Horngren's Financial & Managerial Accounting, The Financial Chapters Plus MyAccountingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
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Chapter 15, Problem 7RQ
To determine
Benchmarking
Benchmarking is a technique used by a company to compare its performance with other companies in the same industry or other industry. Benchmarking is done mainly shown using graphs and common-size percentages.
Types of Benchmarking
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To explain: The types of benchmarks in the financial statement analysis.
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