The comparative income statements for Silverlight Company are shown below. Calculate the following ratios for Year 2:(a) profit margin(b) gross margin(c) times interest earned.Silverlight CompanyIncome StatementsFor Years Ended December 31, ?Year 2Year 1Net sales$720,000$607,500Cost of goods sold  450,000 382,700Gross profit$270,000$224,800Operating expense  168,500 134,900Income from operations$101,500$ 89,900Interest expense  22,300  11,200Income before taxes$ 79,200$ 78,700Income taxes  28,000  27,000Net income$ 51,200$ 51,700???

What will be an ideal response?



(a) $51,200/$720,000 = 7.1%
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(b) $270,000/$720,000 = 37.5%
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(c) $101,500/$22,300= 4.55 times

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