Manero Company included the following information in its annual report: 2019 2018 2017 Sales $ 178,400 $ 162,500 $ 155,500 Cost of goods sold 115,000 102,500 100,000 Operating expenses 50,000 50,000 45,000 Operating income 13,400 10,000 10,500 In a common-size income statement for 2019, the operating expenses are expressed as:

a.   is the correct choice.

good luck. : )

being born in poverty would limit the people's chances, opportunities and benefits.

this happen because of several things, such as:

- poor people tend to gain less access to good education and nutrition. this mean that their chance to obtain high paying jobs would also be limited.

- poor people tend to socialize with other poor people while the rich tend to socialize with other rich people. this means that simply throguh their social circle, rich people would have more business opportunities compared to the poor people.

- rich people tend to have more capital in their disposal. this would benefit them in business since it is far easier for them to fund their business operation compared to poor people.