The statement of cash flow for Nestle Group, a Swiss-based food conglomerate that publishes IFRS-based financial statements, contained the following numbers (in million Swiss francs-CHF).

(a) Explain how profit could be below operating cash flow in one year and above it the next.(b) Analyze Nestlé's cash management activities in 2007 and contrast them with 2008.

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2007 2008 19,051 10,763 Profit 11,382 13,439 (15,753) Operating cash flow flow from investing activities Cash flow from financing activities 4,699 (16,884) 3,397