Question

Calculate trend percentages from the following figures of ABC Ltd., taking 2000 as base and interpret them.

Year	Sales	Stock	Profit before tax
2000	1,500	700	300
2001	2,140	780	450
2002	2,365	820	480
2003	3,020	930	530
2004	3,500	1160	660
2005	4000	1200	700

Answer 1

Trend Percentages (Base Year 2000 = 100)
Years	Sales Rs	Trend %	Stock Rs	Trend %	Profit after Tax Rs	Trend %
2000	1,500	100.00	700	100.00	300	100.00
2001	2,140	142.67	780	111.43	450	150.00
2002	2,365	157.67	820	117.14	480	160.00
2003	3,020	201.33	930	132.86	530	176.67
2004	3,500	233.33	1,160	165.71	660	220.00
2005	4,000	266.67	1,200	171.43	700	233.33