Kroger, a national supermarket chain, reported the following data (in millions) in its financial statements for 2007:
Total revenue $66,111
Total assets at end of year 21,215
Total assets at beginning of year 20,482
a. Compute the ratio of net sales to assets for 2007. Round to two decimal places.
b. Would you expect the ratio of net sales to assets for Kroger to be similar to or different from that of Tiffany & Co.? Tiffany is the large North American retailer of jewelry, with a ratio of net sales to average total assets of 0.94.