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services. The following are Amazon\'s finandial statements as presented in the company\'s 2013 annual report. To access Amazon\'s complete annual report, including notes to the financial statements, follow these steps 1 Go to http://www.amazon.com 2. Select the Investor Relations link at the bottom of the page and then select the 2013 Annual Report under Annual Reports and Proxies. 3. Refer to the notes to consolidated financial statements. The following are Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.s financial statements as presented in the company\'s 2014 annual report. To access Wal-Mart\'s complete annual report, indluding notes to the financial statements, follow these steps: 1. Go to http://corporate.walmart.com. 2. Select Annual Reports under the Investors tab 3. Select the 2014 Annual Report (Wal-Mart\'s fiscal year ends January 31) 4. Refer to the notes to consolidated financial statements. What is the par or stated value of Amazon\'s and Wal-Mart\'s common stock? (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.) Amazon Wal-Mart Par value per share per share what percentage of authorized shares was issued by Amazon at December 31, 2013, and by Wal-Mart at January 31, 2014? (Round answers to 1 decimal place, eg, 52.5%.) Amazon Wal-Mart Percentage of authorized shares issued How many shares are held as treasury stock by Amazon at December 31, 2013, and by Wal-Mart at January 31, 2014? (Enter answers in millions. If answer is zero, please enter 0 for the amount. Do not leave any fields blank.) Amazon Wal-Mart Treasury shares million shares million shares How many Amazon common shares are outstanding at December 31, 2013? How many Wal-Mart shares of common stock are outstanding at January 31, 2014? (Enter answers in millions.) Amazon Wal-Mart Common stock shares outstanding million million

Solution

AMAZON -2013

(On Dec 31, 2013)

WALMART -2014

(On Jan 31, 2014)

Par Value per share

of common stock

Percentage of authorised

shares issued

9.66%

(483 million shares ÷ 5,000 million shares) x 100

24 million shares

(483 million shares - 459 million shares)

	AMAZON -2013 (On Dec 31, 2013)	WALMART -2014 (On Jan 31, 2014)
Par Value per share of common stock	$0.01 per Share	$0.10 per Share
Percentage of authorised shares issued	9.66% (483 million shares ÷ 5,000 million shares) x 100	Authorizes shares ????
Treasury shares / stock	24 million shares (483 million shares - 459 million shares)	Nil
Common stock shares outstanding	$5 million	$323 million