Refer to the following mentioned data. Net sales Cost of products sold Gross margin 2017 2016 2015 Required: a. Calculate the gross profit ratio for each of the past three years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) (In millions) 2016 2017 2015 $34,894 $30,411 $26,113 14,318 13,376 13,767 $20,576 $17,035 $12,346 Cost of goods sold Gross profit 58.94 % % % b. Assume that Campbell's net sales for the first four months of 2018 totaled $12.79 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 (1.e., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5).) million million
Refer to the following mentioned data. Net sales Cost of products sold Gross margin 2017 2016 2015 Required: a. Calculate the gross profit ratio for each of the past three years. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) (In millions) 2016 2017 2015 $34,894 $30,411 $26,113 14,318 13,376 13,767 $20,576 $17,035 $12,346 Cost of goods sold Gross profit 58.94 % % % b. Assume that Campbell's net sales for the first four months of 2018 totaled $12.79 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 (1.e., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5).) million million
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![Refer to the following mentioned data.
Net sales
Cost of products sold
Gross margin
2017
2016
2015
Required:
a. Calculate the gross profit ratio for each of the past three years. (Round your answers to 2
decimal places.)
(In millions)
2016
2017
2015
$34,894
$30,411
$26,113
14,318
13,376
13,767
$20,576 $17,035 $12,346
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
58.94 %
%
%
b. Assume that Campbell's net sales for the first four months of 2018 totaled $12.79 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 (1.e., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5).)
million
million](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6db4719a-9a82-4a68-9040-c81531e716f9%2F3a54e45b-3b89-4c94-a7e8-6a246eb8c089%2F1lhkac7_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Refer to the following mentioned data.
Net sales
Cost of products sold
Gross margin
2017
2016
2015
Required:
a. Calculate the gross profit ratio for each of the past three years. (Round your answers to 2
decimal places.)
(In millions)
2016
2017
2015
$34,894
$30,411
$26,113
14,318
13,376
13,767
$20,576 $17,035 $12,346
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
58.94 %
%
%
b. Assume that Campbell's net sales for the first four months of 2018 totaled $12.79 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 (1.e., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5).)
million
million
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