Choose two companies in the same industry in Canada. Read the instructions for question 10.2 before making your choice(s), as you will use the same firms for questions 10.1 and 10.2. In one paragraph, describe your choice of firms and industry, noting in particular what you hope to learn from your financial statement analysis. Provide URLs to the financial statements on the firm's website. *Marks will be awarded choosing less common firms/industry. Common and frequently chosen firms and industries will receive fewer marks in this regard. Summarize each firm's income statement and balance sheet for the last two fiscal years into the categories below. Complete the attached tables (an Excel template is available in the Assignment 3 dropbox area of the course website) with this information. You may cut and paste into and from Microsoft Excel for this assignment.

What is a tie-in sale? How might it reduce competition and when might it be acceptable?

What is a corporate merger? What is an acquisition?

Jane and Bill are apprehended for a bank robbery. They are taken into separate rooms and questioned by the police about their involvement in the crime. The police tell them each that if they confess and turn the other person in, they will receive a fighter sentence. If they both confess, they will be each be sentenced to 30 years. If neither confesses, they will each receive a 20-year sentence. If only one confesses, the they will receive 15 years and the one who stayed silent will receive 35 years. Table 10.7 below represents the choices available to Jane and Bill. If Jane trusts Bill to stay silent, what should she do? If Jane thinks that Bill will confess, what should she do? Does Jane have a dominant strategy? Does Bill have a dominant strategy? A = Confess; B = Stay Silent. (Each results entry lists Janes sentence first (in years), and Bills sentence second.)

Why does entry occur?

One of the approaches for the Southern Company to comply with the Clean Air Act is to adopt fuel-switching technology. Do you think this strategic flexibility would have value to Southern Companys shareholders? Why?