If a firm determines it can use the percentage-of-sales method and it follows the procedure described in the textbook, then the net result is that each expense item on its income statement (with the exception of those items that can be individually forecast) will grow at the same rate as sales. This approach is called the .

During a meeting, tammy, a branch manager for usa bank, pointed to the corporate organization chart on the wall. tammy remarked that "these people provide advice, recommendations, and research for us, and they are indicated with a dotted line. laura (our ceo) and the vice presidents of our organization are up here, indicated on the organization chart by a solid line vertical line." are indicated on the organization chart by a solid line and are indicated by a dotted line. a. line managers; temporary personnel b. line managers; personnel in training c. staff personnel; vital personnel d. line managers; part-time personnel e. line managers; staff personnel