Answer:
Nash Company
Multi-step Income Statement
For the year ended December 31, 2020:
Sales Revenue $23,000,000
Cost of goods sold 14,720,000
Gross income $8,280,000
Operating Expenses:
Selling and administrative expenses 4,324,000
Loss due to flood damage 358,800
Write-off of goodwill 754,400
Total operating expenses $5,437,200
Operating income $2,842,800
Interest revenue 64,400
Gain on the sale of investments 101,200
Income before taxes $3,008,400
Income taxes for 2020 1,144,480
Income after taxes $1,863,920
Loss on the disposition of
the wholesale division (net of tax) 404,800
Loss on operations of the
wholesale division (net of tax) 82,800
Net Comprehensive Income $1,376,320
Dividends declared: preferred stock 73,600
Earnings available to equity holders 1,302,720
Retained earnings 1/1/2020 901,600
Dividends declared: common stock 230,000
Retained earnings, 12/31/2020 $1,974,320
Explanation:
Nash's multi-step income statement has separate sections for operating income and other incomes before net comprehensive income. This last income is the point at which dividends are paid out to preferred stockholders before the retained earnings beginning balance are added, and then dividends are paid to the common stock.
