FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
Bartleby Related Questions Icon

Related questions

Question

A comparative income statement follows for Martine Ltd. of Montreal:

 

MARTINE LTD.
Comparative Income Statement
For the Years Ended October 31, Year 1 and Year 2
  Year 2 Year 1
Sales $ 8,050,000   $ 6,050,000  
Less: Cost of goods sold   5,095,650     3,605,800  
Gross margin   2,954,350     2,444,200  
Less: Operating expenses:            
Selling expenses   1,529,500     1,131,350  
Administrative expenses   756,700     726,000  
Total expenses   2,286,200     1,857,350  
Net operating income   668,150     586,850  
Less: Interest expense   136,850     114,950  
Net income before taxes $ 531,300   $ 471,900  
 

 

Members of the company's board of directors are surprised to see that net income increased by only $59,400 when sales increased by $2,000,000.

 

Required:

1. Express each year’s income statement in common-size percentages. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

 

 
Expert Solution
Check Mark
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:MCG
Text book image
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781337272094
Author:WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:9781337619202
Author:Hall, James A.
Publisher:Cengage Learning,
Text book image
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis...
Accounting
ISBN:9780134475585
Author:Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259722660
Author:J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:9781259726705
Author:John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education