Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259864230
Author: PHILLIPS, Fred, Libby, Robert, Patricia A.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 3, 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 2016 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.)
Required:
- 1. Did Lowe’s sales revenues increase or decrease in the year ended February 3, 2017, as compared to the previous year? By how much? Calculate this change as a percentage of the previous year’s sales revenues. Is the trend in Lowe’s sales revenues more or less favorable than The Home Depot’s?
- 2. State the amount of the largest expense on the income statement of Lowe’s for the year ended February 3, 2017, and describe the transaction represented by the expense. Did this expense increase or decrease and by what percentage, as compared to the previous year? Is the trend in Lowe’s largest expense more or less favorable than the trend for The Home Depot’s largest expense?
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Lansing Company's current-year income statement and selected balance sheet data at December 31 of the current and
prior years follow.
LANSING COMPANY
Income Statement
For Current Year Ended December 31
Sales revenue
Expenses
Cost of goods sold
Depreciation expense
Salaries expense
Rent expense
Insurance expense
Interest expense
Utilities expense
Net income
$ 124,200
At December 31
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Accounts payable
Salaries payable
Utilities payable
Prepaid insurance
Prepaid rent
51,000
16,500
27,000
9,900
4,700
4,500
3,700
$ 6,900
LANSING COMPANY
Selected Balance Sheet Accounts
Current Year
$ 6,500
2,880
5,300
1,060
400
350
400
Prior Year
$ 7,600
1,990
6,400
790
250
460
270
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Obtain Target Corporation's annual report for its 2018 fiscal year (year ended February 2, 2019) at http://investors.target.com
a. What was Target's gross margin percentage for the fiscal year ended February 2, 2019 (2018) and 2017? Use "Sales" for these computations
b. What was Target's Return on Sales percentage for 2018 and 2017? Use "Total Revenue" for these computations.
c. Target's return on ales percentage for 2017 was higher than it was in 2018. Ignoring taxes, how much higher would Target's 2018 net income have been if it's return on sales percentage in 2018 had been the same as for 2017?
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Fundamentals Of Financial Accounting
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