Flaherty Corporation Used Data for 3 Years to Perform a Trend

question 8

Multiple Choice

Flaherty Corporation used data for 3 years to perform a trend analysis of its operating expenses, which were $54,305 in Year 1; $63,421 in Year 2 and $70,340 in Year 3. Using Year 1 as the base year, the operating expense trend percent (rounded to the nearest whole percent) for Year 3 is:

• A)100%.
• B)111%.
• C)117%.
• D)130%.
• E)86%.

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