Softex and Sanibel Solutions are manufacturers of cotton products. Their income statements for a current year are below.
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Softex
Sanibel Solutions
Revenues
$2,456,000
$1,985,000
Cost of services (expense)
(1,375,360)
(1,046,000)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
(785,920)
(592,500)
Depreciation and other expenses
(103,500)
(119,100)
Operating income
191,220
227,400
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(a)

?SoftexSanibel Solutions
?AmountPercentAmountPercent
Revenues$2,456,000100.0%$1,985,000100.0%
Cost of services (expense)(1,375,360)56.0%(1,046,000)52.7%
Selling, general, and administrative expenses(785,920)32.0%(592,500)29.8%
Depreciation and other expenses(103,500)4.2%(119,100)6.0%
Net income$191,2207.8%$227,40011.5%
?(b) Softex has a greater revenue than Sanibel. However, by all comparative measures, Sanibel is better at controlling its expenses, and as a result, has a greater actual and percentage net income.

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