Many companies make annual reports available on their corporate Internet home page. Annual reports also can be accessed through the SEC’s EDGAR system at www.sec.gov (under Forms, search for ARS or 10-K) or in your school’s library. Access the most recent annual report for two companies generally considered to be competitors. Possible companies include these:

Automobile: Ford, General Motors Beverages: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Chemical: Dow Chemical, DuPont, Monsanto, Union Carbide Computer: Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, IBM Foodproducts: Campbell Soup, Heinz,  LO3Sara Lee Petroleum: Chevron, ExxonMobil Pharmaceutical: Eli Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, Schering-Plough Required Based solely on the segment information provided, prepare a one-page report describing and comparing the two companies.