Assume General Motors announced a quarterly profit of $119 million for 4th quarter 2019. Below is a portion of its balance sheet. Conduct a horizontal analysis of the following line items. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the "percent" answers to the nearest hundredth percent.) ****Need the answers to the "Goodwill" column*****       2019 (dollars in millions) 2018 (dollars in millions) Difference % CHG Cash and cash equivalents $15,980 $15,499 481 3.10 Marketable securities 9,222 16,148 (6,926) (42.89) Inventories 13,642 14,324 (682) (4.76) Goodwill 0 1,278     Total liabilities and equity $103,249 $144,603 (41,354) (28.60)

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Assume General Motors announced a quarterly profit of $119 million for 4th quarter 2019. Below is a portion of its balance sheet. Conduct a horizontal analysis of the following line items. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the "percent" answers to the nearest hundredth percent.)

****Need the answers to the "Goodwill" column*****

 
 
  2019 (dollars in millions) 2018 (dollars in millions) Difference % CHG
Cash and cash equivalents $15,980 $15,499 481 3.10
Marketable securities 9,222 16,148 (6,926) (42.89)
Inventories 13,642 14,324 (682) (4.76)
Goodwill 0 1,278    
Total liabilities and equity $103,249 $144,603 (41,354) (28.60)
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