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3.5 INCOME TAXES
(1) Fiscal 2018 was restated to comply with IFRS 15 and to reflect a change in accounting policy as well as to reclassify results from Cogeco Peer 1 as discontinued operations. For further details, please consult the "Accounting policies" and "Discontinued operations" sections.
Fiscal 2019 income taxes expense amounted to $83.7 million compared to a recovery of $17.2 million for the prior year mainly attributable to: • the effect of the federal rate reduction in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 in the United States; • the increase in profit before income taxes which is mostly related to the impact of the MetroCast acquisition completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, and • the appreciation of the US dollar against the Canadian dollar compared to the prior year.
On March 19, 2019, the Department of Finance Canada confirmed the acceleration of tax depreciation on most capital investments for property, plant and equipment acquired after November 20, 2018, which phases out during the period from 2023 to 2028. The federal accelerated tax depreciation had a favorable impact on the current income tax expense of the Corporation in fiscal 2019. On March 21, 2019, the Québec Department of Finance confirmed that it would harmonize with the Federal legislation.
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. federal government enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"). The tax reform reduced the general federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% starting after 2017 which reduced net deferred tax liabilities by approximately $94 million (US$74 million) in the second quarter of fiscal 2018. In addition, the Act calls for other changes such as interest deductibility limitations, full deduction of acquisitions of tangible assets, net operating losses limitations as well as base erosion anti-avoidance, which together with tax rate reductions, had an overall favorable impact on the income tax expense.

Years ended August 31,
2019
2018 (1)
Change
(in thousands of dollars, except percentages)
$
$
%
Profit before income taxes
440,563
367,380
19.9
Combined Canadian income tax rate
26.50%
26.50%
—
Income taxes at combined Canadian income tax rate
116,749
97,356
19.9
Difference in operations' statutory income tax rates
1,466
(3)
—
Impact on deferred taxes as a result of changes in substantively enacted tax rates
15
(94,175)
—
Impact on income taxes arising from non-deductible expenses and non-taxable profit
(565)
1,670
—
Tax impacts related to foreign operations
(28,633)
(22,099)
29.6
Other
(5,377)
53
—
83,655
(17,198)
—


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the average Tax impacts related to foreign operations between 2018 and 2019?
Choices:
-10767
-25366
-50732
-14034
-25
Correct choice index: 1
The following table summarizes restricted stock-based award activity, including service-based awards and performance-based awards, granted pursuant to Oracle-based stock plans and stock plans assumed from our acquisitions for our last three fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 :
The total grant date fair value of restricted stock-based awards that were vested and issued in fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $1.3 billion, $1.0 billion and $715 million, respectively. As of May 31, 2019, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock-based awards was $2.8 billion and is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 2.68 years.
No PSUs were granted in each of fiscal 2019 and 2018. In fiscal 2017, 1.7 million PSUs were granted which vest upon the attainment of certain performance metrics and service-based vesting. Based upon actual attainment relative to the “target” performance metric, certain participants have the ability to be issued up to 150% of the target number of PSUs originally granted, or to be issued no PSUs at all. In fiscal 2019, 2.4 million PSUs vested and 1.3 million PSUs remained outstanding as of May 31, 2019.

Restricted Stock-Based Awards Outstanding
(in millions, except fair value)
Number of Shares
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, May 31, 2016
52
$39.29
Granted
42
$39.40
Assumed
14
$37.83
Vested and Issued
(18)
$40.39
Canceled
(7)
$39.73
Balance, May 31, 2017
83
$39.18
Granted
44
$47.42
Vested and Issued
(27)
$39.10
Canceled
(11)
$41.97
Balance, May 31, 2018
89
$42.93
Granted
53
$42.47
Vested and Issued
(31)
$41.85
Canceled
(12)
$42.97
Balance, May 31, 2019
99
$43.01


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. How many shares were granted over the 3 year period from 2017 to 2019 ?
Choices:
139
96
134
125
84
Correct choice index: 0
NOTE 24. EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic net earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for that period. The dilutive effect is calculated using the treasury stock method. The calculation of diluted net income per share assumes the exercise of options issued under our stock option plans (and the issuance of shares under our share plans) for periods in which exercises (or issuances) would have a dilutive effect.
The calculation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to common shareholders is based on the following data:

December 31,
2018
2019
Net earnings used for purposes of calculating net income per common share
Net earnings from operations
157,133
329,013
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year (thousands)
52,432
49,418
Effect of dilutive potential common shares from stock options and restricted shares
678
580
Dilutive weighted average number of shares outstanding
53,110
49,999
Basic net earnings per share: from operations
3.00
6.66
Diluted net earnings per share:
2.96
6.58


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the percentage change in Net earnings from operations from 2018 to 2019?
Choices:
0
1.2
3.24
109.39
1.09
Correct choice index: 3
rates are still low and that a significant portion of cruise guests carried are first-time cruisers .
we believe this presents an opportunity for long-term growth and a potential for increased profitability .
the following table details industry market penetration rates for north america , europe and asia/pacific computed based on the number of annual cruise guests as a percentage of the total population : year north america ( 1 ) ( 2 ) europe ( 1 ) ( 3 ) asia/pacific ( 1 ) ( 4 ) .

