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ANALYZE, THINK, COMMUNICATE An Introduction to Managerial Accounting 393 ATC 10-1 Business Applications Case Financial versus managerial accounting The following information was taken from the 2008 and 2009 Form 10-Ks for Dell, Inc. IIII Fiscal Year Ended January 30, 2009 February 1, 2008 Number of regular employees 76,500 82,700 Number of temporary employees 2,400 5,500 Revenues (in millions) $61, 101 $61,133 Properties owned or leased in the U.S. 7.4 million square feet 8.2 million square feet Properties owned or leased outside the U.S. 9.4 million square feet 9.7 million square feet Total assets (in millions) $26,500 $27,561 Gross margin (in millions) $10,957 $11,671 Required a. Explain whether each line of information in the table above would best be described as being primarily financial accounting or managerial accounting in nature. b. Provide some additional examples of managerial and financial accounting information that could apply to Dell. c. If you analyze only the data you identified as financial in nature, does it appear that Dell's 2009 fiscal year was better or worse than its 2008 fiscal year? Explain. d. If you analyze only the data you identified as managerial in nature, does it appear that Dell's 2009 fiscal year was better or worse than its 2008 fiscal year? Explain