Selected data from Hewlett-Packard Company at October 31, 2017, follow. REQUIRED: a. Using the data for Apple

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Selected data from Hewlett-Packard Company at October 31, 2017, follow.


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a. Using the data for Apple Inc. in P2-49, compare and discuss the two companies on the basis of how they finance their operations.

b. Which company reports the higher ratio of income to assets (net income/total assets)? Suggest a reason for this result.

c. Which firm has the higher gross margin (gross profit as a percentage of sales)? What factors might account for the difference?


Data from P2-49:

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Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781618533111

6th Edition

Authors: Michelle L. Hanlon, Robert P. Magee, Glenn M. Pfeiffer, Thomas R. Dyckman

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