2. The textbook authors discuss a variety of financial ratios, and divide them into five categories. Choose three categories and calculate a financial ratios from each category for Walmart for the last two fiscal years (2021 and 2022). Make sure to select ratios that you think opening a new supercenter will affect, and explain your reasoning. Identify a competitor of Walmart, calculate the same ratios for that competitor, and contrast the results for the two companies over the two most recent years. Explain why you selected this competitor. Describe how the decisions made by management, marketing and operations functions of the company can impact, and hopefully improve, these financial ratios.

3. Walmart has a significant brand value that is closely tied to the emphasis the company places on the experiences of its customers and associates (employees). Discuss how 3 any violations of business ethics in the company might affect its investors, customers and employees, and ultimately impact the companys overall financial performance. Provide specific examples of controversies concerning Walmart in recent years to support your arguments.