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The following data (in millions) were taken from the financial statements of Costco Wholesale Corporation:
Recent Year | Prior Year | |||||
Revenue | $792,379 | $721,000 | ||||
Operating expenses | 752,372 | 692,000 | ||||
Operating income | $40,007 | $29,000 |
a. For Costco, determine the amount of change in millions and the percent of change from the prior year to the recent year for:
- Revenue
- Operating expenses
- Operating income
(For those boxes in which you must enter negative numbers use a minus sign. Round percentage answers to one decimal place.)
Amount of Change (in millions) |
Percent of Change (round to 1 decimal place) |
Increase or Decrease | |
1. Revenue | $fill in the blank 1 | fill in the blank 2% | |
2. Operating expenses | $fill in the blank 4 | fill in the blank 5% | |
3. Operating income | $fill in the blank 7 | fill in the blank 8% |
b. During the recent year, .
c. The operating results of Target Corporation for the recent year are provided below.
Amount of Change | Percent of Change | Increase or Decrease | |
1. Revenue | $9,279 | 9.6 % | Increase |
2. Operating expenses | $6,137 | 8.5 % | Increase |
3. Operating income | $3,692 | 14.8 % | Increase |
How should the operating results of Target and Costco for the recent year be evaluated?
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