Cranford Cars Ltd operates a car sales business with two departments new cars and secondhand cars.
Question:
Cranford Cars Ltd operates a car sales business with two departments — new cars and secondhand cars. The company’s accountant has prepared an income statement for the year ending 30 June 2020.
The beginning inventory of new cars was $185 000, and ending inventory was $157 000.
The beginning inventory for the second‐hand cars was $78 000, and ending inventory was $65 000.
The company’s records indicate that the following percentages of each expense or revenue are directly chargeable to the departments. Any balance left in an expense account is an indirect expense.
Required
(a) Prepare a departmental income statement for the year ended 30 June 2020, showing the departmental contribution for each department.
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Accounting
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