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Vertical Analysis of Income Statement
For 20Y2, Tri-Comic Company initiated a sales promotion campaign that included the expenditure of an additional $18,000 for advertising. At the end of the year, Lumi Neer, the president, is presented with the following condensed comparative income statement:
Tri-Comic Company Comparative Income Statement For the Years Ended December 31, 20Y2 and 20Y1 |
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20Y2 | 20Y1 | ||
Sales | $639,000 | $550,000 | |
Cost of goods sold | 325,890 | 308,000 | |
Gross profit | $313,110 | $242,000 | |
Selling expenses | $121,410 | $99,000 | |
Administrative expenses | 63,900 | 66,000 | |
Total operating expenses | $185,310 | $165,000 | |
Income from operations | $127,800 | $77,000 | |
Other income | 19,170 | 33,000 | |
Income before income tax | $146,970 | $110,000 | |
Income tax expense | 57,510 | 44,000 | |
Net income | $89,460 | $66,000 |
Required:
1. Prepare a comparative income statement for the two-year period, presenting an analysis of each item in relationship to sales for each of the years. Enter percentages as whole numbers. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Tri-Comic Company | ||||
Comparative Income Statement | ||||
For the Years Ended December 31, 20Y2 and 20Y1 | ||||
20Y2 Amount | 20Y2 Percent | 20Y1 Amount | 20Y1 Percent | |
Sales | $639,000 | % | $550,000 | % |
Cost of goods sold | 325,890 | % | 308,000 | % |
Gross profit | $313,110 | % | $242,000 | % |
Selling expenses | 121,410 | % | 99,000 | % |
Administrative expenses | 63,900 | % | 66,000 | % |
Total operating expenses | $185,310 | % | $165,000 | % |
Income from operations | $127,800 | % | $77,000 | % |
Other income | 19,170 | % | 33,000 | % |
Income before income tax | $146,970 | % | $110,000 | % |
Income tax expense | 57,510 | % | 44,000 | % |
Net income | $89,460 | % | $66,000 | % |
2. The vertical analysis indicates that the costs other than selling expenses (cost of goods sold and administrative expenses) as a percentage of sales. As a result, net income as a percentage of sales . The sales promotion campaign appears to have been . While selling expenses as a percent of sales slightly, the cost was more than made up for by sales.
Comparative Income Statement | ||||||||
20Y2 | 20Y2 % | 20Y1 | 20Y1 % | |||||
Sales | 639000 | 100% | 550000 | 100% | ||||
Cost of Goods sold | 325890 | 51.00% | 308000 | 56.00% | ||||
Gross profit | 313110 | 49.00% | 242000 | 44.00% | ||||
Selling expense | 121410 | 19.00% | 99000 | 18.00% | ||||
Admin expense | 63900 | 10.00% | 66000 | 12.00% | ||||
Total operating expense | 185310 | 29.00% | 165000 | 30.00% | ||||
Income from operations | 127800 | 20.00% | 77000 | 14.00% | ||||
Other Incomes | 19170 | 3.00% | 33000 | 6.00% | ||||
Income before income tax | 146970 | 23.00% | 110000 | 20.00% | ||||
Income tax expense | 57510 | 9.00% | 44000 | 8.00% | ||||
Net Income | 89460 | 14.00% | 66000 | 12.00% | ||||
The vertical Analysis indicates that the cost other than selling expenses (cost of goods sold and admin expense)has decreased as a % of sales. | ||||||||
As a result, net income as a percentage of sales has increase to 14%. The sales promotion campaign appears to have been increased. | ||||||||
While selling expense as a percent of sales has increased slightly, the cost was made up fr by sales. |