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Dr. Zhivàgo Diagnostics Corp.'s income statement for 20X1 is as
follows:
  
| Sales | $ | 2,970,000 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 1,600,000 | ||
| Gross profit | $ | 1,370,000 | |
| Selling and administrative expense | 375,000 | ||
| Operating profit | $ | 995,000 | |
| Interest expense | 57,000 | ||
| Income before taxes | $ | 938,000 | |
| Taxes (30%) | 281,400 | ||
| Income after taxes | $ | 656,600 | |
   
a. Compute the profit margin for 20X1.
(Input the profit margin as a percent rounded to 2 decimal
places.)
  
Profit margin _____%
b. Assume that in 20X2, sales increase by 10 percent and cost of goods sold increases by 20 percent. The firm is able to keep all other expenses the same. Assume a tax rate of 30 percent on income before taxes. What is income after taxes and the profit margin for 20X2? (Input the profit margin as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
20X2
income after taxes____
profit margin ______%
Given,
Dr. Zhivàgo Diagnostics Corp.'s income statement for 20X1 :-
| Sales | $ | 2,970,000 | 
| Cost of goods sold | 1,600,000 | |
| Gross profit | $ | 1,370,000 | 
| Selling and administrative expense | 375,000 | |
| Operating profit | $ | 995,000 | 
| Interest expense | 57,000 | |
| Income before taxes | $ | 938,000 | 
| Taxes (30%) | 281,400 | |
| Income after taxes | $ | 656,600 | 
Solution :-

