Question

In the multiple-step income statement, cost of merchandise sold is subtracted from a.selling expenses. b.sales. c.gross profit. d.operating expenses.

Answer 1

b.sales

Step-by-step explanation:

As we know that

Income statement refers to the statement in which the revenues and the expenses incurred should be recorded

While on the other hand the multiple-step income statement refer to the statement in which there are various level like gross profit, total operating expenses etc

Plus we also know that

Gross profit = Sales - cost of goods sold

Therefore the cost of merchandise should be deducted from sales so that we can find out the gross profit