
Foundations of Financial Management
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ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 7P
The Haines Corp. shows the following financial data for 20X1 and 20X2:
For each year, compute the following and indicate whether it is increasing or decreasing profitability in 20X2 as indicated by the ratio:
a. Cost of goods sold to sales.
b. Selling and administrative expense to sales.
c. Interest expenses to sales.
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