Based on the information obtained from the web site and your knowledge of the industry prepare a memo discussing the following items:

(a) Dell’s information for fiscal year ended 1/28/2011:

Sales -

Net income -

Cash flow from operating activities - 

Total assets -

Number of employees -

(b) What are Dell’s products?

(c) Who are Dell’s competitors?

(d) Who are Dell’s customers?

(e) Who are Dell’s suppliers?

(f) How does Dell market and distribute its products?

(g) What is Dell’s basic business strategy (cost leadership or differentiation)?

(h) What are critical business processes for Dell given its basic business strategy ( for example, supply chain management)?

(i) What accounting information is associated with the critical business processes and how does Dell measure-up on that information?

(j) What accounting method is Dell using to report the accounting information associated with critical business processes and what is the risk of material misstatement?