1. 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	$995,600			$760,000
   Cost of goods sold	851,400			660,000
   Gross profit	$144,200			$100,000
   Selling expenses	$43,560			$36,000
   Administrative expenses	38,700			30,000
   Total operating expenses	$82,260			$66,000
   Income before income tax	$61,940			$34,000
   Income tax expenses	24,800			13,600
   Net income	$37,140			$20,400

   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	$995,600	$760,000	$	%
   Cost of goods sold	851,400	660,000		%
   Gross profit	$144,200	$100,000	$	%
   Selling expenses	$43,560	$36,000	$	%
   Administrative expenses	38,700	30,000		%
   Total operating expenses	$82,260	$66,000	$	%
   Income before income tax	$61,940	$34,000	$	%
   Income tax expense	24,800	13,600		%
   Net income	$37,140	$20,400	$	%

   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 goods sold. The cost of goods 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.