Use the Following Selected Information from Whitman Corp A) 364% for Year 2 and 41

question 130

Multiple Choice

Use the following selected information from Whitman Corp. to determine the Year 2 and Year 1 trend percentages for cost of goods sold using Year 1 as the base. $\begin{array}{lrr}& \text { Year } 2 & \text { Year } 1 \\\text { Net sales } & \$ 276,200 & \$ 231,400 \\\text { Cost of goods sold } & 151,900 & 129,590 \\\text { Operating expenses } & 55,240 & 53,240 \\\text { Net earnings } & 27,820 & 19,820\end{array}$

• A) 36.4% for Year 2 and 41.1% for Year 1.
• B) 55.0% for Year 2 and 56.0% for Year 1.
• C) 119.4% for Year 2 and 100.0% for Year 1.
• D) 117.2% for Year 2 and 100.0% for Year 1.
• E) 65.1% for Year 2 and 64.6% for Year 1.

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Definitions:

Assets

Resources owned or controlled by a business or individual that are expected to produce economic value or benefit in the future.

Return on Assets

A measure of how effectively a company is using its assets to generate earnings.

Revenues

Revenues are the total amount of money received by a company for goods sold or services provided during a specific period.

Expenses

Costs incurred in the process of earning revenue, often categorized into operating and non-operating expenses.