Amazon.com Business Combinations and Financial Results Analysis

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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 three to four (3-4) 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 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 two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. You have access to Strayer University’s Online Library at https://research.strayer.edu or iCampus University Library Research page at https://icampus.strayer.edu/library/research.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).
    The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please
    take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
  • Be
    typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
    one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS
    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:

  • Apply the proper accounting rules and make recommendations to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Apply advanced federal taxation concepts to business situations.

Grading
for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic /
organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the
following rubric.