Financial & Managerial Accounting
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781337119207
Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.1EX
Types of businesses
The following is a list of well-known companies:
- 1. Alcoa Inc.
- 2. Boeing
- 3. Caterpillar
- 4. Citigroup Inc.
- 5. CVS
- 6. Dow Chemical Company
- 7. eBay Inc.
- 8. FedEx
- 9. Ford Motor Company
- 10. Gap Inc.
- 11. H&R Block
- 12. Hilton Hospitality, Inc.
- 13. Procter 8c Gamble
- 14. SunTrust
- 15. Walmart Stores, Inc.
A. Indicate whether each of these companies is primarily a service, merchandise, or manufacturing business. If you are unfamiliar with the company, use the Internet to locate the company’s home page or use the finance Web site of Yahoo (finance.yahoo.com).
B. For which of the preceding companies is the
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