Costco Wholesale 2019 10-K

1. Determine the amounts Costco reports for total assets, total liabilities, and total stockholders' equity in the balance sheet for the most recent year. Verify that the basic accounting equation balances.

2. Costco refers to its income statement using another name, What is it?

3. Determine the amounts Costco reports for net sales and net income in its income statement for the most recent year.

4. For investing activities, what is the item having the largest inflow and the item having the largest outflow for the most recent year reported in the statement of cash flows? For financing activities, what is the item having the largest inflow and the item having the largest outflow?

5. Who is the company's auditor? (See the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.) What does the report indicate about the amounts reported in the company's financial statements? Comparative Analysis