Find online the annual 10-K report for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) as of September 1, 2019. Answer the following questions from the income statement: a. What were Costco revenues for that year? By what percentage did revenues grow from the prior year? b. What were Costco operating and net profit margins in that year? How do they compare with its margins in the prior year? c. What were Costco diluted earnings per share in that year? What number of shares is this EPS based on? a. What were Costco revenues for that year? By what percentage did revenues grow from the prior year? (Select the best choice below.) O A. Revenues for that year were $129.025 million and they increased by 5.26% with respect to prior year. OB. Revenues for that year were $141,576 million and they increased by 9.73% with respect to the prior year, OC. Revenues for that year were $152,703 million and they increased by 7.88% with respect to the prior year. OD. Revenues for that year were $122.574 million and they increased by 19.73% with respect to the prior year. b. What were Costco operating and net profit margins in that year? How do they compare with its margins in the prior year? (Select the best choice below.) O A. Operating profit margin was 3.10% while net profit margin was 2.40%. The former decreased while the latter increased with respect to those of the prior year. OB. Operating profit margin was 3.02% while net profit margin was 2.12%. The former decreased while the latter increased with respect to those of the prior year. OC. Operating profit margin was 3.16% while net profit margin was 2.21%. The former decreased while the latter increased with respect to those of the prior year. OD. Operating profit margin was 3.19% while net profit margin was 2.08%. The former decreased while the latter increased with respect to those of the prior year. c. What were Costco diluted earnings per share in that year? What number of shares is this EPS based on? (Select the best choice below.) O A. The diluted earnings per share were $8.26 and were based on 442.92 million shares. OB. The diluted earnings per share were $5.78 and were based on 436.53 million shares. OC. The diluted earnings per share were $7.09 and were based on 441.83 million shares. OD. The diluted earnings per share were $6.08 and were based on 440.94 million shares
