FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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ISBN: 9781259964947
Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Income statements for Jordan Company for Year 3 and Year 4 follow:
 

JORDAN COMPANY
Income Statements
  Year 4   Year 3
Sales $ 202,000     $ 182,000  
Cost of goods sold   142,600       120,600  
Selling expenses   20,800       18,800  
Administrative expenses   12,800       14,800  
Interest expense   3,300       5,300  
Total expenses $ 179,500     $ 159,500  
Income before taxes   22,500       22,500  
Income taxes expense   6,700       3,400  
Net income $ 15,800     $ 19,100  
 

 
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a. Perform a horizontal analysis, showing the percentage change in each income statement component between Year 3 and Year 4.
b. Perform a vertical analysis, showing each income statement component as a percentage of sales for each year.

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Horizontal analysis is one of the form of financial statements analysis, under which each item is compared with previous year in form of absolute amounts or in form of percentages. Vertical analysis is another analysis under which each item is being compared with total revenues and total assets in the business.

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