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Haverty Industries Increased Its Gross Profit Rate from 18

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Haverty Industries increased its gross profit rate from 18.4% in 2021 to 23.7% in 2022.Which of the following would be a possible explanation for this change?


A) Haverty's global sourcing efforts at the beginning of 2022 resulted in a lower cost of merchandise sold.
B) Haverty's new profit lines with lower margins in 2022 became a larger component of their sales.
C) Haverty increased its product markdowns in 2022.
D) Haverty's average margin between the selling price and the inventory cost decreased over this two-year period.

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