Question 1
The one with the highest growth rate is the one with the highest percentage. Europe has the highest growth rate at 41.2 percent which is followed by Asia, Middle East and Africa at 17.5 percent.
Question 2
The one with the highest operating profit margin is the one with the highest operating profit to sales ratio while the one with the lowest operating profit margin is the one with the lowest operating profit to sales ratio
Quaker Foods North America and Frito-Lay North America have the highest operating profit margin. Europe, and Asia, Middle East and Africa have the lowest operating profit margin
Question 3
I expect the operating profit margin to be higher than the current level. This is because an increase in sales volume is associated with lower production costs due to economies of scale and quantity discounts. Besides, there are certain operating expenses that are fixed such as rent, administrative costs among others. Therefore, the operating profits will be higher.
Question 4
They were also flat. This is because the sales growth was zero. Therefore, it means nothing changed. Everything remained at the same level as before.
Question 5
52/53 * 2,656 = 2,605.89
The assumption is that the sales were accrued evenly in all the weeks. Therefore, if the year had one week less, then the sales will be less the volume of sales sold during that week.
Therefore, the sales will be lower compared to a 53-week year.
Question 6
Europe was the most affected by foreign exchange rate. It had an impact of 3 percent which is the highest compared to all the other divisions. Therefore, it must have felt the highest impact.
