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Which company reported?

by sanju09 » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:43 am
Which company reported the larger dollar increase in earnings?

1. Company A reported that its earnings increased by 5%.

2. Company B reported that its earnings increased by 7%.

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by krisraam » Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:08 am
IMO E.

5% increase can be greater than 7% based on what we are calculating the % againt.

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by Uri » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:01 am
Unofficial Answer: (E). We can not equate percentage change with exact change in number.

Sanju, could you please provide the OA (Official Answers) for your questions?
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by ajmoney09 » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:21 pm
E. You cant tell which company made the larger increase without seeing the number the percentages are multiplied against....


Company A could a made a million while company B made 2 billion, but it could be vis versa ...
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by sanju09 » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:48 am
Uri wrote:Unofficial Answer: (E). We can not equate percentage change with exact change in number.

Sanju, could you please provide the OA (Official Answers) for your questions?
:) It's strange, if you you are still in doubt. please see the comments of our other links, who provide the OA of this problem.
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