Big Tommy Corporation is a local grocery store organized seven years ago as a corporation. The bookkeeper prepared the following statement at year-end (assume that all amounts are correct, but note the incorrect format): BIG TOMMY CORPORATION Profit and Loss December 31 Debit Credit Net Sales $ 404,000 Cost of Goods Sold $ 279,000 Salaries and Wages Expense 58,000 Office Expenses 16,000 Travel Expenses 1,000 Income Tax Expense 15,000 Net Profit 35,000 Totals $ 404,000 $ 404,000 PA6-5 Part 1 Required: Prepare a properly formatted multistep income statement that would be used for external reporting purposes.

Abigail spent $100 on a new edition of the personal finance textbook rather than $75 for a used copy. the additional cost for the new copy is called the

Carver company produces a product which sells for $30. variable manufacturing costs are $15 per unit. fixed manufacturing costs are $5 per unit based on the current level of activity, and fixed selling and administrative costs are $4 per unit. a selling commission of 10% of the selling price is paid on each unit sold. the contribution margin per unit is:

Alandowner entered into a written agreement with a real estate broker whereby the broker would receive a commission of 10% of the sale price if he procured a "ready, willing, and able buyer" for the landowner's property and if the sale actually proceeded through closing. the broker found a buyer who agreed in writing to buy the property from the landowner for $100,000, the landowner's asking price. the buyer put up $6,000 as a down payment. the agreement between the landowner and the buyer contained a liquidated damages clause providing that, if the buyer defaulted by failing to tender the balance due of $94,000 at the closing date, damages would be 10% of the purchase price. the landowner included that clause because she was counting on using the proceeds of the sale for a business venture that would likely net her at least $10,000. the buyer became seriously ill and defaulted. when he recovered, he demanded that the landowner return his $6,000, and the landowner refused. the broker also demanded the $6,000 from the landowner and was refused. the broker and the buyer filed separate suits against the landowner, with the buyer pleading impossibility of performance. the two cases are consolidated into a single case. how should the court rule as to the disposition of the $6,000?