Vertical analysis
Amazon.com, Inc.is the largest Internet retailer in the United States. Amazon's income statements through income from operations for two recent years are as follows (in mH!ions):
Amazon.com,Inc.
Operating Income Statements
For the Years Ended December 31 (in millions)
Year 2
Year 1
Product sales
$70,080
$60,903
Service sales
18,908
13,549
Total sales
$88,988
$74,452
Cost of sales
$62,752
$54,181
Fulfillment
10,766
8,585
Marketing
4,332
3,133
Technology and content
9,275
6,565
General and administrative
1,552
1,129
Other operating expense (income), net
133
114
Total operating expenses
$88,810
$73,707
Income from operations
$ 178
$ 745
1.Prepare a vertical analysis of the two operating income statements.Round percentages to one decimal pl
2.Use the vertical analysis to explain the decrease in income from operations.
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