Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is one of the largest Internet retailers in the world. Best Buy, Co. Inc. (BBY) is a leading retailer of consumer electronics and media products in the United States. Amazon and Best Buy compete in similar markets; however, Best Buy sells through both traditional retail stores and the Internet, while Amazon sells only through the Internet. Current asset and current liability information from recent financial statements are as follows (in millions):

a. Compute working capital for each company
b. Compute the current ratio for each company. Round to one decimal place.
c. Compute the quick ratio for each company. Round to one decimal place.
d. Can the working capital be usefully compared between the two companies? Explain.

e. Which company has the greater debt-paying ability according to the current ratio?

f. Which company has the greater short-term debt-paying ability according to the quick ratio?

g. Why are the results different between (e) and (f)?

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Best Buy Amazon Current assets: $ 1,976 Cash $19,334 Short-term investments.. 6,647 8,339 1,305 Accounts receivable 1,162 Inventories ... 11,461 5,051 Other current assets. 392 Total current assets.. $ 9,886 $45,781 Current liabilities: Accounts payable... $ 4,450 $25,309 Other current liabilities 18,507 2,475 Total current liabilities.. $6,925 $43,816