Use the Target Corporations Form 10-K to answer the following questions related to Targets 2012 fiscal year

Question:

Use the Target Corporation’s Form 10-K to answer the following questions related to Target’s 2012 fiscal year (year ended February 2, 2013). Target’s Form 10-K is available on the company’s website or through the SEC’s EDGAR database. Appendix A provides instructions for using the EDGAR database.

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a. Instead of “Cash,” the company’s uses the account name “Cash and cash equivalents.” How does the company define cash equivalents?
b. The annual report has two reports in which management is clearly identified as having responsibility for the company’s financial reporting and internal controls. What are the names of these reports and on what pages are they located?

Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial...