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7. The Russell Department Stores, Inc., chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you to compare the company's profit performance and financial position with the average for the industry. The CEO has given you the company's income statement and balance sheet, as well as the industry average data for retailers. Requirements R1. Prepare a common-size income statement and balance sheet for Russell. The first column of each statement should present Russell's common-size statement, and the second column, the industry averages. R2. For the profitability analysis, compute Russell's (a) ratio of gross profit to net sales, (b) ratio of operating income to net sales, and (c) ratio of net income to net sales. Compare these figures with the industry averages. Is Russell's profit performance better or worse than the industry average? . 1 R3. For the analysis of financial position, compute Russell's (a) ratio of current assets to total assets and (b) ratio of stockholders' equity to total assets. Compare these ratios with the industry averages. Is Russell's financial position better or worse than the industry averages? . 2 8. Comparative financial statement data of Sanfield, Inc. follow: Market price of Sanfield's common stock: $81.26 at December 31, 2011, and $67.20 at December 31, 2010. Common shares outstanding: 10,000 during 2011 and 9,000 during 2010. All sales on credit. Requirements R1. Compute the following ratios for 2011 and 2010: R2. Decide (a) whether Sanfield's ability to pay debts and to sell inventory improved or deteriorated during 2011 and (b) whether the investment attractiveness of its common stock appears to have increased or decreased. General Motors, Inc., and Ford Motor Company both had a bad year in 2007; the companies' auto units suffered net losses. The loss pushed some return measures into the negative column, and the companies' ratios deteriorated. Assume top management of GM and Ford are pondering ways to improve their ratios. In particular, management is considering the following transactions: 1. 2. 3. 4. . Borrow $100 million on long-term debt. Purchase treasury stock for $500 million cash. Expense one-fourth of the goodwill carried on the books. Create a new auto-design division at a cash cost of $300 million. 3 5. Purchase patents from Daimler Chrysler, paying $20 million cash. Requirements R1. Top management wants to know the effects of these transactions (increase, decrease, or no effect) on the following ratios: a. Current ratio b. Debt ratio c. Return on equity . 4