The following ratios are for four companies in different industries. Some of these ratios have been discussed in the textbook and others have not, but their names explain how the ratio was computed. These data are for the companies' 2013 fiscal years. The four sets of ratios, presented randomly, are as follows:

The four companies to which these ratios relate, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Darden Restaurants, Inc., which operated over 2,100 restaurants under 10 different names, including Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and LongHorn Steakhouse. Deere & Company, a company that manufactures farming and heavy construction equipment.
Molson Coors Brewing, Inc., a company that produces beer and related products. Weight Watchers International, Inc., a company that provides weight-loss services and products. Its fiscal year-end was December 31, 2013, during which 49 percent of its revenues came from meeting fees, 20 percent came from product sales, and 31 percent came from online services.
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Determine which company should be matched with each set of ratios. Write a memorandum explaining the rationale for your decisions.

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Company 4 81% 70 40 6% 27% 6.4 $522,014 Company 3 22% 43 Company 1 Company 2 10% 29 35 4% 58% 3.0 41,514$339,921 11% 50 Current assets Total assets Average days to sell inventory Average days to collect receivables Return on assets Gross profit Sales Asset turnover SalesNumber of full-time employees 15% 58% 19.8 $68,965 38% 69% 1.9