Q:
The company's financial performance in recent years. Refer to Safeway's income statement, the balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Based on information contained in these financial statements, answer the following questions:
1. As a percentage of total assets, did existing assets increase or decrease from 2007 to 2008?
What was the primary reason for the change?
2. Divide gross profit by sales for 2007 and 2008. For which year is the gross profit percentage higher? What does that change represent?
3. In 2008, did Safeway prepare enough cash from operations to fund all of its investing activities? Did Safeway produce enough cash from operations to cover both its investing and its financing activities?