discusses accounting and financial information used by managers to make decisions. For example, the income statement provides the company$$s operating profit and net sales, which can be used to calculate the company$$s return on sales $($profit margin$).$ A sample income statement is displayed in the following figure, Figure $17\mathrm{.}6,$ from your textbook. In this example, the profit margin is about $9\mathrm{.}4\%$: Return on Sales $=$ Net Income Before Taxes $/$ Gross Sales $68,000/720,000=0\mathrm{.}094$ or $9\mathrm{.}4\%$ FIGURE $17\mathrm{.}6$ SAMPLE HARVEST GOLD INCOME STATEMENT.png Figure $17\mathrm{.}6$: Sample Harvest Gold Income Statement Why are financial ratios important data for managers to consider when making business decisions? Provide at least one example.