Compute trend percent for the following accounts using 2018 as the base year. For each of the three accounts, state whether the situation as revealed by the trend percent appears to be favorable or unfavorable.     2022  2021  2020  2019  2018  Sales  $282,880  $270,800  $252,600  $234,560  $150,000  Cost of goods sold    128,200    122,080    115,280    106,440      67,000  Accounts receivable      18,100      17,300      16,400      15,200        9,000

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Compute trend percent for the following accounts using 2018 as the base year. For each of the three accounts, state whether the situation as revealed by the trend percent appears to be favorable or unfavorable.  

 

2022 

2021 

2020 

2019 

2018 

Sales 

$282,880 

$270,800 

$252,600 

$234,560 

$150,000 

Cost of goods sold 

  128,200 

  122,080 

  115,280 

  106,440 

    67,000 

Accounts receivable 

    18,100 

    17,300 

    16,400 

    15,200 

      9,000 

 

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