Samsung, Apple, and Google are competitors in the global marketplace. Selected data for Samsung follow.

Required
1. Review the discussion of the importance of the cost of goods sold divided by total expenses ratio in BTN. Compute the cost of goods sold to total expenses ratio for Samsung for the two years of data provided. (Record answers as percents, rounded to one decimal.)

2. Comment on the similarities or differences in the ratio results calculated in part 1 and in BTN across years and companies. (Record answers as percents, rounded to one decimal.)

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(billions of Korean won) Current Year Prior Year Cost of goods sold Operating expenses Total expenses .. WI91907.6 W172,054.2 W137,696.3 W126,651.9 45,402.3 54,211.3