04 a. For each company listed below, compute Return on Sales (ROS), which reveals the portion of each revenue dollar that results in profit. ROS-Net Income /Sales revenue ROS 9.26% 2 (S in millions) Microsoft (MSFT) Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) Ford Motor Company (F) Year Ended 6/30/2008 1/31/2009 12/31/2008 Revenue $ 60,420 $ 405,607 $ 146,277 Net Income $ 17,681 $ 13.400 $ (14,672) Wal-Mart Stores has greater/less) revenue than Microsoft, but Microsoft has a higher / lower) ROS ratio than Wal-Mart. The ROS ratio for Microsoft indicates % of every revenue dollar resulted in profit (net income), but for Wal-Mart Stores only % of every revenue dollar resulted in profit. Ford Motor Company reports a (positiveegative) ROS, indicating (revenue/ net income) is negative. For Wal-Mart, cents of each revenue dollar went to pay for all of the costs of running the business, leaving cents of each revenue dollar for profit. The corporation with the strongest ROS ratio is (MSFT/WMT/F). How can a company increase its ROS ratio? d. Does a low ROS ratio indicate a weak corporation? (Yes/No) Why