Final Project: Cost Accounting Analysis

Running Head : COST ACCOUNTING ANALYSIS

Introduction and Overview

A brief of the company and its history

Best Buy Co , Inc , a fortune 500 company , is listed as BBY on NYSE (New York Stock Exchange ) and has operations in the United States , Canada Mexico , China , and Europe . The Group 's principal activity is the retail distribution of consumer electronics , home-office products entertainment software , appliances and related services . The company collectively generates more than 40 billion annual revenue and includes brands such as Best Buy , Audiovisions , The Carphone Warehouse , Future Shop , Geek

Squad , Jiangsu Five Star , Magnolia Audio Video , Napster Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers , The Phone House and Speakeasy

As of February 28 , 2009 , the most recent quarter of the financial year it operated 1 ,023 U .S . Best Buy stores , 38 U .S . Best Buy Mobile stand-alone stores , 34 Pacific Sales stores , 6 Magnolia Audio Video stores , and 6 Geek Squad stand-alone stores . The company also operated 2 ,465 The Carphone Warehouse and The Phone House stores in Europe , 58 Best Buy Canada stores , 3 Best Buy Mobile Canada stores , 139 Future Shop stores in Canada , 164 Five Star stores in China , 5 Best Buy China stores , and 1 Best Buy Mexico store . It also operates the Napster and Speakeasy stores . In addition , the company engages in online retailing through BestBuy .com , BestBuy .ca , BestBuy .com .cn , espanol .BestBuy .com and BestBuyMobile .com CarphoneWarehouse .com Five-Star .cn FutureShop .ca GeekSquad .com and GeekSquad .ca MagnoliaAV .com Napster .com...