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

Instructions
(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 December 31. 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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Starbucks in USD millions Tim Hortons in CAD millions $1,993 1,142 1,997 Beginning of year Total assets Total liabilities Total shareholders' equity $ [4] 3,182 2,491 End of year Total assets Total liabilities Total shareholders' equity 826 2,531 Changes during year in shareholders' equity (27) 13] 2,242 1,946 (177) Issue (repurchase) of shares Dividends Total revenues Total expenses Other increases (decreases) in shareholders' equity 9,775 9,384 164