Builders Company Inc. sells heavy-construction equipment. It has 10,000 common shares outstanding and its fiscal year ends December 31. The adjusted trial balance was taken from the general ledger on December 31, 2020: Account Titles Cash Accounts receivable (net) Inventory Property, plant, and equipment Accumulated depreciation Liabilities Common shares Retained earnings, January 1, 2020 Sales revenue Sales returns and allowances Cost of sales Selling expenses Administrative expenses Bad debt expense Sales discounts Income tax expense Totals Debit $ 33,600 14,400 52,000 40,000 5,600 78,400 13,600 14,400 1,600 6,400 7,680 $267,680 Credit $ 16,800 24,000 72,000 9,280 145,600 $267,680 Required: 1. Prepare a multiple-step statement of earnings (showing both gross profit and earnings from operations). Treat sales discounts as contra revenues. 2. The beginning balance of accounts receivable (net) was $16,000. Compute the gross profit percentage and receivables turnover ratio and explain their meaning.
Builders Company Inc. sells heavy-construction equipment. It has 10,000 common shares outstanding and its fiscal year ends December 31. The adjusted trial balance was taken from the general ledger on December 31, 2020: Account Titles Cash Accounts receivable (net) Inventory Property, plant, and equipment Accumulated depreciation Liabilities Common shares Retained earnings, January 1, 2020 Sales revenue Sales returns and allowances Cost of sales Selling expenses Administrative expenses Bad debt expense Sales discounts Income tax expense Totals Debit $ 33,600 14,400 52,000 40,000 5,600 78,400 13,600 14,400 1,600 6,400 7,680 $267,680 Credit $ 16,800 24,000 72,000 9,280 145,600 $267,680 Required: 1. Prepare a multiple-step statement of earnings (showing both gross profit and earnings from operations). Treat sales discounts as contra revenues. 2. The beginning balance of accounts receivable (net) was $16,000. Compute the gross profit percentage and receivables turnover ratio and explain their meaning.
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