Year
North America<sup>(1)(2)</sup>
Europe<sup>(1)(3)</sup>
Asia/Pacific<sup>(1)(4)</sup>
2012
3.33%
1.21%
0.04%
2013
3.32%
1.24%
0.05%
2014
3.46%
1.23%
0.06%
2015
3.36%
1.25%
0.08%
2016
3.49%
1.24%
0.09%

( 1 ) source : our estimates are based on a combination of data obtained from publicly available sources including the international monetary fund , united nations , department of economic and social affairs , cruise lines international association ( "clia" ) and g.p .
wild .
( 2 ) our estimates include the united states and canada .
( 3 ) our estimates include european countries relevant to the industry ( e.g. , nordics , germany , france , italy , spain and the united kingdom ) .
( 4 ) our estimates include the southeast asia ( e.g. , singapore , thailand and the philippines ) , east asia ( e.g. , china and japan ) , south asia ( e.g .
india and pakistan ) and oceanian ( e.g. , australia and fiji islands ) regions .
we estimate that the global cruise fleet was served by approximately 503000 berths on approximately 298 ships at the end of 2016 .
there are approximately 60 ships with an estimated 173000 berths that are expected to be placed in service in the global cruise market between 2017 and 2021 , although it is also possible that additional ships could be ordered or taken out of service during these periods .
we estimate that the global cruise industry carried 24.0 million cruise guests in 2016 compared to 23.0 million cruise guests carried in 2015 and 22.0 million cruise guests carried in .

Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what was the anticipated percentage increase in the global cruise fleet berths from 2017 to 2021
Choices:
0.34394
1
173000
0
-0.34394
Correct choice index: 0
Cash flow
Net cash flow from operating activities decreased by $4.8 million to $142.9 million from $147.7 million in the prior period. The small overall decrease was due to a $9.9 million reduction in the cashflow outflow on exceptional items, a $7.0 million improved use of working capital within the business, both being offset by an increase in overheads, primarily in relation to Sales and Marketing expenses.
Unlevered free cashflow decreased by $15.8 million to $123.8 million from $139.6 million in the prior-period representing the reduction in net cash flow from operating activities adjusted for the cashflow impact of exceptional items.
1 Restated for the adoption of IFRS 15 and change in accounting policy in respect of research and development expenditure tax credit scheme (“RDEC”) and provision for interest on uncertain tax positions, as explained in note 2 of the Financial Statements
2 Unlevered free cash flow is also represented by the sum of the marked rows and has been presented to enhance understanding of the Group’s cash generation capability
3 Excludes non-cash movements on exceptional items

FY19
FY181
$M
$M
Cash EBITDA2
167.9
199.2
Net deferral of revenue
(49.7)
(129.6)
Net deferral of expenses
0.9
8.4
Foreign exchange
1.5
(8.1)
Depreciation
(11.6)
(11.6)
Adjusted operating profit
109.0
58.3
Net deferral of revenue
49.7
129.6
Net deferral of expenses
(0.9)
(8.4)
Exceptional items 3
(3.1)
(13.0)
Depreciation
11.6
11.6
Foreign exchange
(1.5)
8.1
Change in working capital 2
(5.2)
(12.2)
Corporation tax paid 2
(16.7)
(26.3)
Net cash flow from operating activities
142.9
147.7
Exceptional items 3
3.1
13.0
Net capital expenditure 2
(22.2)
(21.1)
Unlevered free cash flow
123.8
139.6


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the percentage change in adjusted operating profit in 2019 from 2018?
Choices:
46.51
0.87
86.96
102.01
1690
Correct choice index: 2
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (in thousands, except for share and per share data)
We have also recorded the following amounts to accumulated other comprehensive loss for the U.S. and non-U.S. pension plans, net of tax:

U.S.Pension Plans
Non-U.S.Pension Plans
Unrecognized Loss
Unrecognized Loss
Balance at January 1, 2018
$75,740
$1,898
Amortization of retirement benefits, net of tax
(4,538)
(126)
Settlements
—
—
Net actuarial gain
6,732
196
Foreign exchange impact
—
(52)
Tax impact due to implementation of ASU 2018-02
17,560
—
Balance at January 1, 2019
$95,494
$1,916
Amortization of retirement benefits, net of tax
(4,060)
(138)
Net actuarial (loss) gain
(2,604)
78
Foreign exchange impact
—
44
Balance at December 31, 2019
$88,830
$1,900


