Income Statement You Have Been Given the Following Information for Halle's

question 19

Multiple Choice

Income Statement You have been given the following information for Halle's Holiday Store Corp. for the year 2008: net sales = $50,000,000;
Cost of goods sold = $35,000,000;
Addition to retained earnings = $2,000,000;
Dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders = $3,000,000;
Interest expense = $3,000,000.
The firm's tax rate is 30 percent.
In 2009, net sales are expected to increase by $5 million,
Cost of goods sold is expected to be 65 percent of net sales,
Expensed depreciation is expected to be the same as in 2008,
Interest expense is expected to be $2,500,000,
The tax rate is expected to be 30 percent of EBT, and
Dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders will not change.
What is the addition to retained earnings expected in 2009?

• A) $2,000,000
• B) $5,325,000
• C) $8,447,500
• D) $10,304,643

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