Arlington Company Wishes to Compare Itself to a Key Competitor

question 17

Essay

Arlington Company wishes to compare itself to a key competitor, but that company is much larger in size than Arlington. Please refer to the following income statement information:
Please prepare a common-size income statement for the two companies using the following format.
(Round all amounts to the nearest tenth of a percent.)

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