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Mini Case

Resource

The following financial statements are available in the file Ch$02$ Tool Kit.xlsx in the Mini

Case tab. Because the statements will be used to project future years, they are organized

with the most recent year at the far right.

Jenny Cochran, a graduate of the University of Tennessee with $4$ years of experience as an

equities analyst, was recently brought in as assistant to the chairman of the board of

Computron Industries, a manufacturer of computer components.

During the previous year, Computron had doubled its plant capacity, opened new sales offices

outside its home territory, and launched an expensive advertising campaign. Cochran was

assigned to evaluate the impact of the changes. She began by gathering financial statements

and other data.