1. By ensuring a gross profit percentage of 67 is achieved per year.

2. The difference between operation cost and profit is substantially close. I would invest
more in research that should put the company in a mode of looking to the future and
possible investments to increase profit shares.

provide an estimate of the reduction in net earnings that need to be made up?

take the revenue minus 2.3%? For example, assuming revenue stays flat in 2015, it would be
$5,816.92 million.

forecast what revenue would be in future years?