Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
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ISBN: 9781118953808
Author: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso
Publisher: WILEY
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Vertical Analysis: Vertical analysis is prepared to analyze the relationship among various financial statements with a particular base amount. Use the following formula to calculate vertical analysis percentage:

Formula:

Vertical analysis percentage =(Specific itemBaseamount)×100

This analysis is otherwise called as common-size statement.

To prepare: Vertical analysis for 2017, 2016, and 2015.

Given info: Sales, cost of goods sold, and expenses for the years 2018, 2017, and 2016.

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- 1. Prepare a comparative income statement with horizontal analysis for the two-year period, using 20Y1 as the base year. Round percentages to one decimal place. Use the minus sign to indicate a decrease in the "Difference" columns. McDade Company Comparative Income Statement For the Years Ended December 31, 20Y2 and 20Y1 Sales Cost of merchandise sold Gross profit Selling expenses Net income Administrative expenses Total operating expenses Income from operations Other revenue Income before income tax expense $100,382 $170,000 Income tax expense 28,100 51,000 $72,282 $119,000 2. Net income has Difference Amount 7 20Y2 20Y1 $818,551 $703,000 589,600 440,000 $228,951 $263,000 $ $84,080 $59,000 48,320 37,000 $132,400 $96,000 $ $96,551 $167,000 3,831 3,000 from 20Y1 to 20Y2. Sales have Difference Percent - % % % % % % % 1% % % 1% increased decreased however, the cost of merchandise sold has causing the gross profit to Previous Next
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