In analyzing the income statement of Bob Company, you see that cost of goods sold decreased from 2016 to 2017 by 8.2%. The cost of goods sold was $19,000 in 2016. The cost of goods sold to the nearest

cent in 2017 was

A. $18,652.00.

B. $20,679.71.

C. $19,769.17.

D. $17,442.00.