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Presented below is an income statement, with the past two years\' results presen

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Question

Presented below is an income statement, with the past two years' results presented:

2016

2015

Revenue

$4,200,000

$4,000,000

Cost of goods sold

$2,910,000

$2,800,000

Gross profit

$1,290,000

$1,200,000

Selling cost

$280,000

$250,000

Administrative cost

$140,000

$120,000

Operating profit

$870,000

$830,000

Interest expense

$78,000

$80,000

Income before taxes

$792,000

$750,000

Income taxes

$277,200

$262,500

Net income

$514,800

$487,500

Prepare a vertical analysis for the first 3 items only for both 2016 and 2015. Display percentages to 2 decimal places (.654 = 65%).

2016

2015

Revenue

$4,200,000

$4,000,000

Cost of goods sold

$2,910,000

$2,800,000

Gross profit

$1,290,000

$1,200,000

Selling cost

$280,000

$250,000

Administrative cost

$140,000

$120,000

Operating profit

$870,000

$830,000

Interest expense

$78,000

$80,000

Income before taxes

$792,000

$750,000

Income taxes

$277,200

$262,500

Net income

$514,800

$487,500

Explanation / Answer

1. To conduct a vertical analysis of income statement, sales figure is generally used as the base and all other components of income statement like cost of sales, gross profit, operating expenses, income tax, and net income etc. are shown as a percentage of sales.

2. The formula is Percentage of base=Amount of individual item/Amount of base*100

3. Vertical analysis for the first 3 items for 2016 and 2015 is calculated as under:

2015

In the given question, revenue is taken as base and cost of goods sold and gross profit are calculated as percentage of sales.

year 2016

2015

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