Common-Size Financial Statements

question 25

Multiple Choice

Common-size financial statements:

• A) Allow for an easy comparison of balance sheets and income statements across firms in the industry.
• B) Provide quantitative clues about the direction that the firm is moving.
• C) Are obtained by dividing all income statement accounts by net sales and all balance sheet accounts by total assets.
• D) All of these.

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