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\table[[Ratio,\table[[What the Ratio],[Measures (its],[Purpose)]],Formula,\table[[Computation],[for 2021 and],[2020]],Change from 2020 to 2021(in %)]] Complete the following:
Objective: You will select the financial data for one publicly-traded company (this means that the companys stock is bought and sold by the public on one of the stock exchanges). First, you will locate the financial statements for the three years, 2019,2020, and 2021(all publicly traded companies have to report three (3) years of income statements of income and stockholders equity, and two (2) years of balance sheets, every year. Second, you will calculate financial ratios from the accounting information presented in the financial statements and explain the trends, whether favorable or unfavorable, and what it means. Third, you will read about what the top management discusses about the key products or services of the company, its strategies, strengths and weaknesses, related to the company this past year and plans for the future.
1. Locate the financial statements in the required annual report (Form 10-K) for MICROSOFT CORPORATION
2. Compute the following ratios, briefly describe what they measure, and what the changes may mean.

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