Question

At the beginning of the current year, X Company had assets of $600, liabilities of $300, and common stock of $100. During the current year, the company earned revenue of $750, incurred expenses of $500, and paid dividends of $100. All transactions were cash transactions. 1. The amount of net income reported on the income statement for the current year would be:

Answer 1

Answer:

$250 is the answer

Explanation:

As we want to calculate here the net income which could be found from the following formula:

Net Income or Profit = Sales  -  Expenses

In this case the sales figure is $750 and the expenses are $500.

By putting the values we have

Net Income = $750 - $500 = $250