The COVID$-19$ pandemic affected companies in the food industry in unique ways, particularly during $2020.$ Ruth's Hospitality Group $\backslash$table$[[\{$

$\backslash$table$[[$For the year ended:$],[($$ in thousands$)]]\},($ $ in thousands$)],[$$$400,000,,],[$Acquisition of property and equipment,$(31,668),(10,620),(19,651),$$$300,000,,],[$Acquisition of franchise restaurant, net of $..,(18,613),,,,],[$NNet casti used in inivestiing activities,$(50,261),(10,620),(19,651),$$$200,000,,],[$Cash flows from financing activities:,,$],[$Principal borrowings on long$-$term debt,$54,000,85,000,,\backslash$table$[[$$$100,000],[$$$0]],,],[$Principal repayments on long$-$term debt,$(31,000),(34,000),(45,000),,],[$Principal borrowings from the CARES Act l$..,,20,000,,\{$

$\backslash$table$[[$Dec$.2019,$ Dec. $2020],[$Net Income $($Loss$)],[($$ in thousands$)]]\},$Dec. $2021],[$Principal repayments on the CARES Act loan,,$(20,000),],[$Repurchase of common stock,$(25,818),(13,226),(16,586)],[$Net proceeds from the sale of common stoc..,,$49,558,],[$Cash dividend payments,$(15,566),(4,428),,$$$300,000,,],[$Tax payments from the vesting of restricte..,$(3,720),(1,573),(2,811),,],[$Proceeds from the exercise of stock options,$16,,,$$$200,000,,],[$Deferred financing costs,$(36),(961),(612),,],[$Net cash provided by $($used in$)$ financing ac$..,(22,124),80,370,(65,009),$$$100,000,,],[$Net increase $($decrease$)$ in cash and cash eq$..,505,89,835,(3,269),,],[$Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of $..,5,062,5,567,95,402,$$$0,,],[$Cash and cash equivalents at end of year,$5,567,95,402,92,133,$Dec. $2019,$Dec. $2021]]$ Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

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Determine the following amounts for Sprouts:

$($Ticker: RUTH$)$ develops and operates fine dining restaurants under the trade name Ruth's Chris Steak. Sprouts Farmers Market

$($Ticker: SFM$)$ offers a healthy grocery store experience. Wendy's Company $($Ticker: WEN$)$ is primarily engaged in the business of

operating, developing and franchising a system of distinctive quick$-$service restaurants. In answering the following questions, consider

the impact that the COVID$-19$ pandemic would have on each company's business model.

Company.

Ruth's Hospitality Group $($RUTH$)$

Sprouts Farmers Market $($SFM$)$

Wendy's Company $($WEN$)$