The following selected accounts and their current balancesappear in the ledger of Clairemont Co. for the fiscal year endedMay 31, 2018:

Cash	$ 240,000
Accounts receivable	966,000
Inventory	1,690,000
Estimated returns inventory	22,500
Office supplies	13,500
Prepaid insurance	8,000
Office equipment	830,000
Accumulated depreciation-office equipment	550,000
Store equipment	3,600,000
Accumulated depreciation-store equipment	1,820,000
Accounts payable	326,000
Customer refunds payable	40,000
Salaries payable	41,500
Note payable (final payment due 2024)	300,000
Common stock	500,000
Retained earnings	2,949,100
Dividends	100,000
Sales	11,343,000
Cost of goods sold	7,850,000
Sales salaries expense	916,000
Advertising expense	550,000
Depreciation expense-store equipment	140,000
Miscellaneous selling expense	38,000
Office salaries expense	650,000
Rent expense	94,000
Depreciation expense-office equipment	50,000
Insurance expense	48,000
Office supplies expense	28,100
Miscellaneous administrative expense	14,500
Interest expense	21,000

	Required:
1.	Prepare a multiple-step income statement. In the Other incomeand expenses section only, enter amounts that represent otherexpenses as negative numbers using a minus sign.*
2.	Prepare a retained earnings statement. Negative amount shouldbe indicated by the minus sign.*
3.	Prepare a balance sheet, assuming that the current portion ofthe note payable is $50,000.*
4.	Briefly explain how multiple-step and single-step incomestatements differ.

* Be sure to complete the statement headings. Refer to theproblem data and the list of Labels and Amount Descriptionsprovided for the exact wording of the answer choices for textentries. A colon (:) will automatically appear if it isrequired.

Labels
Administrative expenses
Current assets
Current liabilities
For the Year Ended May 31, 2018
Long-term liabilities
May 31, 2018
Operating expenses
Other revenue and expense
Property, plant, and equipment
Selling expenses
Amount Descriptions
Change in retained earnings
Gross profit
Income from operations
Dividends
Net income
Net income for the year
Net loss
Net loss for the year
Note payable (current portion)
Retained earnings, June 1, 2017
Retained earnings, May 31, 2018
Total administrative expenses
Total assets
Total current assets
Total current liabilities
Total liabilities
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Total operating expenses
Total property, plant, and equipment
Total selling expenses
Total stockholders’ equity