Use the Following Selected Information from Whitman Corp

question 228

Multiple Choice

Use the following selected information from Whitman Corp.

-To determine the Year 1 and Year 2 common size percentages for operating expenses using Net sales as the base.

• A)36.4% for Year 2 and 41.1% for Year 1.
• B)55.0% for Year 2 and 56.0% for Year 1.
• C)23.9% for Year 2 and 23.0% for Year 1.
• D)103.8% for Year 2 and 100.0% for Year 1.
• E)20.0% for Year 2 and 23.0% for Year 1.

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