According to the latest financial figures, the Cyclic Corporation’s profits for the third quarter are up 20% from the same period a year ago.
Which of the following, if true, would provide the most support for concluding from the financial figures described above that overall profits for the corporation have increased from last year?
A)This year’s profits from the second quarter are also up 20% from the same period a year ago
B)Last year, the profits came mainly from the Kool division whereas this year profits are coming mainly from the Frieze Division.
C)At the Cyclic Corporation, the third quarter is consistently a very good indicator of profits in the first, second, and fourth quarters
D)In previous years, the third quarter has consistently been the most profitable of the year.
E)This year, the dividend paid to shareholders has been increased by 2 cents a share over last year.
Why not E ?
Which of the following, if true, would provide the most support for concluding from the financial figures described above that overall profits for the corporation have increased from last year?
A)This year’s profits from the second quarter are also up 20% from the same period a year ago
B)Last year, the profits came mainly from the Kool division whereas this year profits are coming mainly from the Frieze Division.
C)At the Cyclic Corporation, the third quarter is consistently a very good indicator of profits in the first, second, and fourth quarters
D)In previous years, the third quarter has consistently been the most profitable of the year.
E)This year, the dividend paid to shareholders has been increased by 2 cents a share over last year.
Why not E ?
