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Prepare a vertical analysis of the income statement for Dell

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Problem - Vertical analysis of income statement - The following income statement data (in millions) for Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) were taken from their recent annual reports:

	Dell	Hewlett-Packard
Net sales	$61,101	$118,364
Cost of goods sold (expense)	(50,144)	(89,592)
Operating expenses	(7,767)	(17,970)
Operating income (loss)	$3,190	$10,802

Required -

a. Prepare a vertical analysis of the income statement for Dell. Round to one decimal place.

b. Prepare a vertical analysis of the income statement for HP. Round to one decimal place.

c. Based on (a) and (b), how does Dell compare to HP?

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