Explain what were the primary causes of entertainment


USING COMMON SIZE INCOME STATEMENT DATA

The 2009, 2008, and 2007 income statements for Entertainment Enterprises appear on the following page.

Entertainment Enterprises Income Statement

 

Year

Ended December

31,

 

2009

2008

2007

Revenues

Theme parks and resorts Filmed entertainment Consumer products

Costs and Expenses Theme parks and resorts Filmed entertainment Consumer products

Operating Income

Theme parks and resorts Filmed entertainment Consumer products

Corporate Activities

General and administrative expenses

Interest expense

Investment and interest income

Income (loss) on investment in Asian theme park

Income before income taxes Income taxes

Net income

$3,440.7

$3,306.9

$2,794.3

3,673.4

3,115.2

2,593.7

1,415.1

1,081.9

724.0

$8,529.2

$7,504.0

$6,112.0

$2,693.8

$2,662.9

$2,247.7

3,051.2

2,606.9

2,275.6

  1,059.7

     798.9

     494.2

$6,804.7

$6,068.7

$5,017.5

$  746.9

$  644.0

$  546.6

622.2

508.3

318.1

     355.4

     283.0

     229.8

$1,724.5

$1,435.3

$1,094.5

$  164.2

$  148.2

$  160.8

157.7

126.8

105.0

    (186.1)

    (130.3)

    (119.4)

$  135.8

$  144.7

$  146.4

$ (514.7)

$      11.2

$      63.8

$1,074.0

$1,301.8

$1,011.9

     402.7

     485.1

     375.3

$  671.3

$  816.7

$  636.6

Required:

1. Calculate how much each of the revenues and expenses changed from 2007 through 2009.

2. Explain what were the primary causes of Entertainment Enterprises' increase in net income in 2008 and the decrease in 2009.

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