Which of the following statements is correct?

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Which of the following statements is correct?

 

When cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales increases, the gross profit margin will increase.

 

If the gross profit margin increases from one year to the next, then the net profit margin will also increase from one year to the next.

 

If the gross profit margin is the same for the current and past year, then sales and cost of goods sold in dollars did not change. 

 

It is possible that when cost of goods sold in dollars increases, cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales decreases.

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