, 2016, for $58,000 less than their book value. Results of operations for the component (included in the above account balances) were as follows:

1/1/16-9/30/16   2015  
  Sales   $ 420,000   $ 520,000  
  Cost of goods sold     (300,000 )   (332,000 )
  Administrative expenses     (52,000 )   (42,000 )
  Selling expenses     (22,000 )   (32,000 )
   
  Operating income before taxes   $ 46,000   $ 114,000  

In addition to the account balances above, several events occurred during 2016 that have not yet been reflected in the above accounts:

1. A fire caused $52,000 in uninsured damages to the main office building. The fire was considered to be an infrequent but not unusual event.

2. Inventory that had cost $42,000 had become obsolete because a competitor introduced a better product. The inventory was sold as scrap for $5,000.

3. Income taxes have not yet been recorded.

Required:

Prepare a multiple-step income statement for the Reed Company for 2016, showing 2015 information in comparative format, including income taxes computed at 40% and EPS disclosures assuming 300,000 shares of common stock

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