In a period of rising sales, utilizing past cost and expense ratios (percent-of-sales method) when preparing pro forma financial statements will tend to ________

A) overstate costs and overstate profits
B) overstate costs and understate profits
C) understate costs and overstate profits
D) understate costs and understate profits

B

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Select one: A. Never recognized B. Not shown in the subsidiary ledger C. Sometimes collected at a future date D. Not matched with sales

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Marketers in Gillette's Parker Pen subsidiary are confident that consumers in Malaysia and Singapore shopping for an upscale gift will buy the same Parker Pen as Americans shopping at Neiman Marcus

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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