You are required to:

1. Define the EBIT and calcualte its value using a comparative table for the three consecutive periods (15 marks).
2. Define the EPS and calculate it for Amazon.com, INC (10 marks).

Consider the following income statement for Amazon.com, INC in millions of dollars. AMAZON.COM, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS in millas, except per share data) Yrar Taded December 31. 2016 19.2685 944.6655 27,738 41.322 107,006 135.987 2017 118 573 59.293 177,866 Net product sales Net service les Total net sales Operating expenses Cost of sales Fulfillment Marketing Technology and content General and administrative Other operating expense.net Total operating expenses Operating income Interest income Interest Expense Other income (expensel.net Total non-operating income expense) Income fore income taxes Profor income taxes Equity-method investment activity, net of tax 88.265 17.619 7,233 16,085 2,432 167 71,651 13.410 5,254 12.5.40 1.747 171 104 773 2.213 SO 1459) 1256) 1665) 1.568 9507 223 131201 4,186 100 (484) 111.934 25.249 10.069 22.620 3,674 214 173,700 4,105 202 1848) 3-46 000) 3.806 (769) (4) 2013 90 3.892 61.425) 196) 2.3715 5.01 S 4905 596 S 5 128 6.15 Basic camins per share Diluted earnings per share Weighted average share used in computation of carings share B Dilsted 180 191 Sening es la consolidated incas