Whole Foods Market, Inc. included these statements in its 2010 annual report.* Required a. Compute the following

Question:

Whole Foods Market, Inc. included these statements in its 2010 annual report.*

Required

a. Compute the following for 2010 and 2009:

1. Net profit margin

2. Total asset turnover (use year- end assets)

3. Return on assets (use year- end assets)

4. Operating income margin

5. Return on operating assets (use year- end assets)

6. Sales to fixed assets (use year- end fixed assets)

7. Return on investment (use year- end balance sheet accounts)

8. Return on total equity (use year- end equity)

9. Gross profit margin

b. Comment on the trends in (a).

Asset Turnover
Asset turnover is sales divided by total assets. Important for comparison over time and to other companies of the same industry. This is a standard business ratio. Balance Sheet
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