Horizontal analysis (trend analysis) percentages for Spartan Company's sales, cost of goods sold, and expenses are listed
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Horizontal analysis (trend analysis) percentages for Spartan Company's sales, cost of goods sold, and expenses are listed here.
Explain whether Spartan's net income increased, decreased, or remained unchanged over the 3-year period.
Horizontal Analysis Sales Cost of goods sold Expenses 2012 2010 2011 96.2% 104.8% 98.0 100.0% 101.0 105.6 95.4 100.0
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