First Quarter Second Quarter Fourth Quarter Third Quarter Sales.... Cost of goods sold Administrative costs.... Advertising costs... Executive bonuses Provision for bad debts... Annual maintenance costs. $1,300,000 $1,560,000 510,000 $2,080,000 630,000 200,000 -0- 76,000 64,000 $1,820,000 190,000 310,000 100,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- 72,000 -0- -0- -0-
Noventis Corporation prepared the following estimates for the four quarters of the current year:
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• First-quarter administrative costs include the $160,000 annual insurance premium.
• Advertising costs paid in the second quarter relate to television advertisements that will be broadcast throughout the entire year.
• No special items affect income during the year.
• Noventis estimates an effective income tax rate for the year of 40 percent.
a. Assuming that actual results do not vary from the estimates provided, determine the amount of net income to be reported each quarter of the current year.
b. Assume that actual results do not vary from the estimates provided except for that in the third quarter, the estimated annual effective income tax rate is revised downward to 38 percent. Determine the amount of net income to be reported each quarter of the current year.
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