Which of the Following Best Describes Trend Analysis

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes trend analysis?

• A) calculating key ratios to evaluate performance
• B) expressing each financial statement amount as a percentage of a budgeted amount
• C) comparing a company's financial statements with that of other companies
• D) expressing each year's financial statement line item as a percentage of the base year amount

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Definitions:

Motivation

The internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job, role, or subject, or to make an effort to attain a goal.

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in an activity for its own sake, due to the inherent pleasure and satisfaction derived from the activity itself.

Primary Drives

Basic internal motivating forces in psychology, such as hunger and thirst, which drive behavior for survival.

Drive-Reduction Principle

A theory in psychology that posits motivation arises from biological needs that drive an individual to act in ways that reduce the drive and bring about a steady state.