To calculate a year-to-year percentage change in any financial statement line item such as sales, you determine the difference between the current-year amount and the prior-year amount and divide that difference by: A O the current year's amount. O the prior year's amount. ONet income. Total assets.

To calculate a year-to-year percentage change in any financial statement line item such as sales, you determine the difference between the current-year amount and the prior-year amount and divide that difference by: A O the current year's amount. O the prior year's amount. ONet income. Total assets.

Cornerstones of Financial Accounting

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ISBN:9781337690881

Author:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Publisher:Jay Rich, Jeff Jones

Chapter12: Fainancial Statement Analysis

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