The following condensed income statements of the Jackson Holding Company are presented for the two years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:

On October 15, 2018, Jackson entered into a tentative agreement to sell the assets of one of its divisions. The division qualifies as a component of an entity as defined by GAAP. The division was sold on December 31, 2018, for $5,000,000. Book value of the division's assets was $4,400,000. The division's contribution to Jackson's operating income before-tax for each year was as follows:
2018.............................$ 400,000
2017.............................$ 300,000
Assume an income tax rate of 40 percent.
Required:
1. Prepare revised income statements according to generally accepted accounting principles, beginning with income from continuing operations before income taxes. Ignore EPS disclosures.
2. Assume that by December 31, 2018, the division had not yet been sold but was considered held for sale. The fair value of the division's assets on December 31 was $5,000,000. What would be the amount presented for discontinued operations?
3. Assume that by December 31, 2018, the division had not yet been sold but was considered held for sale. The fair value of the division's assets on December 31 was $3,900,000. What would be the amount presented for discontinued operations?

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2018 Sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating expenses Operating income Gain on sale of division $15,000,000 9,200,000 5,800,000 3,200,000 2,600,000 2017 $9,600,000 6,000,000 3,600,000 2,600,000 1,000,000 Income tax expense Net income 3,200,000 1,280,000 $1,920,000 1,000,000 400,000 $ 600,000