Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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Chapter 2, Problem 27P
Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for fiscal year 2015 (filed in October 2015). Answer the following questions from the notes to their financial statements:
- a. How many stores did Costco open outside of the U.S. in 2015?
- b. What property does Costco lease? What are the minimum lease payments due in 2016?
- c. What was Costco’s worldwide member renewal rate for 2015? What proportion of Costco cardholders had Gold Star memberships in 2015?
- d. What fraction or Costco’s 2015 sales came gas stations, pharmacy, rood court, and optical? What fraction came from apparel end small appliances?
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