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In the left column, provide the requested information for the company you have been assigned. In the right column, indicate the database (source) of the information. You MUST use the sources discussed or demonstrated in the workshop. For each item provide the most current FYE information. Company Information Address: 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95012 USA Line of Business: Manufactures personal computers; manufactures computer terminals, monitors & components; manufactures sound reproducing equipment; operating systems software publishing; manufactures computer printers; manufactures telephone headsets Number of Employees: 32,000 (Full-time as of 9/27/08) Sales (in millions): $32,479,000,000 FYE: 9/27/08 Most recent P/E Ratio: 18.49 FYE: 3/18/09 Most Recent Stock Price: $101.52 Date of Price: 3/18/09 Beta: 1.89 Date: 3/28/09 Define Beta: Betas are widely used to measure the volatility of a stock or stock fund's price relative to the general market. The beta relates the volatility of a single security to the volatility of the Page 1 of 6 Spring 2009 Data Source(s) Mergent Online

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Heather Dascalopoulos Apple Inc. Company Information Identify 2 competitors 1. Hewlett Packard Co. 2. Dell Inc. Which industry sector does it appear in S&P AND Factiva? Information Technology Number of Shares Outstanding: 890,554 Date: 3/18/09 Institutional holdings. Top 3 institutions and number of shares held by each. Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings LTD: 36,678,882 shares Barclays PLC: 36,678,882 shares FMR LLC: 32,192,357 shares Insider ownership. Number of insiders. 24 Total direct shares. 7,295,061 Percentage held by insiders. .82% Date of (FYE) Fiscal Year End: 9.27.08 Earnings per share for last 3 fiscal years: 2008: 5.48 2007: 4.04 2006: 2.36 Page 3 of 6 Spring 2009 MBA 201W Data Source(s) Mergent Online S&P Factiva Mergent Online

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Heather Dascalopoulos Apple Inc. Company Information What were the companys most recent annual numbers for: ROI 35.39% Quick Ratio 1.18 Total Debt to Equity Primary listing exchange NMS What is the dollar amount of the companys long term debt $0 Date 3.18.09 Mergent Online Data Source(s) Mergent Online

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Heather Dascalopoulos Apple Inc. ANSWER EACH QUESTION. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. USE APA FORMAT FOR CITATIONS. I DO NOT WANT THE ARTICLE ONLY THE CITATION. NO URL. I. Using one of the databases demonstrated in the workshop , provide the complete CITATION for a newspaper article that discusses your companys earnings. The article must have appeared after January 1, 2005. Indicate the database you used to find this information.

Markoff, John. (2007, October 23). Record Mac Sales Help Apple Earnings Climb 67% in Quarter. The New York Times. p. C3. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from LexisNexis Academic database.

2. Using one of the databases demonstrated in the workshop , provide the complete CITATION for an article about how your assigned company is working to develop a new market for its products. The article should have appeared in a business magazine after January 2005. Indicate the database you used to find this information. Burrows, P. (2009, March 18). Apple Raises Its iPhone Ante. Business Week Online. p.2. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from Business Source Premier database.

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Heather Dascalopoulos Apple Inc. 3. Using the databases demonstrated in the workshop , provide the complete CITATION for one article in each in the following topics. The article's publication date must be after January 2005. Indicate the database you used to find this information. These articles are general in nature and do not relate to your assigned company. a. Corporate boards and privacy. Birnbach, D., & Goldstone, D. (2007, January). Privacy Rules And Board Investigations. Corporate Board, 28(162), 6-10. Retrieved March 30, 2009 from Business Source Premier database.

b. Corporate transparency and ethical behavior. E., A. (2006, January 15). Public relations. Marketing News, 40(1), 21-22. Retrieved March 30, 2009, from Business Source Premier database.

c. Market segmentation and organic food. Warner, Melanie. (2005, November 1). A Struggle Over Standards In a FastGrowing Food Category. The New York Times. p.C1. Retrieved March 30, 2009 from LexisNexis Academic database.

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