In: Accounting
A comparative income statement is given below for McKenzie Sales, Ltd., of Toronto:
| McKenzie Sales, Ltd. Comparative Income Statement  | 
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| This Year | Last Year | |||||
| Sales | $ | 7,310,000 | $ | 5,555,600 | ||
| Cost of goods sold | 4,670,000 | 3,509,000 | ||||
| Gross margin | 2,640,000 | 2,046,600 | ||||
| Selling and administrative expenses: | ||||||
| Selling expenses | 1,393,000 | 1,074,000 | ||||
| Administrative expenses | 705,000 | 610,000 | ||||
| Total expenses | 2,098,000 | 1,684,000 | ||||
| Net operating income | 542,000 | 362,600 | ||||
| Interest expense | 103,000 | 85,000 | ||||
| Net income before taxes | $ | 439,000 | $ | 277,600 | ||
Members of the company’s board of directors are surprised to see that net income increased by only $161,400 when sales increased by $1,754,400.
Required:
1. Express each year's income statement in common-size percentages.