Tools for Business Decision Making
Question:
Write a 700 word comparative analysis using the financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc. presented in Appendix D, and the financial statements for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., presented in Appendix E, including the following:
Compute the 2014 values for Amazon.com and the 2015 values for Wal-Mart based on the information in the financial statements:
Inventory turnover (Use cost of sales and inventories)
Days of inventory
Conclusions concerning the management of the inventory can you draw from this data.
Show work on Excel® spreadsheet under student materials and submit with analysis. There are two documents to be submitted (Excel spreadsheet showing the computed Inventory Turnover and Days in Inventory and comparative analysis on Word document).
The paper--including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page--must be consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements
Note: While the data are not from the same year, inferences can be drawn regarding inventory management of the two companies.
Attachment:- appendix.rar