Google financials, part 2.

Google Inc. divides their total costs and expenses into five categories: cost of revenues, research and development, sales and marketing, general administrative, and miscellaneous. See the table at the bottom of the page.

a) What percent of all costs and expenses were cost of revenues in 2005? In 2006?

b) What percent of all costs and expenses were due to research and development in 2005? In 2006?

c) Have general administrative costs grown as a percentage of all costs and expenses over this time period?

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Cost and Expenses Cost of revenues Research and development Sales and marketing 2002 $132,575 $40,494 $229,605 $48,783 $164,935 $31,190 $94,519 $0 2003 2004 $634,411 $1,468,967 $2,577,088 $4,225,027 $385,164 $599,510 $1,228,589 $295,749 $468,152 $849,518 2005 2006 General administrative Miscellaneous Total Costs and Expenses $0 $253,042 $1,123,470 $2,539,031 $4,121,282 $7,054,921 $0 $201,000 $188,151 $386,532 $751,787 $90,000