REQUIRED

Use the information provided below to prepare the Pro$-$forma Statement of Comprehensive

Income of Mentos Limited for the year ended $31$ December $2024.$ Note: The statement must

include the gross profit, operating profit, profit before tax and profit after tax. $(10$ marks$)$

INFORMATION

The following budgeted figures have been provided by Mentos Limited for the year ended $31$ December $2023$:

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Sales $(60\%$ cash; $40\%$ credit$)2700000$

Cost of sales $1080000$

Administrative and selling expenses $810000$

Interest expense $30000$

Profit before tax $780000$

Profit after tax $569400$

The following forecasts were made for $2024$:

$1.$ Cash sales are expected to increase by $20\%$ whilst credit sales are expected to increase by $30\%.$

$2.$ The gross margin ratio is expected to increase by $5$ percentage points.

$3.$ Administrative and selling expenses will represent the same percentage of sales as for $2023.$

$4.$ A new loan will be taken and the interest expense will increase by $30\%.$

$5.$ The company tax is calculated as a percentage of the profit before tax and the tax rate is the same as

for $2023.$