Calculate profit as a percentage of sales

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Find the last 4 years' sales and profit or net income data for a major retail corporation.

Calculate profit as a percentage of sales; be careful to place the decimal point correctly.

Prepare a paragraph of explanation/interpretation of the data as if this were a small part of a lengthy report to potential investors.

Prepare a chart to display all the information in a meaningful way.

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