Use the Following Selected Information from Wheeler, LLC to Determine

question 89

Multiple Choice

Use the following selected information from Wheeler, LLC to determine the 2017 and 2016 trend percentages for net sales using 2016 as the base. $$\begin{array} { | l | r | r |} \hline & { 2017 } & { \mathbf { 2 0 1 6 } } \\\hline \text { Net sales } & \$ 276,200 & \$ 231,400 \\\hline \text { Cost of goods sold } & 151,900 & 129,590 \\\hline \text { Operating expenses } & 55,240 & 53,240 \\\hline \text { Net earnings } & 27,82 \mathrm {~d} & 19,820 \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 36.4% for 2017 and 41.1% for 2016.
• B) 55.0% for 2017 and 56.0% for 2016.
• C) 119.4% for 2017 and 100.0% for 2016.
• D) 117.2% for 2017 and 100.0% for 2016.
• E) 65.1% for 2017 and 64.6% for 2016.

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