The Jiffy Corporation Data for the Current Year - What Would a Horizontal Analysis Report with Respect to

question 34

Multiple Choice

The Jiffy Corporation data for the current year: $\begin{array}{|l|c|c|}\hline \text { Account } & \text { Current year } & \text { Prior year }\\\hline \text { Current assets } & \$ 72,000 & \$ 60,000 \\\hline \text { A/R } & \$ 49,500 & \$ 45,000 \\\hline \text { Mdse. Inventory } & \$ 56,000 & \$ 40,000 \\\hline \text { Current liabilities } & \$ 63,250 & \$ 55,000 \\\hline \text { Long-term liabilities } & \$ 31,500 & \$ 30,000 \\\hline \text { Common stock (5,000 shares) } & \$ 54,000 & \$ 40,000 \\\hline \text { Retained earnings } & \$ 28,750 & \$ 20,000 \\\hline \text { Net sales revenue } & \$ 565,600 & \$ 505,000 \\\hline \text { COGS } & \$ 454,250 & \$ 395,000 \\\hline \text { Gross Profit } & \$111,350 & \$ 110,000 \\\hline \text { Selling/General expenses } & \$46,800 & \$ 52,000 \\\hline \text { Net income before taxes } & \$ 64,550 & \$ 58,000 \\\hline \text { Income tax expense } & \$ 19,250 & \$ 17,500 \\\hline \text { Net Income } & \$ 45,300&\$40,000\\\hline\end{array}$


- What would a horizontal analysis report with respect to selling/general expenses?

• A)The current ratio is: 1.14.
• B)There was an 11.11% increase from prior to current year.
• C)There was a 10% decrease from prior to current year.
• D)Selling/general expenses are 8.27% of net sales revenue.

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