Common size financial statements help an analyst to: Select one:

a. Evaluate financial statements of companies within a given industry of the approximate same size.

b. Determine which companies in a similar industry are at approximately the same stage of development.

c. Compare the mix of assets, liabilities, capital, revenue, and expenses within a company over a period of time or between companies within a given industry without respect to size.

d. Ascertain the relative potential of companies of similar size in different industries.