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Common dividends Preferred dividends 9,000 6,000 What is Marsh‘s payout ratio? Question 14 A flexible budget Question 15 A comparison with other companies that provides insight into a company's competitive position is most commonly known as which of the following types of comparisons? Question 16 Assume the following sales data for a company: 2015 2014 2013 $910,000 $770,000 700,000 If 2013 is the base year, what is the percentage increase in sales from 2013 to 2014? Question 17 Laser Performance Inc. has the following information available (amount in thousands). Net Income Average Total Liabilities Average Current Liabilities Cash Provided by Operations Cash Sales Capital Expenditures Dividends Paid $30,000 80,000 36,000 48,000 130,000 22,000 6,000