The following information is related to Dickinson Company for 2017. Retained earnings balance, January 1, 2017 $980,000 Sales revenue 25,000,000 Cost of goods sold 16,000,000 Interest revenue 70,000 Selling and administrative expenses 4,700,000 Write-off of goodwill 820,000 Income taxes for 2017 1,244,000 Gain on the sale of investments 110,000 Loss due to flood damage 390,000 Loss on the disposition of the wholesale division (net of tax) 440,000 Loss on operations of the wholesale division (net of tax) 90,000 Dividends declared on common stock $250,000 Dividends declared on preferred stock 80,000 Dickinson Company decided to discontinue its entire wholesale operations (considered a discontinued operation) and to retain its manufacturing operations. On September 15, Dickinson sold the wholesale operations to Rogers Company. During 2017, there were 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding all year. Instructions Prepare a multiple-step income statement and a retained earnings statement

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