In a comparative balance sheet, the ending cash was $315,000 in 2011 and $270,000 in 2012. the net increase or decrease from 2011 to 2012 is

So, in order to find the difference between the two ending balances, you have to subtract the smaller number from the larger one. The difference between $315,000 and $270,000 is $45,000. Now we have to find how much of a percentage $45,000 is. In order to do that, we split $315,000 into 100 peices, which would be $3150. That means that $3150 is 1% of $350,000. $45,000 is equal to 14.2857143% (simplified to %14.3) of $315,000. To check this, we multiply $3150 by 14.3, and we get the answer $45,000.

The net increase/decease from 2011-2012 would be 14.3%

I may have finished this question differently than others do, but you get the same answer! Hope this helped :)

first the equation needs to be simplified. so the equation would now look like:   52-24+11

then you multiply.

and when you multiply, you will get the answer of 39.