Computing a Percentage Change in Horizontal Analysis Requires Two Steps

question 67

Multiple Choice

Computing a percentage change in horizontal analysis requires two steps. The first step is compute the dollar amount of the change from the base period to the next period and the second step is to:

• A)divide the dollar amount of the change by the current period amount.
• B)multiply the dollar amount of the change by the current period amount.
• C)divide the dollar amount of the change by the base-period amount.
• D)multiply the dollar amount of the change by the base-period amount.

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