Alternative Income Statement Formats
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Exercises

Part 2

1. Companies may choose to use a multiple-step income statement for all of the reasons EXCEPT
a. to communicate more clearly with users of financial statements.
b. to highlight separately results of central operations and sideline activities.
c. to hide poor results of operations.
d. because other companies in the same industry use multiple-step statements.
 
2. Which of the following items would generally be included in the Other Revenues and Expenses section of a multiple-step income statement for CanGo?
a. Cost of Books Sold
b. Loss on sale of computers
c. Marketing department salaries
d. None of the above
 
3. What would be the typical order in CanGo's multiple-step income statement of the following subtotals: Income from Operations, Gross Margin, Total Operating Expenses, Total Other Revenues and Expenses, Income before Taxes?
a. Income from Operations, Gross Margin, Total Operating Expenses, Total Other Revenues and Expenses, Income before Taxes.
b. Gross Margin, Total Operating Expenses, Total Other Revenues and Expenses, Income before Taxes, Income from Operations.
c. Gross Margin, Total Operating Expenses, Income from Operations, Total Other Revenues and Expenses, Income before Taxes.
d. Income before Taxes, Income from Operations, Gross Margin, Total Other Revenues and Expenses, Total Operating Expenses.
 
4. Which of the following subtotals would generally appear on single-step income statements and multiple-step income statements of a company selling a physical product?
a. Gross Margin
b. Total Operating Expenses
c. Total Other Revenues and Expenses
d. Income from Operations
e. Income before Taxes
 
 

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