Vertical analysis looks at:
A.
individual financial statement items expressed as a percentage of a base (which represents 100%)
B.
percentage changes in the balances shown in comparative financial statements
C.
the change in key financial statement ratios over a specified period of time
D.
the dollar amount of the change in various financial statement amounts from year to year
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Answer
A) individual financial statement items expressed as a
percentage of a base (which represents 100%)
Vertical analysis looks at the financial statements of the current
period in which financial items are expressed as a percentage of
another components (Usually sales/Revenue ) . For example- expenses
, income , profit etc are expressed as a percentage of total
revenue.In case of balance sheet, total assets are the base
representing 100 %.
C is incorrect as their is no ratio calculation involved. D and B
are incorrect as the analysis focuses on expressing items as a
percentage and does not measure any change .
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