2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Sales $ 674,038 $ 446,383 $ 350,104 $ 235,760 $ 168,400 Cost of goods sold 339,419 224,842 178,452 119,430 84,200 Accounts receivable 32,691 26,158 23,947 13,792 11,552 Compute trend percents for the above accounts, using 2015 as the base year.

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer