In: Accounting
The Huff Company presents the following partial list of account balances taken from its December 31, 2016 adjusted trial balance:
Sales (net) | $125000 | Operating expenses | $26100 | ||
Interest expense | 4600 | Common stock, $5 par | 11000 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 59000 | Retained earnings, 1/1/2016 | 43000 |
The following information is also available for 2016 and is not reflected in the preceding accounts:
The common stock has been outstanding all year. A cash dividend of $1.16 per share was declared and paid.
Land was sold at a pretax gain of $6700.
Division X (a major component of the company) was sold at a pretax gain of $4620. It had incurred a $9460 pretax operating loss during 2016.
A tornado, which is an unusual event in the area, caused a $5330 pretax loss.
The income tax rate on all items of income is 30%.
The average shareholders’ equity is $90000.
Required:
1. Prepare a 2016 multiple-step income statement for Huff. Round earnings per share computations to two decimal places.
2. Prepare a 2016 retained earnings statement.
3. Compute the 2016 return on common equity. Round to one decimal place.