Prepare an income statement for the company for the month


Problem

Santa Paula Fruit Company is a fruit wholesaler, specializing in avocados. The company was formed in late 2017 and is 100% owned by Andy Avocado. The company buys from growers and sells to grocery stores. The company's balance sheet at December 31, 2017 was as follows:
During January of 2018, the company had the following transactions:

1.Sold fruit for $130,000 on account to a grocery store
2.Grocery store customer returned $8,000 of fruit as spoiled
3.Purchase $70,000 of fruit from a grower for $70,000 on account
4.Returned $5,000 of fruit purchase to the grower as spoiled
5.Paid $3,000 by check to pay for freight-in costs related to fruit inventory
6.Paid rent of $10,000 by check for the month of January

On January 31, 2018, the ending avocado inventory of the company was counted at $66,000.

Instructions: Prepare an Income Statement for the company for the month of January and also prepare a Statement of Owner's Equity using the multi step technique on both the income statement and the statement of owners equity.

Assets

Liabilities and Owner's Equity

Cash

$ 30,000

Accounts Payable

$50,000

Inventory

80,000

Capital, A. Avocado

60,000

Total Assets

$110,000

Total Liabilities and Equity

$110,000

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