Table 18-6 Arlington Company Prepared a Common-Size Income Statement, for 2017, to 2017

question 179

Multiple Choice

Table 18-6
Arlington Company prepared a common-size income statement, for 2017, to compare its results with its key competitor, Bardo Company. Please refer to the following data:

-Refer to Table 18-6.Which of the following statements can be correctly concluded from the above data?

• A) Bardo Company produced higher total net income than Arlington.
• B) Bardo produces higher gross margin per dollar of sales than Arlington.
• C) Bardo places a higher priority on research and development than Arlington.
• D) Bardo's total operating expenses are lower than Arlington's.

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