Corporations: Dividends, Retained Earnings, and income Reporting

In 2020, Pennington Corporation had net sales of $600,000 and cost of goods sold of $360,000, Operating expenses were $153,000, and interest expense was $7,500. The corporation's tax rate is 30%. The corporation declared preferred dividends of $15,000 in 2020, and its average common stockholders equity during the year was $200,000.

Instruction

1. Prepare an income statement for Pennington Corporation.
2. Compute Pennington Corporation's return on common stockholders' equity 2020.

Solution