1. Obtain Costco’s financial statements for the past four years from http://moneycentral.msn.com.

a. Enter the stock symbol (COST) in the box and click “Get Quote.”

b. Next click “Income Statement” in the left column.

c. Select “Annual,” and if you are using Internet Explorer, place the cursor in the statement and right-click the mouse. Select “Export to Microsoft Excel” from the menu. If you do not have that option, you can copy and paste the data into Excel.

d. Go back to the Web page and click “Balance Sheet” at the left of the page; repeat the download procedure for the balance sheets.

e. Copy and paste the balance sheet so that it is on the same worksheet as the income statement.