Selected information is available for Tim Hortons Inc. and Starbucks Corporation for a recent fiscal year: ________________________________Tim

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Selected information is available for Tim Hortons Inc. and Starbucks Corporation for a recent fiscal year:

________________________________Tim Hortons..............................Starbucks

____________________________(in CAD millions) ....................(in USD millions)

Beginning of year

Total assets........................................................$2,204.0.................................$ [4]

Total liabilities..............................................................[1]..................................2,973.1

Total shareholders' equity..................................1,154.4.................................4,387.3

End of year

Total assets..........................................................2,284.2.......................................[5]

Total liabilities.....................................................1,094.1.................................3,104.7

Total shareholders' equity.......................................[2].......................................[6]

Changes during year in shareholders' equity ........-

Repurchase of shares............................................18.7.......................................1.1

Dividends...................................................................[3]....................................543.7

Total revenues..................................................3,123.8................................13,604.6

Total expenses.................................................2,716.0.................................12,219.9

Other decreases in shareholders' equity.........222.9....................................112.7

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(a) Determine the missing amounts for [1] to [6].

(b) Which company has the higher proportion of debt financing at the end of its fiscal year? Of equity financing?

(c) Tim Hortons' year end is the Sunday nearest to the end of December. Starbucks' year end is the last Sunday in September. In addition, Tim Hortons reports its financial results in Canadian dollars and Starbucks reports in U.S. dollars. Is it appropriate to compare these two companies in (b)?

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