
Financial Accounting: Information for Decisions
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781260158809
Author: Wild, John
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 4, Problem 2FSA
comparative figures for Apple and Google follow.
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1. Compute the amount of gross margin and the gross margin ratio for the two years shown for each ofthese companies.
2. Which company earns more in gross margin for each dollar of net sales for the current year?
3. Do (a) Apple’s and (b) Google’s current-year gross margins underperform or outperform the Industry(assumed) average of 35.0%?
4. Are (a) Apple’s and (b) Google’s current-year gross margins on a favorable or unfavorable trend?
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