C2. Use the assumptions described in the table when modeling items that are not computed as totals or subtotals.

Variable	Modeling assumptions
Revenue	Annual revenue growth in the first forecast year equals the average annual revenue growth rate from the historical period and the revenue growth rate in each subsequent year is 1.74 percentage points higher than the growth rate from the previous year
Cost of goods sold	Cost of goods sold to revenue in each forecast year is 0.64 percentage points better than the average annual ratio from the last 2 years of the historical period
SG&A and other indirect expenses	SG&A and other indirect expenses in each forecast year equals the average annual ratio from the historical period
Taxes	The effective tax rate in each year of the forecast period equals the effective tax rate from the earliest year in the historical period
Dividends	Annual dividend growth in each forecast year is 5.84 percentage points greater than the average annual dividend growth rate from the historical period