44. A) Hershey's net sales were up $312,928.00, from 1996 to 1997, from 1997 to 1998 net sales were up by $133,379.00 and from 1998 to 1999 net sales dropped by $493,961.00. The trend for Hershey's net sales over the last four years has been that it grew at a steady rate through 1998 but in 1999 the net sales dropped dramatically. Tootsie Roll's net sales were up $34,685.00 from 1996 to 1997, from 1997 to 1998 net sales were up $13065.00 and from 1998 to 1999 net sales continued to rise and were up
             $8,091.00. The trend for Tootsie Roll's net sales over the past four years was that it increased consistently through all four years.
             B) Hershey's gross profit rose $2782.00 from 1996 to1997, from 1997 to 1998 their gross profit fell by $126121.00 and it continued to fall from 1998 to 1999 by $71019.00. The trend for Hershey's gross profit over the last four years has been that it stayed about the same, decreasing just a little, over the first two years, but then it fell quite a bit over the last two years. Tootsie Roll's gross profit rose $24861.00from 1996 to 1997, from 1997 to 1998 their gross profit rose by $13761.00,their gross profit continued to rise from 1998 to 1999 by $3147.00. The trend for Tootsie Roll's gross profit was that it has increased consistently over the last four years.
             C) Hershey's net income rose by $63,065.00 from 1996 to 1997, it continued to rise from 1997 to 1998 by $4,637.00, and from 1998 to 1999 it had risen even more by $119,422.00. Hershey's net income has been on the rise over the last four years. Tootsie's net income rose from 1996 to 1997 by $13,475.00, from 1997 to 1998 it rose by $128,208.00, and finally, it continued to rise from 1998 to 1999 by $3,784.00. From 1996 to 1999 Tootsie's net income rose each year
             *46. Gross profit for Tootsie Roll Company increased from 1996 to 1999. The gross profit percentage also increased through out the years.
             *48) A) Hershey's total assets ...