The income statements of Cullumber Corporation show the following amounts:     2020   2019   2018 Net sales   $740     $710     $660   Cost of goods sold   540     509     449   Gross profit   200     201     211   Selling, general, and administrative expenses   190     150     110   Profit before tax   10     51     101   Using vertical (common-size) analysis, analyze Cullumber Corporation’s declining profit before tax. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 52%.)

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The income statements of Cullumber Corporation show the following amounts:

    2020   2019   2018
Net sales   $740     $710     $660  
Cost of goods sold   540     509     449  
Gross profit   200     201     211  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   190     150     110  
Profit before tax   10     51     101  


Using vertical (common-size) analysis, analyze Cullumber Corporation’s declining profit before tax. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 52%.)

    2020   2019   2018
Net sales   %   %   %
Cost of goods sold   %   %   %
Gross profit   %   %   %
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   %   %   %
Profit before tax   %   %   %
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