In 2017, Pennington Corporation had net sales of $600,000 and cost of goods sold of $360,000. Operating expenses were $153,000, and interest expense was $7,500. The corporation’s tax rate is 30%. The corporation declared preferred dividends of $15,000 in 2017, and its average common stockholders’ equity during the year was $200,000.

Instructions
(a) Prepare an income statement for Pennington Corporation.
(b) Compute Pennington Corporation’s return on common stockholders’ equity for 2017.