The following items were taken from the financial statements of Kramer Manufacturing, Inc., over a 3-year period:          Item                           2021                2020                2019    Net sales                        $226,000         $212,000         $200,000 Cost of goods sold           150,000           140,000           125,000 Gross profit                     $ 76,000         $  72,000         $  75,000   Instructions Using horizontal analysis and 2019 as the base year, compute the trend percentages for net sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.              Item                            2021                2020                2019 Net sales                                   %                     %              100% Cost of goods sold                    %                     %               100% Gross profit                                %                     %               100%   Explain whether the trends are favorable or unfavorable for each item.

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  1. The following items were taken from the financial statements of Kramer Manufacturing, Inc., over a 3-year period:

         Item                           2021                2020                2019   

Net sales                        $226,000         $212,000         $200,000

Cost of goods sold           150,000           140,000           125,000

Gross profit                     $ 76,000         $  72,000         $  75,000

 

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Using horizontal analysis and 2019 as the base year, compute the trend percentages for net sales, cost of goods sold, and gross profit.

 

           Item                            2021                2020                2019

Net sales                                   %                     %              100%

Cost of goods sold                    %                     %               100%

Gross profit                                %                     %               100%

 

Explain whether the trends are favorable or unfavorable for each item.

 

 

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