Fundamental Accounting Principles
Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 5BTN

Access EDGAR online (SEC.gov) and locate the 10-K report of The Gap, Inc. (ticker: GPS), filed on March 23, 2015. Review its financial statements reported for the year ended January 31, 2015, to answer the following questions.

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1. What are Gap’s main brands?

2. When is Gap’s fiscal year-end?

3. What is Gap’s net sales for the period ended January 31, 2015?

4. What is Gap’s net income for the period ended January 31, 2015?

5. Compute Gap’s profit margin for the year ended January 31, 2015.

6. Do you believe Gap’s decision to use a year-end of late January or early February relates to its natural business year? Explain.

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