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Answer:
FEDERER SPORTS APPAREL Â
Income Statement  For the Years Ended December 31
                          Years             Increase /(Decrease)
                     2019       2018           Amount    %
Net sales            18,800,000   15,500,000    3,300,000   21.29% Â
Cost of goods sold    13,200,000   7,000,000    6,200,000   88.57%
Gross profit          5,600,000   8,500,000   (2,900,000)  -34.12%
Operating expenses   1,600,000    1,200,000     400,000   33.33%
Depreciation expense  1,000,000    1,000,000    0          0
Inventory write-down   200,000    0            200,000    100%
Loss (litigation) Â Â Â Â Â Â 1,500,000 Â Â Â Â 300,000 Â Â Â 1,200,000 Â Â 400%
Net Income         $1,300,000   $6,000,000    (4,700,000)   78.33%
Explanation:
a) Federer Sports Apparel can use horizontal analysis as a technique for analyzing the financial statement changes over a period of time. Â It is a useful tool for Federer to evaluate its trend situations, using the financial statements of two years with the earlier year serving as the base year (or independent variable) while the latter year is the dependent variable.