Hersheys is a familiar name in snacks. Theres a good chance you have recently enjoyed one of its products. The company manufactures confectionery products in a variety of packaged forms and markets them under more than 50 brands. Among the principal confectionery products in the United States are: Hersheys chocolates, Hersheys Kisses chocolates, Kit Kat, Mr. Goodbar chocolate bars, Reeses peanut butter cups, Almond Joy candy bars, Good & Plenty candy, Mounds candy bars, Payday candy bars, and 5 th Avenue candy bars.

THE HERSHEY COMPANY Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands of dollars except per share amounts)
For the Years Ended December 31,
2008	2007	2006
Net Sales	$	5,132,768	$	4,946,716	$	4,944,230
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of sales	3,375,050	3,315,147	3,076,718
Selling, marketing, and administrative	1,073,019	895,874	860,378
Business realignment and impairment charges, net	94,801	276,868	14,576
Total costs and expenses	4,542,870	4,487,889	3,951,672
Income before Interest and Income Taxes	589,898	458,827	992,558
Interest expense, net	97,876	118,585	116,056
Income before Income Taxes	492,022	340,242	876,502
Provision for income taxes	180,617	126,088	317,441
Net Income	$	311,405	$	214,154	$	559,061
Net Income Per ShareBasicClass B CommonStock	$	1.27	$	.87	$	2.19
Net Income Per Share-DilutedClass B CommonStock	$	1.27	$	.87	$	2.17
Net Income Per Share-BasicCommon Stock	$	1.41	$	.96	$	2.44
Net Income Per Share-DilutedCommon Stock	$	1.36	$	.93	$	2.34
Cash Dividends Paid per Share:
Common Stock	$	1.1900	$	1.1350	$	1.030
Class B Common Stock	1.0712	1.0206	.925

THE HERSHEY COMPANY Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands of dollars)
December 31,
2008	2007
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	37,103	$	129,198
Accounts receivabletrade	455,153	487,285
Inventories	592,530	600,185
Deferred income taxes	70,903	83,668
Prepaid expenses and other	189,256	126,238
Total current assets	1,344,945	1,426,574
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	1,458,949	1,539,715
Goodwill	554,677	584,713
Other Intangibles	110,772	155,862
Deferred Income Taxes	13,815	-
Other Assets	151,561	540,249
Total assets	$	3,634,719	$	4,247,113
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST, AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	249,454	$	223,019
Accrued liabilities	504,065	538,986
Accrued income taxes	15,189	373
Short-term debt	483,120	850,288
Current portion of long-term debt	18,384	6,104
Total current liabilities	1,270,212	1,618,770
Long-Term Debt	1,505,954	1,279,965
Other Long-Term Liabilities	504,963	544,016
Deferred Income Taxes	3,646	180,842
Total liabilities	3,284,775	3,623,593
Commitments and Contingencies	-	-
Minority Interest	31,745	30,598
Stockholders Equity:
Preferred Stock, shares issued: none in 2008 and 2007	-	-
Common Stock, shares issued: 299,190,836 in 2008 and 299,095,417 in 2007	299,190	299,095
Class B Common Stock, shares issued: 60,710,908 in 2008 and 60,806,327 in 2007	60,711	60,806
Additional paid-in capital	352,375	335,256
Retained earnings	3,975,762	3,927,306
TreasuryCommon Stock shares, at cost: 132,866,673 in 2008 and 132,851,893 in 2007	(4,009,931	)	(4,001,562	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(359,908	)	(27,979	)
Total stockholders equity	318,199	592,922
Total liabilities, minority interest, and stockholders equity	$	3,634,719	$	4,247,113

The above information was reported in a recent annual statement. For the year 2008, compute the following ratios. Assume an income tax rate of 34%.(Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

Return on equity	%
Return on assets	%
Financial leverage percentage	%
Profit margin	%
Fixed asset turnover
Cash ratio
Current ratio
Quick ratio
Receivable turnover
Inventory turnover
Times interest earned
Debt/Equity