Key figures for the recent two years of both Best Buy and Circuit City follow.

Required 

1. Compute profit margins for

(a) Best Buy and

(b) Circuit City for the two years of data shown.
2. Which company is more successful on the basis of profit margin? Explain.

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Best Buy Key Figures ($ thousands) Net income Net sales $ 984,000 Prior Year Current Year $ 705,000 24,548,000 27,433,000 Circuit City Current Year Prior Year $ 61,658 $ (89.269) 9,857,057 10,472,364