Vertical analysis   Amazon.com, Inc.is the largest Internet retailer in the United States. Amazon's income statements through income from operations for two recent years are as follows (in mH!ions):   Amazon.com,Inc.   Operating Income Statements For the Years Ended December 31 (in millions)   Year 2 Year 1 Product sales $70,080 $60,903 Service sales 18,908 13,549 Total sales $88,988 $74,452 Cost of sales $62,752 $54,181 Fulfillment 10,766 8,585 Marketing 4,332 3,133 Technology and content 9,275 6,565 General and administrative 1,552 1,129 Other operating expense (income), net 133 114 Total operating expenses $88,810 $73,707 Income from operations $ 178 $ 745   1.Prepare a vertical analysis of the two operating income statements.Round percentages to one decimal pl 2.Use the vertical analysis to explain the decrease in income from operations.

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Amazon.com, Inc.is the largest Internet retailer in the United States. Amazon's income statements through income from operations for two recent years are as follows (in mH!ions):

 

Amazon.com,Inc.

 

Operating Income Statements

For the Years Ended December 31 (in millions)

 

Year 2

Year 1

Product sales

$70,080

$60,903

Service sales

18,908

13,549

Total sales

$88,988

$74,452

Cost of sales

$62,752

$54,181

Fulfillment

10,766

8,585

Marketing

4,332

3,133

Technology and content

9,275

6,565

General and administrative

1,552

1,129

Other operating expense (income), net

133

114

Total operating expenses

$88,810

$73,707

Income from operations

$ 178

$ 745

 

1.Prepare a vertical analysis of the two operating income statements.Round percentages to one decimal pl

2.Use the vertical analysis to explain the decrease in income from operations.

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