Question

"Sanchez Company engaged in the following transactions during Year 1:

Answer 1

Answer:

6,500 ; $2,000

Explanation:

The computation of the gross margin for the year 2 is shown below:

As we know that

Gross margin = Sales - cost of goods sold

= $15,000 - $8,500

= $6,500

Now for retained earning, first we have to find out the net income for both years which are shown below:

For year 1

Sales 8,400

Less: Cost of goods sold ($4,300)

Less: Operating expenses ($3,800)

Net income $300

For year 2

Sales $15,000

Less: Cost of goods sold ($8,500)

Less: Operating expenses ($4,800)

Net income $1,700

So, the retained earnings is

= $300 + $1,700

= $2,000

We simply added the net income for the year 1 and year 2 so that the retained earning could come