Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 64

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 Filings, click Company Filings Search, type in Company Name, and under Filing Type, search for 10-K).Access the most recent annual report for each of the following companies:
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eli Lilly
Merck
Pfizer
Required
Prepare a one-page report describing the extent to which direct comparisons can be made of the geographic area information provided by these companies.