PR 5-5A Multiple-step income statement and report form of balance sheet

The following selected accounts and their current balances appear in the ledger of Gloucester Co. for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014:

Cash

$125,000

Sales

$4,576,000

Accounts Receivable

335,000

Sales Returns and Allowances

31,000

Merchandise Inventory

380,000

Sales Discounts

28,000

Office Supplies

12,000

Cost of Merchandise Sold

2,650,000

Prepaid Insurance

9,000

Sales Salaries Expense

745,000

Office Equipment

275,000

Advertising Expense

205,000

Accumulated Depreciation—

Depreciation Expense—

Office Equipment

187,000

Store Equipment

40,000

Store Equipment

859,000

Miscellaneous Selling Expense

18,000

Accumulated Depreciation—

Office Salaries Expense

410,000

Store Equipment

293,000

Rent Expense

60,000

Accounts Payable

193,000

Depreciation Expense—

Salaries Payable

12,000

Office Equipment

30,000

Note Payable

Insurance Expense

18,000

(final payment due 2037)

400,000

Office Supplies Expense

11,000

Capital Stock

125,000

Miscellaneous Administrative Exp.

8,000

Retained Earnings

550,000

Interest Expense

12,000

Dividends

75,000

Instructions

1. Prepare a multiple-step income statement.

2. Prepare a retained earnings statement.

3. Prepare a report form of balance sheet, assuming that the current portion of the note payable is $16,000.

4. Briefly explain (a) how multiple-step and single-step income statements differ and (b) how report-form and account-form balance sheets differ.