Chculator Print item Horizontal Analysis of the Income Statement Income statement data for Winthrop Company for two recent years ended December 31, are as follows: Current Year Previous Year Sales $624,000 $520,000 Cost of goods sold 526,500 450,000 Gross profit $97,500 $70,000 Selling expenses $26,400 $24,000 Administrative expenses 23,600 20.000 Total operating expenses $50,000 $44,000 Income before income tax $47,500 $26,000 Income tax expenses 19,000 10,400 Net Income $28,500 $15,600 a. Prepare a comparative income statement with horizontal analysis, indicating the increase (decrease) for the current year when compared with the previous year. required, round to one decimal place. Winthrop Company Comparative Income Statement For the Years Ended December 31 Current Previous Increase Increase year year (Decrease) (Decrease) Amount Amount Amount Percent Sales $624,000 $520,000 526,500 Cost of goods sold 450,000 % Gross profit $97,500 9 $70,000 5 Next $28,500 $15,600 R? a. Prepare a comparative Income statement with horizontal analysis, indicating the increase (decrease) for the current year when compared with the previous year. If required, round to one decimal place. Winthrop Company Comparative Income Statement For the Years Ended December 31 Current Previous Increase Increase year year (Decrease) (Decrease) Amount Amount Amount Percent Sales $624,000 $520,000 Cost of goods sold 526,500 450,000 Gross profit $97,500 $70,000 Selling expenses $26,400 $24,000 Administrative expenses 23,600 20,000 $50,000 $44,000 Total operating expenses Income before income tax $47,500 $26,000 19,000 10,400 Income tax expense $28,500 Net income 9 96 $15,600 in sales and rate than the increase in sales, thus causing the b. The net income for Winthrop Company increased between years. This increase was the combined result of an percentage in cost of goods sold. The cost of goods sold increased at a percentage increase in gross profit to be than the percentage increase in sales. Previous