Cunningham Company reports a retained earnings balance of $365,200 at the beginning of 2007. For the year

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Cunningham Company reports a retained earnings balance of $365,200 at the beginning of 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the company reports pretax income from continuing operations of $150,500. The following information is also available pertaining to 2007:
1. The company declared and paid a $0.72 cash dividend per share on the 30,000 shares of common stock that were outstanding the entire year.
2. The company found and corrected a pretax $48,000 understatement of 2006 depreciation expense because of a mathematical error.
3. The company incurred a pretax $21,000 loss as a result of an earthquake, which is unusual and infrequent for the area.
4. The company sold Division P (a component of the company) in May. From January through May, Division P had incurred a pretax loss from operations of $33,000. A pretax gain of $15,000 was recognized on the sale of Division P.
5. Because of additional information, the company determined that the estimated useful life of certain depreciable assets had decreased. As a result, the current depreciation expense included in the 2007 pretax income from continuing operations is $7,000 higher than it would have been had the original estimated useful life been used in the calculations.

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Assuming that all the “pretax” items are subject to a 30% income tax rate:
1. Complete the lower portion of Cunningham Company’s 2007 income statement beginning with “Pretax Income from Continuing Operations.” Include any related note to the financial statements.
2. Prepare an accompanying retained earnings statement.

Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0324300987

10th Edition

Authors: Loren A Nikolai, D. Bazley and Jefferson P. Jones

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