Vertical Analysis of Income Statement

Revenue and expense data for Innovation Quarter Inc. for two recent years are as follows:

	Current Year		Previous Year
Sales	$466,000		$424,000
Cost of goods sold	316,880		267,120
Selling expenses	60,580		63,600
Administrative expenses	65,240		55,120
Income tax expense	9,320		16,960

a. Prepare an income statement in comparative form, stating each item for both years as a percent of sales. If required, round percentages to one decimal place. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

Innovation Quarter Inc.
Comparative Income Statement
For the Years Ended December 31
	Current year Amount	Current year Percent	Previous year Amount	Previous year Percent
Sales	$466,000	%	$424,000	%
Cost of goods sold	316,880	%	267,120	%
	$	%	$	%
Selling expenses	60,580	%	63,600	%
Administrative expenses	65,240	%	55,120	%
	$	%	$	%
		%		%
Income tax expense	9,320	%	16,960	%
	$	%	$	%

b. The vertical analysis indicates that the cost of goods sold as a percent of sales by 5 percentage points, while selling expenses by 2 percentage points, and administrative expenses by 1 percentage points. Thus, net income as a percent of sales by 2 percentage points.