If a company has total sales of $46,000 in 2023 and total sales of $9,000 in 2022, how would an analyst calculate the horizontal analysis in dollars? Correct. The formula used to calculate the horizontal analysis of sales in dollars is the current year's sales minus the prior year's sales specifically, $46,000 $9,000.,($46,000 $9,000) x 100,$46,000 $9,000,($9,000 $46,000) x 100,$9,000 $46,000