Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259864230
Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 1, Problem 2SDC
Comparing Financial Information
Refer to the financial statements of The Home Depot in Appendix A and Lowe’s in Appendix B at the end of this book. (Note: Fiscal 2106 for The Home Depot runs from February 1, 2016, to January 29, 2017. Fiscal 2016 for Lowe’s runs from January 30, 2016, to February 3, 2017. See S1-1 for further explanation of these fiscal periods.)
Required:
- 1. Was Lowe’s net income for the year ended February 3, 2017, greater (or less) than The Home Depot’s?
- 2. Was Lowe’s sales revenue for the year ended February 3, 2017, greater (or less) than The Home Depot’s?
- 3. Did Lowe’s have more (or less) inventory than The Home Depot at the end of “Fiscal 2016”?
- 4. Did Lowe’s have more (or less) cash than The Home Depot at the end of “Fiscal 2016”?
- 5. What reasons do The Home Depot and Lowe’s give for choosing such odd dates to end their fiscal years?
- 6. How many weeks are included in “Fiscal 2016” for The Home Depot versus Lowe’s? If the companies were identical in all other respects, which company would you expect to report a larger amount of sales revenue?
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