Selected comparative financial statements of Korbin Company follow: KORBIN COMPANY
Comparative Income Statements
For Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
2017 2016 2015
Sales $515,770 $395,122 $274,200
Cost of goods sold 310,494 250,507 175,488
Gross profit 205,276 144,615 98,712
Selling expenses 73,239 54,527 36,194
Administrative expenses 46,419 34,771 22,759
Total expenses 119,658 89,298 58,953
Income before taxes 85,618 55,317 39,759
Income taxes 15,925 11,340 8,071
Net income $69,693 $43,977 $31,688
KORBIN COMPANY
Comparative Balance Sheets
December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
2017 2016 2015
Assets
Current assets $53,867 $42,145 $56,338
Long-term investments 0 500 3,690
Plant assets, net 100,040 106,805 63,791
Total assets $153,907 $149,450 $123,819
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities $22,470 $22,268 $21,668
Common stock 71,000 71,000 53,000
Other paid-in capital 8,875 8,875 5,889
Retained earnings 51,562 47,307 43,262
Total liabilities and equity $153,907 $149,450 $123,819
1. Complete the below table to calculate Income statement data in common-size percents.
KORBIN COMPANY
Common-Size Comparative Income Statements
For Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
2017 2016 2015
Sales 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
Total expenses
Income before taxes
Income taxes
Net income % % %
2. Complete the below table to calculate the balance sheet data in trend percents with 2015 as the base year.
KORBIN COMPANY
Balance Sheet Data in Trend Percents
December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
2017 2016 2015
Assets
Current assets 100.00 %
Long-term investments 100.00
Plant assets, net 100.00
Total assets % % 100.00 %
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities % % 100.00 %
Common Stock 100.00
Other paid-in capital 100.00
Retained earnings 100.00
Total liabilities and equity % % 100.00

Korbin Company

Selected Comparative Financial Statements:

1. KORBIN COMPANY  Comparative Income Statements

For Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015

                                      2017         %           2016        %            2015        %

Sales                         $515,770    100%   $395,122  100%   $274,200   100%

Cost of goods sold    310,494      60%    250,507    63%      175,488     64%

Gross profit               205,276      40%      144,615    37%        98,712     36%

Selling expenses        73,239       14%       54,527    14%         36,194     13%

Admin.  expenses       46,419        9%        34,771      9%        22,759      8%

Total expenses         119,658       23%      89,298     23%       58,953     21%

Income before taxes  85,618       17%        55,317      14%       39,759     15%

Income taxes             15,925         3%        11,340        3%          8,071       3%

Net income             $69,693        14%   $43,977        11%      $31,688     12%

2. KORBIN COMPANY

Balance Sheet Data in Trend Percents

for December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015

                                                  2017            2016             2015

Assets

Current assets                        100.00 %          78%             105%  

Long-term investments          100.00            500%          3,690%

Plant assets, net                     100.00             107%             64%

Total assets                            _124__%       _121_ %       100.00 %

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities                    _104_ %       _103__ %     100.00 %

Common Stock                       100.00           100%             75%

Other paid-in capital               100.00           100%            66%

Retained earnings                  100.00             92%            84%

Total liabilities and equity      _124_ %         _121_ %      100.00

Explanation:

a. Data:

KORBIN COMPANY

Comparative Balance Sheets

December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015

                                                 2017             2016             2015

Assets

Current assets                    $53,867       $42,145        $56,338

Long-term investments            0                   500            3,690

Plant assets, net                 100,040       106,805           63,791

Total assets                      $153,907     $149,450        $123,819

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities               $22,470     $22,268         $21,668

Common stock                     71,000        71,000           53,000

Other paid-in capital              8,875          8,875             5,889

Retained earnings               51,562        47,307           43,262

Total liabilities & equity  $153,907    $149,450         $123,819

b) In an income statement vertical analysis, each line item is calculated as a percentage of the sales, which is itself 100%.  This enables the proportional analysis of all the items to be computed about their financial performance in relation to the sales for the period.  It can help management to dictate unusual items, errors, and other outliers.

c) The balance sheet trend analysis shows whether the entity's financial position is improving or not in relation to the base period.  Each item is compared horizontally across periods.  The calculation of trend uses the amount in the non-base year and divides it by the amount of the base year x 100.

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