Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486444
Author: Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 17.1FSC
Financial Statement Case 17-1
Use Target Corporation’s Fiscal 2015 Annual Report to answer the following questions. Visit http://www.pearsonhighered.com/Horngren to view a link to the Target Corporation Annual Report.
Requirements
- Compute trend analyses for Sales and Net earnings / (loss). Use 2013 as the base year. What is the most notable aspect of these data?
- Perform a vertical analysis for Target Corporation's
balance sheet as of January 31, 2016 (fiscal year 2015), and January 31, 2015 (fiscal year 2014). Include only these main categories:
| Assets: |
| Total current assets |
| Property and equipment, net |
| Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations |
| Other noncurrent assets |
| Total assets |
| Liabilities and shareholders' investment: |
| Total current liabilities |
| Total noncurrent liabilities |
| Total shareholder’s investment |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' investment |
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Chapter 17 Solutions
Horngren's Accounting (12th Edition)
Ch. 17 - Prob. 1QCCh. 17 - Prob. 2QCCh. 17 - Prob. 3QCCh. 17 - Prob. 4QCCh. 17 - Prob. 5QCCh. 17 - Prob. 6QCCh. 17 - Prob. 7QCCh. 17 - Prob. 8QCCh. 17 - Prob. 9QCCh. 17 - Prob. 10QC
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