Question $4$: $(68$ marks$)$

In Brightspace, you will find the $2024$ Annual Report for NVIDIA Corporation as well as an Excel file that includes five financial statements: the income statement, balance sheet, statement of comprehensive income, statement of cash flows, and statement of changes in equity. You are welcome to use the Excel file for calculations, such as preparing common$-$size financial statements or performing other analysis.

$1.(8$ marks$)$ Provide brief answers for each of the following questions, based on provided $2024$ annual reports for NVIDIA Corporation. Be sure to clearly indicate where you found the information you based your responses on$.(2$ marks for each part$)$

a$)$ What accounting standards does the company use? $($e$.$g$.$ US GAAP, IFRS, Canadian GAAP, etc.$)$

b$)$ Who are the company$$s auditors?

c$)$ Are there any concerns raised by the auditors in their report?

d$)$ On what exchange or exchanges do the company$$s shares trade?