-In the UMD9: Marketing Dashboard Map above, the annual growth rate in each state is shown, with green (which looks gray on printed paper) meaning good and red (which looks black on printed paper) meaning very bad. If an organization's 2013 sales for the entire U.S. were $50 million and its 2012 U.S. sales were $30 million, what is the annual % sales change?
A)40%
B)67%
C)100%
D)125%
E)133%

Question

-In the UMD9: Marketing Dashboard Map above, the annual growth rate in each state is shown, with green (which looks gray on printed paper) meaning good and red (which looks black on printed paper) meaning very bad. If an organization's 2013 sales for the entire U.S. were $50 million and its 2012 U.S. sales were $30 million, what is the annual % sales change?
A)40% 
B)67% 
C)100% 
D)125% 
E)133%

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The annual percentage sales change is calculated as ((2013 sales - 2012 sales) / 2012 sales) * 100 = ((50 - 30) / 30) * 100 = 66.67%, which rounds to 67%.

-In the UMD9: Marketing Dashboard Map Above, the Annual Growth