Help! I am overwhelmed with an assisgnment using Deere & Company and Catapiller's financial documents for the fourth quarter. I have comompleted the ratio analysis and I think I have completed the vertical and horizontal analysis. How do I do the trend analysis? Now that I have the ratios calculated and need to begin writing the paper, I do not know where to start. I am confused on how to complete the NPV$,$ IRR....ect. using the financial documents. Where do I find the rate, discount rate? I need to compare and contrast in the context of the global economy noting the cultural differences that might impact each company. I also need to compare$/$contrast each firm's global strategic plan based on info in the annual report $2$ years ago.