The following data were obtained from the 2016 financial statements for two U.S. automakers (in millions of dollars):

Required

1. Calculate and interpret total productivity in dollars for the two automakers.

2. Go to the internet for these companies and look under investor information to find the 2016 financial statements for each company. Review the sections on management€™s discussion and analysis and the related financial statements and disclosures and to find the market size and market share information provided by these firms.
Ford: http://shareholder.ford.com/financials/annual-reports
GM: http://www.gm.com/investors/index.html

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Ford GM $141,546 126,584 $151,092 138,082 Sales Cost of goods sold