Oglethorpe Company Reports the Following Information from the Vertical Analysis

question 17

Multiple Choice

Oglethorpe Company reports the following information from the vertical analysis of their income statement: Profit:
4.2 % in 2017
3.9% in 2016
Which of the following statements could be logically concluded from the above data?

• A)The company's total profit increased by 0.3% in 2017.
• B)The company has improved the profit they make per dollar of sales in 2017.
• C)The company made higher profit in 2017 than in 2016.
• D)The company made a higher gross profit in 2017 than in 2016.

Identify grammatical errors related to the misuse of apostrophes in plural nouns.

Differentiate between correct and incorrect punctuation within given sentences.

Understand the basic statistical measures such as mean, median, mode, and range.

Interpret data visualizations including histograms, boxplots, stem-and-leaf displays, and timeplots.

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