Use the following tables to answer the question:   LOGIC COMPANY Income Statement For years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 (values in $) 2016 2017 Gross sales 19,800 15,600 Sales returns and allowances 900 100 Net sales 18,900 15,500 COGS 11,800 8,800 Gross profit 7,100 6,700 Depreciation 780 640 Selling and administrative expenses 2,800 2,400 Research 630 540 Miscellaneous 440 340 Total operating expenses 4,650 3,920 Income before interest and taxes 2,450 2,780 Interest expense 640 540 Income before taxes 1,810 2,240 Provision for taxes 724 896 LOGIC COMPANY Balance Sheet For years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 (values in $) 2016 2017 Current assets 12,300 9,400 Accounts receivable 16,900 12,900 Merchandise inventory 8,900 14,400 Prepaid expenses 24,400 10,400 Total current assets 62,500 47,100 Building (net) 14,900 11,400 Land 13,900 9,400 Total plant and equipment 28,800 20,800 Total assets 91,300 67,900 Accounts payable 13,400 7,400 Salaries payable 7,500 5,400 Total current…

Attached is Apple Inc.'s financial information. Please answer questions 1-4.  1. Apple's working capital turnover in 2021 is a. 17.27  b. 19.18  c. 14.82 d. 15.35 2. Apple's days to sell inventory in 2021 is  a. 8.99 b. 10.82 c. 9.73 d. 7.61 3. Apple's return on assets ratio in 2021 is  a. 0.46  b. 0.37  c. 0.18 d. 0.29    4. Apple's times interest rate earned ratio in 2021 is  a. 24.38 b. 19.36  c. 37.47  d. 42.21

Using Pfizer’s Income Statement, perform a horizontal analysis and answer the following questions: 1. What can you say about the company’s performance throughout the years? 2. What can you say about the sales performance of the company from 2008 to 2009? Research on what could have happened during that period which led to the results of your horizontal analysis?

Case Study Questions What was the total postpaid revenue in 2017? What was the total net profit in 2017? Identify examples of strategies adopted by MAXIS in that year. How were the above strategies related to their Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and future sale?

Luxury Goods Group, an Italian company that sells sunglasses, reported net sales of €6.3 billion in 2018 and €7.3 billion in 2017. Gross profit decreased from €4.2 billion in 2017 to €3.5 billion in 2018. 1. Calculate the gross profit percentage for each year. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) 2. The change in gross profit was caused by: Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the gross profit percentage for each year. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Gross Profit 2018 2017 %

Refer to the following mentioned data. (In millions) 2015 $26,512 13,307 2017 2016 $34,736 14,970 Net sales $30,142 Cost of products sold 13,615 Gross margin $19,766 $16,527 $13, 205 Required: a. Calculate the gross profit ratio for each of the past three years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) 2017 2016 2015 b. Assume that Campbell's net sales for the first four months of 2018 totaled $12.15 billion. Calculate an estimated cost of goods sold and gross profit for the four months, using the gross profit ratio for 2017. (Round intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places. Enter your answers in millions rounded to nearest whole number (i.e.., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5).) Cost of goods sold million Gross profit million

Selected comparative financial statements of Haroun Company follow. HAROUN COMPANY Comparative Income Statements For Years Ended December 31, 2021-2015 ($ thousands) Sales 2021 Cost of goods sold $ 1,769 1,271 2020 $ 1,549 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 $ 1,410 $ 1,292 $ 1,206 $ 1,121 $ 919 1,034 889 778 723 676 539 Gross profit 498 515 521 514 483 445 380 Operating expenses Net income 377 295 271 200 173 171 142 $ 121 $ 220 $ 250 $ 314 $ 310 $ 274 $ 238 HAROUN COMPANY Comparative Year-End Balance Sheets December 31, 2021-2015 ($ thousands) Assets Cash Accounts receivable, net Merchandise inventory Other current assets Long-term investments Plant assets, net Total assets Liabilities and Equity 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 $ 108 773 $ 142 812 $ 148 735 2,797 2,036 1,779 $ 151 564 1,499 $ 157 496 $ 155 $ 160 470 332 1,346 1,144 829 72 65 40 71 60 61 32 e B 220 220 220 220 3,422 3,409 2,982 1,683 $ 7,172 $ 6,464 $ 5,684 $ 4,188 $ 4,019 1,740 1,546 $ 3,596 $ 2,900 1,327 Current liabilities…

IBM reports that, for the years 2009 and 2008, the gross profit margins are 45.72% and 44.06% respectively. Both the net profit and the gross profit margins indicated stronger financial positions for IBM from 2008 until 2010. Which one of the following equations would IBM have used to calculate the gross profit margins? Select one: a. Gross profit/Sales x 100/1 b. Net income/Sales x 100/1 c. Gross profit/Net income x 100/1 d. Sales/Gross profit x 100/1

Access the February 21, 2017, filing of the December 31, 2016, 10-K report of The Hershey Company (ticker: HSY) at SEC.gov and complete the following requirements. Required Compute or identify the following profitability ratios of Hershey for its years ending December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015. Interpret its profitability using the results obtained for these two years. 1. Profit margin ratio (round the percent to one decimal). 2. Gross profit ratio (round the percent to one decimal). 3. Return on total assets (round the percent to one decimal). (Total assets at year-end 2014 were $5,622,870 in thousands.) 4. Return on common stockholders’ equity (round the percent to one decimal). (Total shareholders’ equity at year-end 2014 was $1,519,530 in thousands.) 5. Basic net income per common share (round to the nearest cent).