Jasper Ltd., a company based in Vancouver, decided to sell i…
Jasper Ltd., a company based in Vancouver, decided to sell its Industrial Design Division. After two years of losses and heavy competition, a plan to dispose of the division was put in place. At the end of fiscal 2026, the plan was approved by the board of directors and completed. The company has a December 31st year end. Extra Information from 2026: Jasper’s 2026 before-tax income (excluding the results from the Industrial Design Division) was $450,000. During the year, the division reported a before-tax loss of $120,000 (revenues: $30,000, expenses: $150,000). When disposing of the division, after-tax legal fees of $32,000 were incurred, as well as after-tax severance payments of $66,000. A portion of these costs was offset by the after-tax proceeds of $61,000 from the sale of the division’s assets. Required: a) Assuming the Industrial Design Division qualifies for treatment as a discontinued operation, prepare a partial income statement (in good form) for Jasper for 2026. The statement should begin with income from continuing operations and end with net income. The company has a 30% effective tax rate. (7 marks) b) If there are 30,000 weighted average common shares outstanding at December 31, 2026, prepare the proper presentation of basic earnings per share if the company is reporting under IFRS. (3 marks) Note: Extra rows have been provided in the templates below to allow for spacing.