What Type of Analysis Is Indicated by the Following A) Vertical Analysis
B) Horizontal Analysis
C) Liquidity Analysis
D)

question 159

Multiple Choice

What type of analysis is indicated by the following? $\begin{array}{lrrrr}&&&\text { Increase (Decrease) }\\&\text { Current Year } & \text { Preceding Year } & \text { Amount } & \text { Percent }\\\text { Current assets } & \$ 430,000 & \$ 500,000 & \$(70,000) & (14 \%) \\\text { Fixed assets } & 1,740,000 & 1,500,000 & 240,000 & 16 \%\end{array}$

• A) vertical analysis
• B) horizontal analysis
• C) liquidity analysis
• D) common-size analysis

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