Please answer the following questions that correspond with the horizontal analysis for the Target Corporation.

1). What is the general agreement with the analysis for the years of 2017 and 2018?

2). Which line items are the most significant?

3). Which areas of the analysis are consistent and which areas need improvement?

Target Corporation Horizontal Analysis INCOME STATEMENT For Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 2018 Amount 2017 Amount Increase or Decrease Amount Percent $ $ $ Revenue Sales Other Revenue Total Revenue Less: Cost of Sales Gross Profit Selling, General & Admin Expenses (a) Depreciation & Ammoritzation (b) Total Operating Expenses (a+b) Operating Income Less: Net Interest Expense Add: Net Other Income Earning from the operation before income tax Less: Provision for taxes Net Earnings from continuiting operations Discontinued Operations Net Earnings Basic Earnings Per Share Continuiing Operation Discontinued Operations Net Earnings per share Diluted Earnings per share Continuing Operations Discontinued Operations Net Earnings per share Weighted average common share outstanding Basic Diluted Antidilutive shares 74,433 $ 923 $ 75,356 $ (53,299) $ 22,057 $ 15,723 $ 2,224 $ 17,947 $ 4,110 $ 461 $ 27 $ 3,676 $ 746 $ 2,930 $ 7 $ 2,937 $ 71,786 $ 928 $ 72,714 $ (51,125) $ 21,598 $ 15,140 $ 2,225 $ 17,365 $ 4,224 $ 653 $ 59 $ 3,630 $ 722 $ 2,908 $ 6 $ 2,914 $ 2,647 (5) 2,642 (2,174) 468 583 (1) 582 (114) (192) (32) 46 24 22 1 23 3.69% -0.54% 3.63% 4.25% 2.17% 3.85% -0.04% 3.35% -2.70% -29.40% 54.24% 1.27% 3.32% 0.756% 16.67% .79% 0 $ $ $ 5.54 0.01 5.55 $ $ $ 5.32 0.01 5.33 $ $ $ 0.22 - 0.22 4.13% 0.00% 4.13% $ $ $ 5.50 $ 0.01 $ 5.51 $ 5.29 $ 0.01 $ 5.30 $ 0.21 . 0.21 3.97% 0.00% 3.97% $ $ 528.60 533.20 $ $ $ 546.80 550.30 4.1 $ $ (18.2) (17.1) -3.33% -3.11%