Mazon.com Business Combinations and Financial Re

Search the Internet for acquisitions and equity investments made by Amazon.com during the last five (5) years. R
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&ac
Write a paper in which you:
Examine how at least three (3) growth strategy alternatives utilized by Amazon.com in the global and domestic re
influenced profitability and indicate if the strategies were successful.
Assess the financial value of the acquisitions and investments made by Amazon.com, and the influence of the ac
investments on profitability during the accounting period.
Analyze the effect of the equity investments and impairments resulting from the acquisitions and investments by A
the financial statements and indicate whether the strategy was a creatable one. Provide support for your rationale
Create an argument that growth in the European market can have a significant impact on current earnings and pr
Amazon.com. Provide support for your rationale.
Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not q
academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer Univ
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 an
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
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 acc
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 w
the following rubric.