On November 15,2012,Jacobs Co.sold a segment of its business for $2,750,000.The net book value of the segment at the time of its disposal was $3,000,000.Jacobs had pretax operating income of $1,750,000 for 2012 which included $380,000 earned by the discontinued segment prior to its disposal.Assume Jacobs' tax rate is 30%.
Required:
Prepare a partial income statement for Jacobs Co.beginning with pretax income from continuing operations.

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The Answer of On November 15,2012,Jacobs Co.sold a segment of its business for $2,750,000.The net book value of the segment at the time of its disposal was $3,000,000.Jacobs had pretax operating income of $1,750,000 for 2012 which included $380,000 earned by the discontinued segment prior to its disposal.Assume Jacobs' tax rate is 30%.
Required:
Prepare a partial income statement for Jacobs Co.beginning with pretax income from continuing operations.