The president is also concerned that administrative

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A comparative income statement is given below for Ryder Company:

Ryder Company
Comparative Income Statement

This Year    Last Year   
  Sales $ 7,340,000
$ 5,505,000
  Cost of goods sold
4,990,900

3,515,000







  Gross margin

2,349,100



1,990,000









  Selling and administrative expenses:





      Selling expenses
1,475,000

1,072,500
      Administrative expenses
705,000

610,500







  Total selling and administrative expenses
2,180,000

1,683,000







  Net operating income
169,100

307,000
  Interest expense
104,000

85,000







  Net income before taxes $

65,100


$

222,000










The president is concerned that net income is down even though sales have increased during the year. The president is also concerned that administrative expenses have increased because the company made a concerted effort to cut waste out of the organization.

Required:
1.

Express each year's income statement in common-size percentages. (Input all amounts as positive values. Round your answers to 1 decimal place. Due to rounding, figures may not fully reconcile down a column.)

Ryder Company
Comparative Income Statement

        This Year
       Last Year
  Sales %
%
  Cost of goods sold %
%





  Gross margin %
%





  Selling and administrative expenses:



       Selling expenses %
%
       Administrative expenses %
%





  Total selling and administrative expenses %
%





  Net operating income %
%
  Interest expense %
%





  Net income before taxes %
%

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