Chapter 4: 1FRP (page 192)
The financial statements of P&G are presented in Appendix B. The company鈥檚 complete annual report, including the notes to the financial statements, is available online.
Instructions
Refer to P&G鈥檚 financial statements and the accompanying notes to answer the following questions.
(a) What type of income statement format does P&G use? Indicate why this format might be used to present income statement information.
(b) What are P&G鈥檚 primary revenue sources?
(c) Compute P&G鈥檚 gross profit for each of the years 2012鈥2014. Explain why gross profit decreased in 2014.
(d) Why does P&G make a distinction between operating and nonoperating revenue?
(e) What financial ratios did P&G choose to report in its 鈥淔inancial Summary鈥 section covering the years 2009鈥2014?
Short Answer
The gross profit for the year 2012, 2013, and 2014 is $32,390, $32,523, and $32,564 respectively.
