he Kelly Services, Inc., and subsidiaries partial statement s of earnings from its annual report are presented below.   2020 2019 Revenues from services 4314.8 5517.3 Cost of services 3613.1 4539.7 Gross Profit 701.7 977.6 Selling and administrative expense 794.7 967.4 Asset impairments 53.1 80.5 Net earnings (loss) (164.1) (70.3)   Prepare a horizontal common size analysis, and comment on the trend.

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The Kelly Services, Inc., and subsidiaries partial statement s of earnings from its annual report are presented below.

  2020 2019
Revenues from services 4314.8 5517.3
Cost of services 3613.1 4539.7
Gross Profit 701.7 977.6
Selling and administrative expense 794.7 967.4
Asset impairments 53.1 80.5
Net earnings (loss) (164.1) (70.3)

 

Prepare a horizontal common size analysis, and comment on the trend.

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