(a)
Interpreting Financial Statements
The study of financial
In the given case, two large retail French companies, Company C and Company P have merged to compete against a giant retail American company, Company W. The international sales of Company W are much less than that of combined sales of Company C and P, however the total sales of Company W are more than combines sales of the two merged companies.
To Calculate: The gross profit rate for each of the company and discuss their relative abilities to control cost of goods sold.
(b)
To Calculate: The profit margin for each of the company and discuss their relative profitability.
(c)
To Calculate: The
(d)
To Analyze: The above comparison.

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