$1.$ Analyze the company$s$ financial summary for the fiscal years $2016-2020to$ decide whether $to$ invest $in$ the common stock $ofWRM.$ Include the following sections $in$ your analysis, and fully explain your final decision.

$a.$ Trend analysis for net sales and net income $(use2016as$ the base year$).$

$b.$ Profitability analysis.

$c.$ Evaluation $of$ the ability $to$ sell merchandise inventory $(WRM$ uses the LIFO method$).$

$d.$ Evaluation $of$ the ability $to$ pay debts.

$e.$ Evaluation $of$ dividends.