Electronic Arts, Inc. better known to consumers as EA Sports, is in the digital interactive entertainment business. Its products include Madden NFL and The Sims. Union Pacific Corporation is one of the largest railway networks in the nation. The following data were taken from one of the companies’ March 1, 2019, annual report and from the other’s December 31, 2018, annual report. Revealing which data relate to which company was intentionally omitted. For one company, the dollar amounts are in thousands, while for the other they are in millions.
Required
a. Calculate depreciation costs as a percentage of sales for each company.
b. Calculate property, plant, and equipment as a percentage of total assets for each company.
c. Based on the information now available to you, decide which data relate to which company. Explain the rationale for your decision.
d. Which company appears to be using its assets most efficiently? Explain your answer.
