Required informationSkip to question[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The following data were provided by Mystery Incorporated for the year ended December 31: Cost of Goods Sold $ 170,000Income Tax Expense 19,230Merchandise Sales (gross revenue) for Cash 250,000Merchandise Sales (gross revenue) on Credit 44,000Office Expense 19,500Sales Returns and Allowances 7,350Salaries and Wages Expense 42,200Did the gross profit percentage in the current year improve, or decline, relative to the 39% gross profit percentage in the prior year? multiple choiceImproveDecline
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Required informationSkip to question[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] The following data were provided by Mystery Incorporated for the year ended December 31: Cost of Goods Sold $ 170,000Income Tax Expense 19,230Merchandise Sales (gross revenue) for Cash 250,000Merchandise Sales (gross revenue) on Credit 44,000Office Expense 19,500Sales Returns and Allowances 7,350Salaries and Wages Expense 42,200Did the gross profit percentage in the current year improve, or decline, relative to the 39% gross profit percentage in the prior year? multiple choiceImproveDecline
Solution
To answer this question, we first need to calculate the gross profit for the current year.
Gross profit is calculated as total sales (both cash and credit) minus cost of goods sold (COGS) and sales returns and allowances.
Total Sales = Merchandise Sales for Cash + Merchandise Sales on Credit Total Sales = 44,000 = $294,000
Sales Returns and Allowances = $7,350
Net Sales = Total Sales - Sales Returns and Allowances Net Sales = 7,350 = $286,650
COGS = $170,000
Gross Profit = Net Sales - COGS Gross Profit = 170,000 = $116,650
Next, we calculate the gross profit percentage for the current year.
Gross Profit Percentage = (Gross Profit / Net Sales) * 100 Gross Profit Percentage = (286,650) * 100 = 40.7%
Comparing this with the gross profit percentage from the prior year (39%), we can see that the gross profit percentage has improved in the current year.
So, the answer is "Improve".
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