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19) Which of the following best describes horizontal analysis? A) calculating key ratios to evaluate performance B) comparing a company's financial statements with other companies C) comparing financial statement amounts from year to year for the same company D) expressing each financial statement amount as a percentage of a budgeted amount

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C) comparing financial statement amounts from year to year for the same company

Step-by-step explanation:

Horizontal analysis refers to an analysis of the items in the financial statements that should be compared for a period of time. It basically used to see the situation of the trends how it goes whether it is increase or decrease. For using this, the two or more periods financial statements are required

Therefore according to the given options, the option c is correct