Computing and interpreting trend percents 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Sales $ 689,478 $ 447,713 $ 349,776 $ 243,746 $ 181,900
Cost of goods sold 340,294 221,029 174,890 121,136 89,131
Accounts receivable 33,371 26,236 23,925 14,284 12,478
Compute trend percents for the above accounts, using 2015 as the base year.

Which of the following best describes the economic effect that results from the government having a budget surplus? a. consumers save more and spend less, enabling long-term financial planning. b. overall demand decreases, reducing the incentive for producers to increase production. c. banks have more deposits, enabling them to make more loans to investors. d. government spending increases, increasing competition for goods and services and driving prices up.