Leslie's Burgers operates and franchises fast-food restaurants specializing in grilled hamburgers and chicken sandwiches. The 2015 and 2016 income statements are as follows (in $000s):

Required
a. Prepare a common-size analysis of this section of Leslie's Burgers' income statement. Express all percentages using one decimal place. Your answers may not add perfectly due to rounding.
b. One obvious reason that operating income dropped significantly in 2016 is the impairment of long-lived assets. What other operating issues do you believe contributed to the decline in operating income?

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Year Ended December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Total revenues 41,001 $40,183 Cost of restaurant sales Restaurant operating expenses General and administrative Advertising Depreciation and amortization Impairment of long-lived assets 11,125 16,898 6,818 2,547 2,206 986 40,580 11,066 16,726 5,280 2,652 2,096 Total expenses Operating income 37,820 2,363 S 421