Balance sheet relations. Selected balance sheet amounts for TJX Cos.. Inc., a re- tailer of name-brand apparel at discount prices, for four recent years appear below (amounts in millions):

a. Compute the missing balance sheet amounts for each of the four years.

b. How did the structure of total assets (that is, the proportion of current versus noncurrent assets) change between Year 8 and Year 9? What factors might account for such a change?

c. How did the structure of total liabilities plus shareholders" equity change between Year 8 and Year 9? What factors might account for such a change?

d. How did the structure of total assets change between Year 9 and Year 10? What factors might account for such a change?

e. How did the structure of total liabilities plus shareholders" equity change between Year 9 and Year 10? What factors might account for such a change?

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Total Assets Noncurrent Liabilities Noncurrent Assets Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Current Liabilities Shareholders' Equity Current Assets Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 $1,600 ? ? $2.610 273 $ 703 ? 228 ? 1,059 $ 899 ? ? 2.674 ? ? 720 ? 1,182 1.218 ? $ 765 1,127 ? 1.008 ? 1.662 1.683