1 The revenues from the sale of merchandise must be matched with the cost of the merchandise that is sold. 2  Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A) . 3  These costs are reported as operating expenses on the income statement because they pertain to operating the main business during that accounting period.
Slender, attractive actress Margaret Avery, spellbinding in her role of Shug in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), is certainly no one-hit wonder.
The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had become famous.he Color Purple was a success at the box office, staying in U.S. theaters for 21 weeks, and grossing over $142 million worldwide. In terms of box office income, it ranked as the #1 rated PG-13 movie released in 1985, and #4 overall.