Chapter 5, Slide #6 Vertical Analysis Sales revenue $ 100,000 1 . % $ 95,000 100 . % $ 9 1 , 1 . % Cost of goods sold 6 5 , 65 . % 6 , 8 64 . % 5 6 , 4 2 6 2 . % Gross profit 3 5 , 35 . % 3 4 , 2 36 . % 3 4 , 5 8 3 8 . % Operating expenses: Selling expense 1 4 , 14 . % 1 1 , 4 12 . % 1 , 1 1 . % General expense 1 6 , 16 . % 1 5 , 2 16 . % 1 3 , 6 5 1 5 . % Total operating expense 3 , 30 . % 2 6 , 6 28 . % 2 3 , 6 5 2 6 . % Operating Income before taxes 5 , 5 . % 7 , 60 8 . % 1 , 9 3 1 2 . % Taxes related to operations 1 , 5 1 . 5 % 2 , 28 2 . 4 % 3 , 2 7 9 3 . 6 % Net Income $ 3 , 5 3 . 5 % $ 5,320 5 . 6 % $ 7,651 8 . 4 % 2 7 Melcher Company Income Statement For the Years Ended December 31 2 9 200 8 Each financial statement element is presented as a percentage of a designated base which is sales revenue on the Income Statement. © 2011 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.