Horizontal Analysis of the Income Statement Income statement data for Winthrop Company for two recent years ended December 31 are as follows: 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. b. The net income for Winthrop Company increased between years. This increase was the combined resuit of an in stales and percentage in cost of merchandire sold. The cost of merchandise sold increased at a ate than the increase in sales. thus causing the percentage increase in grosi profit to be than the percentage increase in sales