Problem
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
Respond to each question below:
• What does your company produce (30 words more/ less)?
• Analyze the trends in sales, cost of goods sold, gross profit, and operating income for your manufacturing company (80 words more/ less).
(example: The visible trend in all that can be been is an average of 2 percent growth each year. The net sale in 2019 was $7,986,252 and $8,149,719 in 2020. In 2019, the cost of goods was $4,363,774 and $4,448,450 in 2020. The gross profit in 2019 was $3,622,478 and $3,701,269 in 2020. The operating income in 2019 was $1,595,952 and $1,782,698 in 2020.)
• What segments does your company have? Are they by product or by region? What note number in the SEC 10K financial statements notes did you locate this information (75 words more/less)?
• Prepare a trend analysis for percentage changes from a base year for these key indicators of performance (50 words more/less).
• Comment on cost management issues based on your analysis of these trends (75 words more/less)?
• Report on segments, divisions, or any other reporting entities and on any diversity in products (75 words more/less).
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.