Amazon.com, Inc.s financial statements are presented in Appendix D. Financial statements of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are presented

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Amazon.com, Inc.’s financial statements are presented in Appendix D. Financial statements of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are presented in Appendix E. 


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a. Based on the information contained in these financial statements, determine the following for each company. 

1. Total assets at December 31, 2016, for Amazon and for Wal-Mart at January 31, 2017. 

2. Receivables (net) at December 31, 2016, for Amazon and for Wal-Mart at January 31, 2017. 

3. Net sales (product only) for the year ended in 2016 (2017 for Wal-Mart). 

4. Net income for year ended in 2016 (2017 for Wal-Mart). 

b. What conclusions concerning these two companies can be drawn from these data?

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