A Suitable Format for the Income Statement for a Medium-Sized

question 54

Multiple Choice

A suitable format for the income statement for a medium-sized furniture store operating as a partnership would be:

• A) sales - cost of sales = gross profit.
• B) income + expenses = profit.
• C) sales - cost of sales = gross profit - expenses = profit.
• D) income - expenses = profit.

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