Question:
GROWTH RATES - Sawyer Corporation's 2015 sales were $5 million. Its 2010 sales were $2.5 million.
a) At what rate have sales been growing?
b) Suppose someone made this statement: "Sales doubled in 5 years. This represents a growth of 100% in 5 years; so dividing 100% by 5, we find the growth rate to be 20% per year." Is the statement correct?
Please provide a detailed response that demonstrates how the answers were arrived at.