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the difference between the Amortization of retirement benefits, net of tax between U.S. and Non-U.S. Pension Plans in 2019?
Choices:
182
139
3922
-4
-3922
Correct choice index: 4
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The following table summarizes the equity awards made to our named executive officers that were outstanding at December 31, 2019

Name
No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised
No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable No. of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Option Exercise Price
Option Expiration Date
Garo H. Armen (1)
500,000
-
$1.25
April 16, 2026
Garo H. Armen (2)
184,028
65,972
$1.75
October 16, 2027
Alexander K. Arrow (3)
100,000
-
$1.25
February 12, 2026
Alexander K. Arrow (3)
140,000
-
$1.25
April 15, 2026
Alexander K. Arrow (4)
55,208
19,792
$1.75
October 16, 2027
Alexander K. Arrow (5)
41,667
-
$1.00
February 1, 2029


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. How many options would expire on April 15, 2026?
Choices:
280000
70000000000
324028
499997
640000
Correct choice index: 4
14 .
accounting for certain long-lived assets eog reviews its proved oil and gas properties for impairment purposes by comparing the expected undiscounted future cash flows at a depreciation , depletion and amortization group level to the unamortized capitalized cost of the asset .
the carrying rr values for assets determined to be impaired were adjusted to estimated fair value using the income approach described in the fair value measurement topic of the asc .
in certain instances , eog utilizes accepted offers from third-party purchasers as the basis for determining fair value .
during 2017 , proved oil and gas properties with a carrying amount of $ 370 million were written down to their fair value of $ 146 million , resulting in pretax impairment charges of $ 224 million .
during 2016 , proved oil and gas properties with a carrying rr amount of $ 643 million were written down to their fair value of $ 527 million , resulting in pretax impairment charges of $ 116 million .
impairments in 2017 , 2016 and 2015 included domestic legacy natural gas assets .
amortization and impairments of unproved oil and gas property costs , including amortization of capitalized interest , were $ 211 million , $ 291 million and $ 288 million during 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively .
15 .
asset retirement obligations the following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amounts of short-term and long-term legal obligations associated with the retirement of property , plant and equipment for the years ended december 31 , 2017 and 2016 ( in thousands ) : .

2017
2016
Carrying Amount at Beginning of Period
$912,926
$811,554
Liabilities Incurred<sup>(1)</sup>
54,764
212,739
Liabilities Settled<sup>(2)</sup>
(61,871)
(94,800)
Accretion
34,708
32,306
Revisions
(9,818)
(38,286)
Foreign Currency Translations
16,139
(10,587)
Carrying Amount at End of Period
$946,848
$912,926
Current Portion
$19,259
$18,516
Noncurrent Portion
$927,589
$894,410

( 1 ) includes $ 164 million in 2016 related to yates transaction ( see note 17 ) .
( 2 ) includes settlements related to asset sales .
the current and noncurrent portions of eog's asset retirement obligations are included in current liabilities - other and other liabilities , respectively , on the consolidated balance sheets. .

Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. considering the years 2016 and 2017 , what is the increase observed in accretion?
Choices:
0.07435
-0.99307
2.07435
0
-0.06921
Correct choice index: 0
5.1.3 Consolidated Shipments and Net Revenue in 2019 and 2018
Unit: Shipments (thousand 12-inch equivalent wafers) / Net Revenue (NT$ thousands)
Note 1: Domestic means sales to Taiwan. Note 2: Others mainly include revenue associated with packaging and testing services, mask making, design services, and royalties.
Note 3: Commencing in 2018, the Company began to break down the net revenue by product based on a new method which associates most estimated sales returns and allowances with individual sales transactions, as opposed to the previous method which allocated sales returns and allowances based on the aforementioned gross revenue. The Company believes the new method provides a more relevant breakdown than the previous one.

2019
2018
Shipments
Net Revenue (Note 3)
Shipments
Net Revenue (Note 3)
Wafer
Domestic (Note 1)
1,678
91,259,259
1,575
81,718,513
Export
8,390
836,058,092
9,177
829,577,851
Others (Note 2)
Domestic (Note 1)
N/A
8,835,783
N/A
8,398,094
Export
N/A
133,832,314
N/A
111,779,099
Total
Domestic (Note 1)
1,678
100,095,042
1,575
90,116,607
Export
8,390
969,890,406
9,177
941,356,950


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the change in Wafer Domestic Net Revenue between 2018 and 2019?
Choices:
8398094
-81716938
-81718512
9540746000000
9540746
Correct choice index: 4
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense increased by $8.7 million in 2019 compared to 2018. The increase was primarily due to a $5.4 million increase in employee-related costs, which includes stock-based compensation, associated with our increased headcount from 229 employees as of December 31, 2018 to 252 employees as of December 31, 2019, a $1.3 million increase in hosting and software related cost to support research and development activities and an increase of $0.4 million in office related expenses to support research and development activities. In addition, a total of $6.5 million of internally-developed software costs during 2019 and $7.7 million of internally-developed software costs during 2018 were capitalized, resulting in an increase of the expense by $1.2 million compared to 2018.

