In this segment of our continuing case, you will use the following data to analyze trends in your company’s financial performance over the past five years.

Prepare a trend analysis for your company using 2007 as the base year, and discuss the results. Identify important trends, state whether the trends are favorable or unfavorable, and discuss significant relationships among the trends.

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Cookie Company Five-Year Summary of Operations and Other Related Data 2010 2007 2011 2009 2008 Summary of operations Sales $ 7,000 5,000 $9,000 6,700 $8,000 5,500 $6,500 4,700 $5,000 3,000 Cost of products sold Interest expense Provision for income taxes 300 120 50 70 50 400 380 350 230 150 Net income (before special items) Other related data 1,600 1,600 2,000 1,500 1,800 35 3,000 500 Dividends paid: common Total assets 30 46 40 20 2,500 750 5,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1,000 3,000 2,000 Total debt 500 Shareholders' equity 2,500 1,750 1,500