Read note 1 in Home Depot’s 2009 financial statements in Appendix A at the end of this textbook. With a group of students identified by your instructor, list answers to the following.

Instructions

a. List the specific categories in note 1 (cite the page and section) that discuss parts of its value chain. Use the value chain categories discussed at the beginning of the chapter to organize your answer.

b. Identify information in note 1 that shows management cares about the cost categories discussed in this chapter: non-value-added costs, ABC and ABM, JIT, quality cost, and/or target costing.