Identify the errors in the following income statement: Curbstone Company Income Statement For the Year Ended August
Question:
Identify the errors in the following income statement:
Curbstone Company
Income Statement
For the Year Ended August 31, 2016
Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,595,000
Cost of merchandise sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,110,000
Income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,485,000
Expenses:
Selling expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 800,000
Administrative expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575,000
Delivery expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425,000
Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 685,000
Other expense:
Interest revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,000
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 640,000
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Financial Accounting
ISBN: 978-1305088436
14th edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren, Jim Reeve, Jonathan Duchac