The financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc. are presented in Appendix D. Financial statements of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Question:

The financial statements of Amazon.com, Inc. are presented in Appendix D. Financial statements of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. are presented in Appendix E.

Instructions

Answer the following questions for each company.

(a) What is the balance in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2014?

(b) What percentage of total assets does cash represent for each company over the last two years? Has it changed significantly for either company?

(d) Comment on your findings in parts (a) through (c)?

Financial Statements
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