Vertical analysis: A) involves determining the percentage increase or decrease in each line of a financial statement from a base time period to a successive time period B) is an entrepreneur's best attempt to predict the future operational effectiveness, profitability, and cash flows of a business, often with the goal of obtaining funding for the business C) is the process of using a single line item on a financial statement as a constant and determining how all the other line items relate as a percentage of that constant D) is the form of analysis most relevant to a business owner contemplating adding a new product or service to his company's offerings or an entrepreneur contemplating starting a new venture.