Assignment:  Prepare a financial analysis report comparing 2 publicly traded corporations. (Your instructor may assign the corporations to be included or it may be up to the class to choose the topics).

(Hint:  Financial Reports can be found at: http://finance.yahoo.com/ or http://money.cnn.com/investing/ or money.cnn.com/investing/

Include in your analysis at least 2 of the common financial ratios from each category in table 3.5 in the text (CO 2). Provide an explanation of your findings.

Instructions:  In 600-750 words in length (not including title page and reference page), respond to the case below. Your paper must include at least one scholarly journal references (in addition to your book). Wikipedia and dictionary-type websites are not credible sources of references.