Chapter 6, Problem 6.23EX

a.

To determine

Multi step income statement: A multiple step income statement refers to the income statement that shows the operating and non-operating activities of the business under separate head. In different steps of the multi-step income statement, principal operating activities are reported that starts from the record of sales revenue with all contra sales revenue account like sales returns, allowances and sales discounts.

To Prepare: The multi-step income statement of Company P for the year ended October 31, 2016.

b.

To determine

Multi step income statement: A multiple step income statement refers to the income statement that shows the operating and non-operating activities of the business under separate head. In different steps of the multi-step income statement, principal operating activities are reported that starts from the record of sales revenue with all contra sales revenue account like sales returns, allowances and sales discounts.

Single-step income statement: It is an income statement format in which a single subtotal of all revenue items are listed in one column and a single subtotal of all expense items including cost of goods sold are listed in another column. Thus, the subtotal of all expense items is deducted from the subtotal of all revenue items to arrive at the net income at the bottom of the statement.

To Describe: The major advantages and disadvantages of the multi-step and single-step forms of income statements.