Which of segments reports the fastest growth in profitabilty

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The operating profits from 2006 to 2008 reported by each of Johnson & Johnson's primary business segments are provided below. Sales numbers for each of the segments are provided in BE5-2 of the Brief Exercises section of this chapter (dollars in millions).

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a. Which of the segments is the most profitable as a percentage of sales?

b. Which of the segments reports the fastest growth in profitability?

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