Dr. Zhivàgo Diagnostics Corp.'s income statement for 20X1 is as follows:          Sales $ 2,970,000 Cost of goods sold   1,600,000 Gross profit $ 1,370,000 Selling and administrative expense   375,000 Operating profit $ 995,000 Interest expense   57,000 Income before taxes $ 938,000 Taxes (30%)   281,400 Income after taxes $ 656,600       a. Compute the profit margin for 20X1. (Input the profit margin as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)   b. Assume that in 20X2, sales increase by 10 percent and cost of goods sold increases by 20 percent. The firm is able to keep all other expenses the same. Assume a tax rate of 30 percent on income before taxes. What is income after taxes and the profit margin for 20X2? (Input the profit margin as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) Income after taxes .........................   Profit margin

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Dr. Zhivàgo Diagnostics Corp.'s income statement for 20X1 is as follows:
  

     
Sales $ 2,970,000
Cost of goods sold   1,600,000
Gross profit $ 1,370,000
Selling and administrative expense   375,000
Operating profit $ 995,000
Interest expense   57,000
Income before taxes $ 938,000
Taxes (30%)   281,400
Income after taxes $ 656,600
 

   
a. Compute the profit margin for 20X1. (Input the profit margin as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
  b. Assume that in 20X2, sales increase by 10 percent and cost of goods sold increases by 20 percent. The firm is able to keep all other expenses the same. Assume a tax rate of 30 percent on income before taxes. What is income after taxes and the profit margin for 20X2? (Input the profit margin as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Income after taxes .........................  
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