The Mathematics of Money

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Exercises 12.1 495


  1. Calculate the gross profi t and net income of the company whose incomplete income statement is given below:


Latchman’s Pharmacy
Second Quarter 2007 Income Statement

Sales $255,606
Cost of goods sold
Prescription medications $74,000
OTC medicines $8,509
Health and beauty $18,439
Other/sundries $22,001
To tal cost of goods sold $122,949
Gross profi t
To tal expenses $115,063
Net income


  1. Suppose your company had 2006 net sales totaling $657,000. The cost of goods sold was $320,000. Expenses
    included $119,750 for wages and benefi ts, $58,000 for rent, $9,200 for utilities, $8,500 in depreciation, and $3,750
    of other expenses. Calculate your company’s gross profi t and net income for 2006.


B. More Detailed Income Statements


  1. A bike shop had gross sales of $513,400 in 2007, $14,900 in returns, and gave $5,380 in discounts for early payment.
    Calculate the shop’s net sales for 2007.

  2. A candy factory had gross sales of $2,956,720 in 2005. There were $396,000 in returns, and the company gave
    $18,430 in early payment discounts. Calculate the factory’s 2005 net sales.

  3. A bike shop had $186,500 worth of inventory at the start of 2007 and $164,850 worth at the end of the year. They
    made purchases of $173,145 during the year. Calculate their cost of goods sold for 2007.

  4. A candy factory had $75,025 in inventory at the start of 2005 and $89,710 at the end of the year. They made
    purchases of $784,325 during the year. Determine their cost of goods sold for the year.

  5. Calculate the 2007 gross profi t for the bike shop from Exercises 6 and 8.

  6. Find the 2005 gross profi t for the candy factory from Exercises 7 and 9.

  7. Ludd and Simms Electronics had net sales of $935,275 last year, and their cost of goods sold was $542,800. Expenses
    for the year consisted of $225,000 for salaries and benefi ts, $65,000 for depreciation, $98,355 for rent and utilities,
    a $20,000 provision for taxes, and $37,200 of interest expenses. Calculate the company’s (a) gross profi t, (b) total
    operating expenses, (c) EBIT, and (d) net income for the year.

  8. Tokamak Home Generators had net sales of $6,450,036 last year. The company’s cost of goods sold was $2,890,403.
    Expenses for the year included $803,419 for salaries and benefi ts, $816,400 for depreciation, $197,500 for rent and

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