Individual Assignment: Comparative Analysis Problem: Amazon.com, Inc. vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.<\/p>\n
Purpose of Assignment<\/b><\/p>\n
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the inventory section of two companies using basic comparative analysis, and to interpret the data to gain insight about the company’s inventory management.<\/p>\n
Assignment Steps<\/b><\/p>\n
Resources:<\/b> Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making<\/i><\/p>\n
Write <\/b>a 1,050-word comparative analysis using the financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc. presented in Appendix D, and the financial statements for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., presented in Appendix E, including the following:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Compute these 2014 values for each company based on the information in the financial statements:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Inventory turnover (Use cost of sales and inventories)<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Days of inventory<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Conclusions concerning the management of the inventory can you draw from this data. <\/p>\n
Show<\/b> work on Excel\u00ae spreadsheet and submit<\/b> with analysis.<\/p>\n
Grading Guide<\/p>\n
Content<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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Comments:<\/p>\n
Write a comparative analysis using the financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc. presented in Appendix D, and the financial statements for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., presented in Appendix E.<\/p>\n
Included the 2014 values based on the following:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Inventory turnover (Use cost of sales and inventories)<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Days of inventory<\/p>\n
Included conclusions concerning the management of the inventory.<\/p>\n
The analysis was 1,050 words in length.<\/p>\n
Total Available<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Total Earned<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
6<\/p>\n
#\/6<\/p>\n
Writing Guidelines<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Met<\/i><\/p>\n
Partially Met<\/i><\/p>\n
Not Met<\/i><\/p>\n
Comments:<\/p>\n
The paper\u2014including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page\u2014is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.<\/p>\n
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.<\/p>\n
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.<\/p>\n
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.<\/p>\n
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.<\/p>\n
Total Available<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Total Earned<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
#\/3<\/p>\n
Assignment Total<\/b><\/p>\n
#<\/b><\/p>\n
9<\/b><\/p>\n
#\/9<\/b><\/p>\n
Additional comments:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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