Broadening Your Perspective 13-3

Amazon.com, Inc. is the worlds largest online retailer. It also produces consumer electronicsnotably the Kindle e-book reader and the Kindle Fire Tablet computerand is a major provider of cloud computing services. The following are Amazons financial statements as presented in the companys 2013 annual report. To access Amazons complete annual report, including notes to the financial statements, follow these steps:

1.		Go to http://www.amazon.com.
2.		Select the Investor Relations link at the bottom of the page and then select the 2013 Annual Report under Annual Reports and Proxies.
3.		Refer to the notes to consolidated financial statements.

The following are Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.s financial statements as presented in the companys 2014 annual report. To access Wal-Marts complete annual report, including notes to the financial statements, follow these steps:

1.		Go to http://corporate.walmart.com.
2.		Select Annual Reports under the Investors tab.
3.		Select the 2014 Annual Report (Wal-Marts fiscal year ends January 31).
4.		Refer to the notes to consolidated financial statements. 1.What is the par or stated value of Amazons and Wal-Marts common stock? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.) 2.What percentage of authorized shares was issued by Amazon at December 31, 2013, and by Wal-Mart at January 31, 2014? 3.How many shares are held as treasury stock by Amazon at December 31, 2013, and by Wal-Mart at January 31, 2014? (Enter answers in millions. If answer is zero, please enter 0 for the amount. Do not leave any fields blank.) 4.How many Amazon common shares are outstanding at December 31, 2013? How many Wal-Mart shares of common stock are outstanding at January 31, 2014?