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	$576,000			$450,000
Cost of merchandise sold	487,500			390,000
Gross profit	$88,500			$60,000
Selling expenses	$25,960			$22,000
Administrative expenses	23,940			19,000
Total operating expenses	$49,900			$41,000
Income before income tax expense	$38,600			$19,000
Income tax expenses	15,400			7,600
Net income	$23,200			$11,400

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 year Amount	Previous year Amount	Increase (Decrease) Amount	Increase (Decrease) Percent
Sales	$576,000	$450,000	$	%
Cost of merchandise sold	487,500	390,000		%
Gross profit	$88,500	$60,000	$	%
Selling expenses	$25,960	$22,000	$	%
Administrative expenses	23,940	19,000		%
Total operating expenses	$49,900	$41,000	$	%
Income before income tax expense	$38,600	$19,000	$	%
Income tax expense	15,400	7,600		%
Net income	$23,200	$11,400	$

b. The net income for Winthrop Company increased between years. This increase was the combined result of an in sales and percentage in cost of merchandise sold. The cost of merchandise sold increased at a rate than the increase in sales, thus causing the percentage increase in gross profit to be than the percentage increase in sales.