Advanced Accounting 12th Edition by Joe Ben Hoyle,Thomas Schaefer , Timothy Doupnik

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OPERATING SEGMENTS
Many companies make annual reports available on their corporate Internet home page. Annual reports also can be accessed through the SEC's EDGAR system at www.sec.gov (under Filing Type, search for 10-K). Access the most recent annual report for each of the following companies:
Abbott Laboratories
Eaton
General Electric
United Technologies
Required
Prepare a one-page report summarizing your findings for the following:
1. The two most important operating segments in terms of percentage of total revenues.
2. The two operating segments with the largest growth in revenues.
3. The two most profitable operating segments in terms of profit margin.