Question: Refer to the following mentioned data. (In millions) 2014 2013 2012 Net revenues $ 8,268 $ 8,052 $ 7,175 Cost of products sold 5,370 5,140

Refer to the following mentioned data.




(In millions)


2014

2013

2012

Net revenues

$

8,268


$

8,052


$

7,175


Cost of products sold


5,370



5,140



4,365


Gross margin

$

2,898


$

2,912


$

2,810





Required:

a. Calculate the gross profit ratio for each of the past three years. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

2014=%?

2013=%?

2012=%?

b. Assume that Campbell’s net sales for the first four months of 2015 totaled $2.7 billion. Calculate an estimated cost of goods sold and gross profit for the four months, using the gross profit ratio for 2014. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in millions rounded to nearest whole number (i.e., 5,000,000 should be entered as 5).




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