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A well-known consignor consigned goods costing $1,560,000 to be sold at a total advertised selling price of $3,120,000. The consignee remitted $1,422,600 to its consignor after deducting the following charges: $52,500 cartage, $22,500 installation, and a commission equal to 20% of the sales proceeds after deducting the commission. Determine the net income of the consignor.
Step 1: Determine the percentage of items sold over items consigned during the period.
| Remittance | 1,422,600 | 
| Cartage | 52,500 | 
| Installation | 22,500 | 
| Net remittance after commission | 1,497,600 | 
| Add commission (20%) | 299,520 | 
| Proceeds from sale of goods | 1,797,120 | 
| Divided by total advertised price | 3,120,000 | 
| Percentage of units sold | 57.60% | 
Step 2: Compute for the net income.
| Revenue from sale | 1,797,120 | 
| Cost of sales: | |
| Purchase price (1,560,000 x 57.6%) | (898,560) | 
| Cartage (52,500 x 57.6%) | (30,240) | 
| Gross profit | 868,320 | 
| Installation | (22,500) | 
| Commission | (299,520) | 
| Net income | 546,300 | 
Net income is $546,300.