To prepare an income statement, you will need to generate a trial balance report, calculate your revenue, determine the cost of goods sold, calculate the gross margin, include operating expenses, calculate your income, include income taxes, calculate net income and lastly finalize your income statement with business details and the reporting period.
If you can't find the time to make one from scratch, there are templates that can be used to help.
gross margin : the amount of money a company retains after incurring the direct costs associated with producing the goods it sells and the services it provides.
net income : net earnings, is calculated as sales minus cost of goods sold, selling, general and administrative expenses, operating expenses, depreciation, interest, taxes, and other expenses.
I think it could possibly be d?
Answer:
Option (B) is the right answer.
Explanation:
According to the investment company Act of 1940, the investment companies are those companies whose main business is to gathers investment capital to invest them in marketable securities.
Hence According to the scenario, the most appropriate answer is option (B).
While the other option is incorrect because of the following reason:
- Brokers/dealers can not be considered as an investment company because they are not the company.
- Pooled investments in metals are not an investment company but considered as the commodity pool.
- Insurance companies are also not investment companies.
You should contact your references and make them aware that you listed their names and numbers on your application.
