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The average price of a gallon of gas in 2015 dropped $0.94 (28 percent) from $3.34 in 2014 (to $2.40 in 2015).

Required:
a. Conduct a horizontal analysis by calculating the year-over-year changes in each line item, expressed in dollars and in percentages for the income statement of Insignia Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2015 (amounts in billions).
b. Conduct a vertical analysis by expressing each line as a percentage of total revenues.
c. Excluding income tax and other operating costs, did Insignia earn more profit per dollar of revenue in 2015 compared to 2014

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INSIGNIA CORPORATION

Income Statements (amounts in billions)

For the Year Ended December 31

2015 2014

Sales Revenues 126 266

Cost of Crude Oil and Products 63 153

Other Operating Costs 61 55

Income before Income Tax Expense 2 58

Income Tax Expense 0 30

Net Income 2 28

Answer:

a. Horizontal analysis:

Change in

2015 2014 Dollars Percentage

Sales Revenues 126 266 -140 -53%

Cost of Crude Oil and Products 63 153 -90 -59%

Other Operating Costs 61 55 6 11%

Income before Income Tax Expense 2 58 -56 -96%

Income Tax Expense 0 30 -30 -100%

Net Income 266 83 153 61 30 28 2 28 -26 -93%

b. Vertical Analysis

2015 % 2014 %

Sales Revenues 126 100% 266 100%

Cost of Crude Oil and Products 63 50% 153 57.5%

Other Operating Costs 61 48.4% 55 20.7%

Income before Income Tax Expense 2 1.6% 58 21.8%

Income Tax Expense 0 0% 30 11.3%

Net Income 2 1.6% 28 10.5%

c. Excluding income tax and other operating costs, Insignia did not earn more profit per dollar of revenue in 2015 compared to 2014. Instead, it earned less, 1.6% in 2015 compared to 21.8% in 2014.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Change in

2015 2014 Dollars Percentage

Sales Revenues 126 266 -140 -53%

Cost of Crude Oil and Products 63 153 -90 -59%

Other Operating Costs 61 55 6 11%

Income before Income Tax Expense 2 58 -56 -96%

Income Tax Expense 0 30 -30 -100%

Net Income 266 83 153 61 30 28 2 28 -26 -93%

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