Prepare a comparative income statement for these two years in vertical form, stating each item as a percent of revenues.

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Vertical Analysis of Income Statement

The following comparative income statement (in thousands of dollars) for two recent fiscal years was adapted from the annual report of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., owner and operator of several major motor speedways, such as the Atlanta, Texas, and Las Vegas Motor Speedways.

        Current Year   Previous Year
Revenues:      
  Admissions $100,694     $100,798  
  Event-related revenue 146,980     146,849  
  NASCAR broadcasting revenue 217,469     207,369  
  Other operating revenue 31,320     29,293  
    Total revenues $496,463     $484,309  
             
Expenses and other:      
  Direct expense of events $104,303     $102,196  
  NASCAR event management fees 133,682     128,254  
  Other direct expenses 19,541     18,513  
  General and administrative 177,926     194,120  
    Total expenses and other $435,452     $443,083  
Income from continuing operations $61,011     $41,226  

a.  Prepare a comparative income statement for these two years in vertical form, stating each item as a percent of revenues. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. (Note: Due to rounding, amounts may not total 100%).

Round your percentages to one decimal place.

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Comparative Income Statement (in thousands of dollars)
For the Years Ended December 31
  Current Year Amount Current Year Percent Prior Year Amount Prior Year Percent
Revenues:        
Admissions $100,694 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_1% $100,798 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_2%
Event-related revenue 146,980 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_3% 146,849 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_4%
NASCAR broadcasting revenue 217,469 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_5% 207,369 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_6%
Other operating revenue 31,320 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_7% 29,293 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_8%
Total revenues $496,463 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_9% $484,309 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_10%
Expenses and other:        
Direct expense of events $104,303 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_11% $102,196 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_12%
NASCAR event management fees 133,682 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_13% 128,254 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_14%
Other direct expenses 19,541 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_15% 18,513 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_16%
General and administrative 177,926 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_17% 194,120 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_18%
Total expenses and other $435,452 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_19% $443,083 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_20%
Income from continuing operations $61,011 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_21% $41,226 fill in the blank 4527c4fe1fdafe9_22%

b. Overall revenue   some between the two years, accompanied by a slight change in the overall mix of revenue sources. The NASCAR broadcasting revenue   by 1.0% of total revenue, while event-related revenue   by 0.7% of total revenue. NASCAR event management fees,   by 0.4%of total revenue. General and administrative expenses, however,   by over 4% of total revenue. It appears that   has helped the company significantly improve its income from continuing operations.

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