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The common size income statement: facilitates comparisons by stating every line

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Question

The common size income statement:

facilitates comparisons by stating every line item as a percent of revenue.

eliminates the need to evaluate the firm by its dollar performance by showing how each component of the income statement stands as a percentage of assets.

shows the interaction of the income statement and balance sheet.

All of the above

facilitates comparisons by stating every line item as a percent of revenue.

eliminates the need to evaluate the firm by its dollar performance by showing how each component of the income statement stands as a percentage of assets.

shows the interaction of the income statement and balance sheet.

All of the above

Explanation / Answer

The common size income statement:

CORRECT ANSWER : facilitates comparisons by stating every line item as a percent of revenue.

In common size income statement, we take revenue as 100% and then divide all items of income statement by sales and arrive at respective %.

so in commonsize income statement, our purpose is to know what component is what % of sales, so that we can compare with firm's earlier data or with competitor to make decisions (THUMBS UP PLEASE)