Common-sized (i.e., information presented as percentages instead of monetary amounts) Balance Sheets for the 3 most recent years in the most recent annual report of Apple Inc.

How do common-sized Balance Sheets assist in the analysis of advanced cost/managerial accounting data to use in planning, budgeting, and forecasting? What conclusions do you draw from analyzing the three years of common-sized Balanced Sheets relative the corporations' planning, budgeting, and forecasting?

How could or should the content of this discussion topic assist professional accounting leaders and managers make ethical, efficient and effective decisions?