North Construction Had $850 Million of Sales Last Year, and It

question 33

Multiple Choice

North Construction had $850 million of sales last year, and it had $425 million of fixed assets that were used at only 60% of capacity.What is the maximum sales growth rate North could achieve before it had to increase its fixed assets?

• A) 54.30%
• B) 57.16%
• C) 60.17%
• D) 63.33%
• E) 66.67%

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