Flaherty Corporation used data for 3 years to perform a trend analysis of its operating expenses, which were $54,305 in Year 1; $63,421 in Year 2 and $70,340 in Year 3. Using Year 1 as the base year, the operating expense trend percent (rounded to the nearest whole percent) for Year 3 is:
A)100%.
B)111%.
C)117%.
D)130%.
E)86%.

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The trend percent for Year 3 is calculated as (Year 3 expense / Year 1 expense) * 100 = ($70,340 / $54,305) * 100 = 129.55%, which rounds to 130%.

Flaherty Corporation Used Data for 3 Years to Perform a Trend