Use the most recent edition of “The Fortune Global 500,” which is published in Fortune magazine normally in late July or early August, or go to Fortune’s online version at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/

global500, to answer the following questions.

a. On what is the Global 500 ranking based (e.g., profits, number of employees, revenues)?

b. Among the world’s ten largest corporations, list the countries in which they are based.

c. Identify the top-ranked company, along with its Global 500 ranking and country, for the following industry classifications: Food and Drug Stores; Industrial and Farm Equipment;

Petroleum Refining; Utilities: Gas and Electric;

Telecommunications; Pharmaceuticals.