Refer to the financial statements of Apple in Appendix A to answer the following. 1. What percent

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Refer to the of Apple in Appendix A to answer the following.
1. What percent of the original cost of Apple's property and equipment remains to be depreciated as of September 29, 2012 and September 24, 2011? Assume these assets have no .
2. Over what length(s) of time is Apple depreciating its major categories of property and equipment?
3. What is the change in total property, plant, and equipment (before accumulated depreciation) for the year ended September 29, 2012? What is the amount of cash provided (used) by investing activities for property and equipment for the year ended September 29, 2012? What is one possible explanation for the difference between these two amounts?
4. Compute its total for the year ended September 29, 2012, and the year ended September 24, 2011. Assume total assets at September 25, 2010, are $75,183 ($ millions). Fast Forward
5. Access Apple's for fiscal years ending after September 29, 2012, at its Website (Apple.com) or the SEC's EDGAR database (www.sec.gov). Recompute Apple's total for the additional years' data you collect. Comment on any differences relative to the turnover computed in part 4.
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