During the current year, Sports +, Inc., operated two business segments: a chain of surf and dive shops and a small chain of tennis shops. The tennis shops were not profitable and were sold near year-end to another corporation. Sports + operations for the current year are summarized as follows. The first two captions, "Net sales" and "Costs and expenses," relate only to the company's continuing operations. Net sales Costs and expenses (including applicable income tax) Operating loss from tennis shops (net of income tax benefit) Loss on sale of tennis shops (net of income tax benefit) $ 12,500,000 8,600,000 192,000 348,000 The company had 182,000 shares of a single class of capital stock outstanding throughout the year. a. Prepare a condensed income statement for the year. At the bottom of the statement, show any appropriate earnings per share figures. b. Which earnings per share figure in part a do you consider most useful in predicting future operating results for Sports +, Inc.?

During the current year, Sports +, Inc., operated two business segments: a chain of surf and dive shops and a small chain of tennis shops. The tennis shops were not profitable and were sold near year-end to another corporation. Sports + operations for the current year are summarized as follows. The first two captions, "Net sales" and "Costs and expenses," relate only to the company's continuing operations. Net sales Costs and expenses (including applicable income tax) Operating loss from tennis shops (net of income tax benefit) Loss on sale of tennis shops (net of income tax benefit) $ 12,500,000 8,600,000 192,000 348,000 The company had 182,000 shares of a single class of capital stock outstanding throughout the year. a. Prepare a condensed income statement for the year. At the bottom of the statement, show any appropriate earnings per share figures. b. Which earnings per share figure in part a do you consider most useful in predicting future operating results for Sports +, Inc.?

Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers

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Author:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton

Publisher:Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton

Chapter1: Accounting As A Form Of Communication

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