FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
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Assume General Motors announced a quarterly profit of $119 million for 4th quarter 2019. Below is a portion of its balance sheet.
Conduct a horizontal analysis of the following line items. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the
"percent" answers to the nearest hundredth percent.)
2019 (dollars in millions)
2018 (dollars in millions)
Difference
% CHG
Cash and cash equivalents
$
15,980 $
15,499
Marketable securities
9,222
16,148
Inventories
13,642
14,324
Goodwill
1,278
Total liabilities and equity
$
103,249 $
144,603
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Transcribed Image Text:Assume General Motors announced a quarterly profit of $119 million for 4th quarter 2019. Below is a portion of its balance sheet. Conduct a horizontal analysis of the following line items. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Round the "percent" answers to the nearest hundredth percent.) 2019 (dollars in millions) 2018 (dollars in millions) Difference % CHG Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,980 $ 15,499 Marketable securities 9,222 16,148 Inventories 13,642 14,324 Goodwill 1,278 Total liabilities and equity $ 103,249 $ 144,603
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Step 1 Calculation of Difference and % Change

Difference = Balance of 2019 - Balance of 2018

% Change = (Difference / Balance of 2018)*100

Note :

To calculate % change balance of 2018 is taken as base.

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