Interpreting an Income Statement A recent Consolidated Statement of Income for the Coca Cola Company and Subsidiaries is presented below.

Consolidated Statements of Income
The Coca Cola Company and Subsidiaries

Year Ended December 31

2001

2000

1999

(In millions except per share data)

NET OPERATING REVENUES

$20,092

$19,889

$19,284

Cost of goods sold

6,044

6,204

6,009

GROSS PROFIT

14,048

13,685

13,275

Selling, administrative and general expenses

8,696

8,551

8,480

Other operating charges

0

1,443

813

OPERATING INCOME

5,352

3,691

3,982

Interest income

325

345

260

Interest expense

289

447

337

Other income (loss)

282

190

86

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND

CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE

5,670

3,399

3,819

Income taxes

1,691

1,222

1,388

INCOME BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF

ACCOUNTING CHANGE

3,979

2,177

2,431

Cumulative effect of accounting change,

net of income taxes

10

0

0

NET INCOME

$3,969

$2,177

$2,431

BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE

$1.60

$0.88

$0.98

Before accounting change

0

0

0

Cumulative effect of accounting change

$1.60

$0.88

$0.98

DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE

Before accounting change

$1.60

$0.88

$0.98

Cumulative effect of accounting change

0

0

0

$1.60

$0.88

$0.98

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING

2,487

2,477

2,469

Dilutive effect of stock options

0

10

18

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING ASSUMING DILUTION

2,487

2,487

2,487

Required

A. What is the amount of cost of goods sold for 1999, 2000, and 2001? What kinds of costs are included in cost of goods sold?

B. What does gross profit represent? Calculate gross profit as a percentage of net operating revenues for each year. What do you observe?

C. How does gross profit differ from operating income?

D. Is Coca Cola more profitable in 2001 than in 1999? Explain.