"For Dr Sir Adam ONLY"

Assignment

-

AMAZON.COM

BUSINESS

COMBINATIONS

AND

FINANCIAL

RESULTS

ANALYSIS

Paper

is

due

4/23/2017

and

must

be

PLAGIARISM FREE

Search

the

Internet

for

acquisitions

and

equity

investments

made

by

Amazon.com

during

the

last

five

(5)

years.

Review

the

10

-

K

of

Amazon.com

located

at

http://www.sec.gov/cgi

-

bin/browse

-

edgar?company=&match=&CIK=AMZN&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&

owner=exclude&Find=

Find+Companies&action=getcompany

.

Write

a

four

to

five

(4

-

5

)

page

paper

in

which

you:

1.

Examine

how

at

least

three

(3)

growth

strategy

alternatives

utilized

by

Amazon.com

in

the

global

and

domestic

retail

markets

influenced

profitability,

and

indicate

if

the

strategies

were

successful.

2.

Assess

the

financial

value

of

the

acquisitions

and

investments

made

by

Amazon.com,

and

the

influence

of

the

acquisitions

and

investments

on

profitability

during

the

accounting

period.

3.

Analyze

t

he

effect

of

the

equity

investments

and

impairments

resulting

from

the

acquisitions

and

investments

by

Amazon.com

on

the

financial

statements,

and

indicate

whether

or

not

the

strategy

was

a

creatable

one.

Provide

support

for

your

rationale.

4.

Create

an

argum

ent

that

growth

in

the

European

market

can

have

a

significant

impact

on

current

earnings

and

profit

for

Amazon.com.

Provide

support

for

your

rationale.

5.

Use

at

least

three

(3

)

quality

academic

resources

in

this

assignment.

NOTE:

W

IKIPEDIA

AND

OTHER

WEBSITES

DO

NOT

QUALIFY

AS

ACADEMIC

RESOURCES.

Your

assignment

must

follow

these

formatting

requirements:

·

Be

typed,

double

spaced

,

using

Times

New

Roman

font

(size

12)

,

with

one

-

inch

margins

on

all

sides

;

citations

and

references

must

follow

APA

or

school

-

specific

format.

Check

with

your

professor

for

any

additional

instructions.

·

Include

a

cover

page

containing

the

title

of

the

assignment,

the

student’s

name,

the

professor’s

name,

the

course

title,

and

the

date.

The

cover

page

and

the

reference

p

age

are

not

included

in

the

required

assignment

page

length

.

The

specific

course

learning

outcomes

associated

with

this

assignment

are:

·

Analyze

accounting

situations

to

apply

the

proper

accounting

rules

and

make

recommendations

to

ensure

compliance

with

generally

accepted

accounting

principles.

·

Use

technology

and

information

resources

to

research

issues

in

accounting.

·

Write

clearly

and

concisely

about

accounting

using

proper

writing

mechanics.

Assignment - AMAZON.COM BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND FINANCIAL RESULTS ANALYSIS

Paper is due 4/23/2017 and must be PLAGIARISM FREE

Search the Internet for acquisitions and equity investments made by Amazon.com during the last

five (5) years.

Review the 10-K of Amazon.com located at http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-

edgar?company=&match=&CIK=AMZN&filenum=&State=&Country=&SIC=&owner=exclude&Find=

Find+Companies&action=getcompany.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Examine how at least three (3) growth strategy alternatives utilized by Amazon.com in the global and

domestic retail markets influenced profitability, and indicate if the strategies were successful.

2. Assess the financial value of the acquisitions and investments made by Amazon.com, and the influence

of the acquisitions and investments on profitability during the accounting period.

3. Analyze the effect of the equity investments and impairments resulting from the acquisitions and

investments by Amazon.com on the financial statements, and indicate whether or not the strategy was a

creatable one. Provide support for your rationale.

4. Create an argument that growth in the European market can have a significant impact on current

earnings and profit for Amazon.com. Provide support for your rationale.

5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment.

NOTE: WIKIPEDIA AND OTHER WEBSITES DO NOT QUALIFY AS ACADEMIC RESOURCES.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all

sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor

for any additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the

course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required

assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 Analyze accounting situations to apply the proper accounting rules and make recommendations to ensure

compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 Use technology and information resources to research issues in accounting.

 Write clearly and concisely about accounting using proper writing mechanics.