Note: Information of the financial statements can be found on Tyson Foods SEC- 10K annual report; pages 47-51.https://s22.q4cdn.com/104708849/files/doc_financials/2020/ar/Tyson-2020-10K.pdf

1.What are the following details about Tyson Foods common stock:

a. Authorized number of shares

b. Par or stated value per share

c. Issued number of shares

d. Outstanding number of shares

e. Treasury stock

2.Discuss Tyson Foods Treasury Stock transactions over the past three years and explain its affect on total stockholder's equity and retained earnings.

3.Use the following equation and show how the Retained Earnings account has changed over the past two years for Tyson Foods.

Retained earnings, beginning balance

+ Prior period adjustments

= Retained earnings, adjusted balance

+ Net Income

- Retirement of Treasury stock

- Dividends

= Retained earnings, ending balance

4.Calculate the following ratios for Tyson Foods for the most recent two years and comment on the results of the ratio analysis.How do the results for Tyson foods compare to industry averages?

a. Return on stockholders' equity

b. Earnings per share (EPS)

c. Price-earnings (PE) ratio

d. Payout ratio