Refer to the financial statements of The Home Depot in Appendix A.

Required:

1.

As of February 2, 2014, how many shares of common stock were authorized? How many shares were issued? How many shares were held in treasury?

	10 billion; 1.484 billion; 270 million
	10 billion; 1.761 billion; 1.754 billion
	10 billion; 1.761 billion; 1.380 billion
	10 billion; 1.761 billion; 381 million

2.

According to the Retained Earnings column in the Statement of Stockholders Equity, what was the total dollar amount of cash dividends declared during the year ended February 2, 2014?

	$1,632 million
	$2,243 million
	$20,038 million
	$23,180 million

3.

According to the income statement, how has The Home Depots net earnings and basic earnings per share changed over the past three years?

	Both net earnings and EPS increased.
	Net earnings decreased and EPS increased.
	Both net earnings and EPS decreased.
	Net earnings increased and EPS decreased.