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Assume you have prepared a horizontal analysis of your company's balance sheet and income statement and have found some account balances you believe need to be investigated. What would be a cause of each of the following changes in account balances?

a.Decrease in accrued salaries
b.Sales increased by a greater percentage than cost of goods sold
c.Accounts receivable decreased
d.Significant drop in long-term debt
e.Decrease in retained earnings
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a. Decrease in accrued salaries — A timing difference between the dates on which payroll fell from one year to the next

b. Sales increased by a greater percentage than cost of goods sold — An increase in selling price with no increase in product costs

c. Accounts receivable decreased — Sales decreased or collections improved

d.Significant drop in long-term debt — Debt paid off

e. Decrease in retained earnings — Net loss or paid out dividends in excess of net income

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