Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, 8th Edition
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Horizontal Analysis: Horizontal analysis is prepared to make comparison between the financial statements to determine the changes in the financial statements for the previous year to the current year. The changes of the company are measured in dollars as well as in percentage.
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To perform: Horizontal analysis
Given info: Details about accounts receivables, inventory, and total assets.
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