Analyze Accenture

Accenture PLC $($ACN$)$ is a global professional consulting firm that provides its clients with a broad range of services including interactive strategy, technology, and operations. For three recent years, Accenture reported the following data:

Line Item Description Year $3$ Year $2$ Year $1$

Revenues $($in thousands$)$ $$50,533,389$ $$44,327,039$ $$43,215,013$

Number of employees $624,000506,000492,000$

a$.$ Compute the revenue per employee for each of the three years. Round to the nearest thousand.

Line Item Description Year $3$ Year $2$ Year $1$

Revenue per employee $($in thousands$)$ $fill in the blank $1$ $fill in the blank $2$ $fill in the blank $3$

b$.$ Compute the percentage change in revenues from the prior year for Year $3$ and Year $2.$ Round your answers to one decimal place.

Year $3$: fill in the blank $1$ of $2\%$

Year $2$: fill in the blank $2$ of $2\%$

c$.$ Compute the percentage change in number of employees from the prior year for Year $3$ and Year $2.$ Round your answers to one decimal place.

Year $3$: fill in the blank $1$ of $2\%$

Year $2$: fill in the blank $2$ of $2\%$

d$.$ From Year $1$ to Year $2,$ revenue per employee fill in the blank $1$ of $6$

$.$ This was due to the fact that the percentage change in revenues was only slightly fill in the blank $2$ of $6$

than the percentage change in employees. However, in Year $3,$ revenue fill in the blank $3$ of $6$

$,$ while the percentage change in employees fill in the blank $4$ of $6$

$.$ As a result, revenue per employee fill in the blank $5$ of $6$

$.$ In addition, the COVID$-19$ pandemic had the effect of fill in the blank $6$ of $6$

revenue per employee during Year $3.$