Income and Retained Earnings Statements

Selected account balances of Connell Company for 2008 along with additional information as of December 31 are as follows:

Bad Debt Expense                                                             

$ 32,000

Delivery Expense                                                             

425,000

Depreciation Expense—Delivery Trucks                                             

29,000

Depreciation Expense—Office Building                                              

25,000

Depreciation Expense—Office Equipment                                            

10,000

Depreciation Expense—Store Equipment                                             

25,000

Dividend Revenue                                                             

35,000

Dividends                                                                   

150,000

Employee Pension Expense                                                      

190,000

Freight In                                                                   

145,000

Gain on Sale of Office Equipment                                                  

8,000

Income Taxes, 2008                                                            

427,425

Interest Revenue                                                             

10,000

Inventory, January 1, 2008                                                        

775,000

Loss on Sale of Investment Securities                                               

20,000

Loss on Write Down of Obsolete Inventory                                         

75,000

Miscellaneous General Expenses                                                  

45,000

Miscellaneous Selling Expenses                                                    

50,000

Officers’ and Office Salaries                                                       

550,000

Property Taxes Expense                                                        

100,000

Purchase Discounts                                                            

47,700

Purchases                                                                   

4,633,200

Retained Earnings, January 1, 2008                                                 

550,000

Sales                                                                       

8,125,000

Sales Discounts                                                              

55,000

Sales Returns and Allowances                                                    

95,000

Sales Salaries                                                                 

521,000

(a) Inventory was valued at year end as follows:

Cost                   

$825,000

Write down of obsolete inventory

75,000

 

$750,000

(b) Number of Connell shares of stock outstanding: 60,000

Instructions:

Prepare a multiple step income statement and statement of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2008.