Following are the income statement and balance sheet of Whole Foods Market, Inc.

a. Forecast Whole Foods Market's 2014 income statement and balance sheet using the following relations (\$ in millions).

b. What does the forecasted adjustment to balance the accounting equation from part \(a\) reveal to us about the forecasted financing needs of the company?

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Income Statement, For Years Ended (in millions) Sales..... Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs. Gross profit.... Direct store expenses. General and administrative expenses Pre-opening expenses.. Relocation, store closures and lease termination costs... Operating income... Interest expense.. Investment and other income. Income before income taxes Provision for income taxes. Net income... 2013 2012 $12,917 $11,699 8,288 7,543 4,629 3,285 397 52 12 883 - $551 11 894 34 4,156 2,983 372 47 10 $466 744 - 8 752 286 $343 2011 $10,108 6,571 3,537 2,629 311 41 8 548 (4) 8 552 209