Begin this project by choosing a publicly traded company. You can reviewa list of the top 500 companies e. Choose a company that interests you as you will be preparing a full analysis of this company as a potential investor. Next locate their form 10-K annual report. You can find this in the EDGAR database e. There will be many reports listed so please make sure to locate the form 10-K for the most recent year. Using the annual report, and the position as a potential investor, please complete the following required items for this project: 1. Locate the consolidated statement of operations. What do the different accounts include? If you were analyzing this company based on their bottom line net income, do you have any concerns? What seems to be going well in their numbers and where would you like to see improvement? What notes are included in the annual report that address items on the statement of operations and what do these notes tell you? 2. Locate the consolidated balance sheet. What do the different accounts include. If you were analyzing the company based on the balance sheet only, do you have any concerns? What numbers do you feel are strong and are there any that you would like to see improvement on. What notes are included in the annual report that address items on the balance sheet and what do these notes tell you? 3. Compute and include at least 6 different ratios. What does each ratio tell you and how does it help you to determine if you want to invest in this company? 4. Locate the form 10-K of a competitor and run the same 6 ratios on this competitor. How is your chosen company doing when compared to their competitor. Were you surprised by any of the results. 5. What other information found in the annual report would be helpful for you in making an investment decision about this company. Is there anything not included in the annual report that you would like to see? If so, what would that be and why? 6. Considering the managerial accounting topics that we learned in this class, what kinds of product or service decisions do you think that your company would have to face? Do you think that these decisions are best made by individuals or teams of employees? Why? 7. Would you, as an investor, like to see the budget versus actual report? Do you think this should be a required report in the annual report? Why do you think it isn't. 8. Are there any other cost details that you would like to see provided by the company? If so, what would those be? 9. Are there news items about this company that you might consider as an investor? Is there anything publicly available about their management team? If so, what did 10. If you were given $100,000 to invest in a publicly traded company, would you choose the company that you analyzed, why you find?