Question

Builtrite had sales of $700,000 and cogs of $280,000. in addition, operating expenses were calculated at 25% of sales. builtrite also received dividends of $40,000 and paid out common stock dividends of $25,000 to its stockholders. a long-term capital gain of $55,000 was realized during the year along with a capital loss of $70,000

Answer 1

This is the presentation of the income statement of Builtrite in order to compute the net income:

Sales $700,000

Less: COGS $280,000

Gross Profit $420,000

Less: Operating expenses ($700,000 x 25%) $175,000

Dividends expense $25,000

Capital loss $70,000 $270,000

Total $150,000

Add: Dividend income $40,000

Capital gain $55,000 $95,000

Net income $245,000