Suppose the following information was taken from the 2025 financial statements of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co.
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Suppose the following information was taken from the 2025 financial statements of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. (All dollar amounts are in millions.)
Instructionsa. After analyzing the data, prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the year ending December 31, 2025.b. Suppose that Merck decided to reduce its research and development expense by 50%. What would be the short-term implications? What would be the long-term implications? How do you think the stock market would react?
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Retained earnings, January 1, 2025 Cost of goods sold Selling and administrative expenses Dividends Sales revenue Research and development expense Income tax expense $43,698.8 9,018.9 8,543.2 3,597.7 38,576.0 5,845.0 2,267.6
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