CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Laws and Business Communication · Use of Graphics and References for Business Communication
An analyst plots a company's quarterly profit for the last eight quarters to show whether profit is rising or falling. Which graphic best serves this purpose?
A line graph is best because it plots values across successive time periods and connects them, so rising or falling profit trends over eight quarters are easy to see. A pie chart shows only shares of a total, and a flowchart shows process steps.
- ALine graphCorrect
- BPie chart
- CPictogram of company logo
- DFlowchart
Explanation
A line graph joins data points across time periods, making upward or downward trends easy to see over eight quarters. A pie chart shows composition at a single point in time, not a trend. A logo pictogram or flowchart does not display time-series movement.
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