Question

During the summer between his junior and senior years, James Cook needed to earn sufficient money for the coming academic year. Unable to obtain a job with a reasonable salary, he decided to try the lawn care business for three months. After a survey of the market potential, James bought a used pickup truck on June 1 for $1,800. On each door he painted "James Cook Lawn Service, Phone 471-4487." He also spent $900 for mowers, trimmers, and tools. To acquire these items, he borrowed $3,000 cash by signing a note payable promising to pay the $3,000 plus interest of $78 at the end of the three months (ending August 31).

By the end of the summer, James had done a lot of work and his bank account looked good. This prompted him to wonder how much profit the business had earned.

A review of the check stubs showed the following: Bank deposits of collections from customers totaled $15,000. The following checks had been written: gas, oil, and lubrication, $1,050; pickup repairs, $250; mower repair, $110; miscellaneous supplies used, $80; helpers, $5,400; payroll taxes, $190; payment for assistance in preparing payroll tax forms, $25; insurance, $125; telephone, $110; and $3,078 to pay off the note including interest (on August 31). A notebook kept in the pickup, plus some unpaid bills, reflected that customers still owed him $700 for lawn services rendered and that he owed $180 for gas and oil (credit card charges). He estimated that the cost for use of the truck and the other equipment (called depreciation) for three months amounted to $600.

Required:

1. Prepare a quarterly income statement for James Cook Lawn Service for the months June, July, and August. Assume that the company will not be subject to income tax.

JAMES COOK LAWN SERVICE Income Statement Revenues Total revenues Expenses Gas, oil and lubrication 1,050 Pickup repairs (expense) 250 Helpers (wages) (expense) 5,400 Miscellaneous supplies used 80 Payroll taxes 190 Telephone 110 Interest payable 78 Equipment use cost (depreciation) 600 Insurance 125 Repair of mowers (expense) 110 Total expenses 7,993 7,502 2$ Net income

Answer 1

JAMES COOK LAWN SERVICE
INCOME STATEMENT
Revenues
Collection from customers	15000
Money owed from customers	700
Total Revenues		15700
Expenses
Gas,oil and Lubrication	1050
Pickup Repairs	250
Mower Repair	110
miscellaneous supplies used	80
helpers	5400
payroll taxes	190
payment for assistance in preparing payroll tax forms	25
insurance	125
telephone	110
Interest on Note	78
gas and oil (credit card charges)	180
depreciation	600
Total Expenses		8198
Net Income		7502

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