How Is Horizontalanalysis of Financial Statements Accomplished

question 166

Multiple Choice

How is horizontalanalysis of financial statements accomplished?

• A) By placing statement items on an after-tax basis.
• B) By common-size statements.
• C) By calculating both earnings per share and the price-earnings ratio.
• D) By trend percentages.

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