Access the financial statements for Whole Foods Market Inc. for the year ending September 27, 2015 using the filings tab on the Securities and Exchange Commission's web site: http://www.sec.gov/. The financial statements are contained in Item 8 of the Form 10-K.

Required:

Use the most recent financial statements for Whole Foods Market Inc. and The Kroger Co. to answer the following questions:

1. Calculate the current ratio for the past two years for both firms. Do you notice any significant differences?

2. Calculate the gross profit percentage for the past two years both firms. Do you notice any trends?

3. Calculate return on assets for the most recent year for both firms. Which company earned the highest return on assets?

4. Decompose return on assets into net profit margin and total asset turnover.