Go to Apple's website (investor.apple.com) and explore the website. Click on the SEC Filings link. Obtain the

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Go to Apple's website (investor.apple.com) and explore the website. Click on the "SEC Filings" link. Obtain the most recent SEC Form 10-K provided for Apple. Based on the information obtained from the website and your knowledge of the industry, prepare a memo discussing the following items:
(a) What are Apple's products?
(b) Who are Apple's competitors?
(c) Who are Apple's customers?
(d) Who are Apple's suppliers?
(e) How does Apple market and distribute its products?
(f) (i) What is Apple's basic business strategy (cost leadership or differentiation)?
(ii) What are critical business processes for Apple given its basic business strategy (for example, supply chain management)?
(g) What accounting information is associated with the critical business processes and how does Apple measure-up on that information?
(h) What accounting method is Apple using to report the accounting information associated with critical business processes and what is the risk of material misstatement?
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