Use This Balance Sheet and Income Statement to Answer the Following

question 14

Multiple Choice

Use this balance sheet and income statement to answer the following question.Use ending balances whenever average balances are required for computing ratios. $\begin{array}{c}\text {Abner Systems, Inc.}\\\text {Income Statement}\\\text {For the Year Ended December 31, 2010}\\\begin{array}{lr}\text { Net sales } & \$ 24,000 \\\text { Costs of goods sold } & \underline{8,000} \\\text { Gross margin } & \$ 16,000 \\\text { Operating expenses } & \underline{8,000}\\\text { Income before income taxes }&\$8,000 \\\text { Income taxes }& \underline{3,200}\\ \text {Net income } & \$4,800 \end{array}\end{array}$

The debt to equity ratio for Abner Systems is

• A) 67 percent.
• B) 75 percent.
• C) 25 percent.
• D) 33-1/3 percent.

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Definitions:

Operating Activities

Activities that relate directly to the operation of a company, including manufacturing, selling, marketing, and administrative functions.

Income Taxes

Government-imposed charges on the income earned by individuals and businesses, calculated according to tax laws.

Capital Expenditures

Expenses for acquiring physical assets or making upgrades to existing ones, which are expected to provide benefits over a long period.

Direct Method

A technique used in cost accounting to allocate service department costs directly to production departments without considering service department interactions.