A Sign of Decreasing Earnings Quality Is

question 34

Multiple Choice

A sign of decreasing earnings quality is:

• A)declining Cost of Goods Sold to sales ratio.
• B)declining Gross Margin to sales ratio.
• C)declining operating expenses to sales ratio.
• D)increasing operating income to sales ratio.

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