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Revenue and expense data for Innovation Quarter Inc. for two recent years are as follows:
| Current Year | Previous Year | |||
| Sales | $488,000 | $410,000 | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 287,920 | 217,300 | ||
| Selling expenses | 78,080 | 77,900 | ||
| Administrative expenses | 87,840 | 69,700 | ||
| Income tax expense | 14,640 | 16,400 | ||
a. Prepare an income statement in comparative form, stating each item for both years as a percent of sales. If required, round percentages to one decimal place. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
| Innovation Quarter Inc. | ||||
| Comparative Income Statement | ||||
| For the Years Ended December 31 | ||||
| Current year Amount | Current year Percent | Previous year Amount | Previous year Percent | |
| Sales | $488,000 | % | $410,000 | % | 
| Cost of goods sold | 287,920 | % | 217,300 | % | 
| Gross profit | $ | % | $ | % | 
| Selling expenses | 78,080 | % | 77,900 | % | 
| Administrative expenses | 87,840 | % | 69,700 | % | 
| Total operating expenses | $ | % | $ | % | 
| Income from operations | % | % | ||
| Income tax expense | 14,640 | % | 16,400 | % | 
| Net income | $ | % | $ | % | 
b. The vertical analysis indicates that the cost of goods sold as a percent of sales by 6 percentage points, while selling expenses by 3 percentage points, and administrative expenses by 1 percentage points. Thus, net income as a percent of sales by 3 percentage points.


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