What is the difference between a horizontal analysis of an  Income Statement and Balance Sheet  and a vertical analysis of an  Income Statement and Balance Sheet? What are the pros and cons of each?

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  1. What is the difference between a horizontal analysis of an  Income Statement and Balance Sheet  and a vertical analysis of an  Income Statement and Balance Sheet? What are the pros and cons of each?
  2.  What are some of the strengths, weaknesses or developing problems one can identify from a horizontal analysis of an Income Statement and Balance Sheet of a company over the last two years?
  3. What are some of the strengths, weaknesses or developing problems one can identify from a vertical analysis of an Income Statement and Balance Sheet of a company over the last two years?
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