Best Buy Wal-Mart Amazon $88,988 Sales $40,339 $485,651 31,292 Cost of sales 62,752 365,086 Gross profit $ 9,047 $26,236 $120,565 Selling, general, and administrative expenses Operating expenses Income from operations 7,592 26,058 93,418 $ 1,450 $ 27,147 2$ 178
Best Buy Wal-Mart Amazon $88,988 Sales $40,339 $485,651 31,292 Cost of sales 62,752 365,086 Gross profit $ 9,047 $26,236 $120,565 Selling, general, and administrative expenses Operating expenses Income from operations 7,592 26,058 93,418 $ 1,450 $ 27,147 2$ 178
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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The condensed income statements through income from operations for Amazon.com, Inc., Best Buy, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for a recent fiscal year follow (in millions):
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1. Prepare comparative common-sized income statements for each company. Round percentages to one decimal place.
2. Use the common-sized analysis to compare the financial performance of
the three companies.
![Best Buy
Wal-Mart
Amazon
$88,988
Sales
$40,339
$485,651
31,292
Cost of sales
62,752
365,086
Gross profit
$ 9,047
$26,236
$120,565
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Operating expenses
Income from operations
7,592
26,058
93,418
$ 1,450
$ 27,147
2$
178](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9d8e5b3e-5fbb-49f6-a464-1d318990d2ae%2Ff484a605-773a-40e3-8f6c-77dc82333a48%2Fqap80nj.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Best Buy
Wal-Mart
Amazon
$88,988
Sales
$40,339
$485,651
31,292
Cost of sales
62,752
365,086
Gross profit
$ 9,047
$26,236
$120,565
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Operating expenses
Income from operations
7,592
26,058
93,418
$ 1,450
$ 27,147
2$
178
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