Payton Inc. r reports in its 2017 annual report 10-K, sales of $8,180 million and cost of goods sold of $3,272 million. For next year, you project that sales will grow by 3% and that cost of goods sold percentage will be 1 percentage point higher. Projected cost of goods sold for 2018 will be: A. $3,304 million
B. $3,813 million
C. $3,454 million
D. $3,370 million
E. There is not enough information to determine the amount.

C. $3,454 million

Explanation:

Calculation to determine what the Projected cost of goods sold for 2018 will be:

2018 Projected cost of goods sold = [(8,180*1.03)*(3,272/8,180)+1%)]

2018 Projected cost of goods sold = (8,425 * (0.40+1%)

2018 Projected cost of goods sold= 3,454 million

Therefore Projected cost of goods sold for 2018 will be: $3,454 million

the correct answer option is b. a single paragraph.

explanation:

when you are thinking about paragraph​ topics, you should always choose a subject that can be adequately addressed in a single paragraph.

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so a paragraph topic must be chosen wisely where a single idea can be communicated in a single paragraph.