If Year One Sales Equal $800,000, Year Two Equal $840,000

question 38

Multiple Choice

If year one sales equal $800,000, year two equal $840,000 and year three equals $896,000 the percentage to be assigned for year two in a sales trend analysis, assuming that year 1 is the base year, is

• A) 100%
• B) 89%
• C) 105%
• D) 112%

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Definitions:

Credit Policy Relaxation

The act of making a company's criteria for extending credit more lenient, aiming to boost sales at the risk of higher bad debts.

Accounts Receivable

Unpaid dues from customers to a company for goods or services already delivered.

Zero Balance Accounts

A checking account in which a balance of zero is maintained by automatically transferring funds from a master account in an amount only large enough to cover checks presented.

Excess Funds

Surplus money available with an entity after all expenses and obligations have been met, which can be invested or saved for future use.