There are several additional examples of managerial and accounting information found within the Business Week article. Some examples that would apply to Costco Wholesale Corporation are the profits gained by the company. A 25% profit gain was achieved by Costco during a quarter. The data would fit the attributes of both managerial and financial accounting information as it is financial and on the time horizon it took place in the past. A second example is the company’s stock taking a 4 % downward turn. This information would be classified as primarily financial accounting data. The 4% stock drop is information that would be of great interest to external users such as investors and creditors when making decisions of whether or not to conduct