Year Ended December 31,
Change
2019
2018
$
%
(dollars in thousands)
Research and development
$ 50,024
$ 41,305
$ 8,719
21.1%
% of revenue
25%
28%


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the change in the % of revenue from 2018 to 2019?
Choices:
-3
700
16
3
-28
Correct choice index: 0
Contract costs As discussed in the Significant Accounting Policies Note, Topic 606 requires the recognition of an asset for incremental costs to obtain a customer contract, which is then amortized to expense, over the respective period of expected benefit. The Partnership recognizes a contract asset for incremental commission costs paid to Verizon Wireless personnel and agents in conjunction with obtaining customer contracts.
The costs are only deferred when it is determined the commissions are incremental costs that would not have been incurred absent the customer contract and are expected to be recovered. Costs to obtain a contract are amortized and recorded ratably as commission expense over the period representing the transfer of goods or services to which the assets relate. Costs to obtain contracts are amortized over the customers' estimated device upgrade cycle of two to three years, as such costs are typically incurred each time a customer upgrades their equipment.
The amortization periods for the costs incurred to obtain a customer contract is determined at a portfolio level due to the similarities within these customer contract portfolios. Other costs, such as general costs or costs related to past performance obligations, are expensed as incurred. Deferred contract costs are classified as current or non-current within prepaid expenses and other, and other assets – net, respectively. The balances of deferred contract costs as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, included in the balance sheet were as follows:
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Partnership recognized expense of $3,126 and $2,161, respectively, associated with the amortization of deferred contract costs, primarily within selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of income.
Deferred contract costs are assessed for impairment on an annual basis. An impairment charge is recognized to the extent the carrying amount of a deferred cost exceeds the remaining amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for the goods and services related to the cost, less the expected costs related directly to providing those goods and services that have not yet been recognized as expenses. There have been no impairment charges recognized for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

2019
2018
Assets
Prepaid expenses and other
$ 3,027
$ 2,347
Other assets - net
1,824
1,831
Total
$ 4,851
$ 4,178


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the average other assets-net for 2018 and 2019?
Choices:
182750
1831
2475
1.6
1827.5
Correct choice index: 4
Key Performance Indicators
Key performance indicators, which we do not consider to be non-GAAP measures, that we use to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions include Monthly Recurring Revenue ("MRR") and Gross Merchandise Volume ("GMV"). Our key performance indicators may be calculated in a manner different than similar key performance indicators used by other companies.
The following table shows MRR and GMV for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Years ended December 31,
2019
2018
(in thousands)
Monthly Recurring Revenue
$53,898
$40,932
Gross Merchandise Volume
$61,138,457
$41,103,238


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the average gross merchandise volume for 2018 and 2019?
Choices:
2.5
20578568
10017609.5
41103238
51120847.5
Correct choice index: 4
VMware and Pivotal Employee Stock Purchase Plans
In June 2007, VMware adopted its 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), which is intended to be qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. On June 25, 2019, VMware amended its ESPP to increase the number of shares available for issuance by 9.0 million shares of Class A common stock. As of January 31, 2020, the number of authorized shares under the ESPP was a total of 32.3 million shares. Under the ESPP, eligible VMware employees are granted options to purchase shares at the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the stock at the time of grant or 85% of the fair market value at the time of exercise. The option period is generally twelve months and includes two embedded six-month option periods. Options are exercised at the end of each embedded option period. If the fair market value of the stock is lower on the first day of the second embedded option period than it was at the time of grant, then the twelve-month option period expires and each enrolled participant is granted a new twelve-month option. As of January 31, 2020, 14.3 million shares of VMware Class A common stock were available for issuance under the ESPP.
The following table summarizes ESPP activity for VMware during the periods presented (cash proceeds in millions, shares in thousands):
As of January 31, 2020, $95 million of ESPP withholdings were recorded as a liability in accrued expenses and other on the consolidated balance sheets for the purchase that occurred on February 29, 2020.
Prior to the acquisition of Pivotal, Pivotal granted options to eligible Pivotal employees to purchase shares of its Class A common stock at the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the stock at the time of grant or 85% of the fair market value of the Pivotal stock at the time of exercise. Pivotal’s ESPP activity was not material during the periods presented.

For the Year Ended
January 31, 2020
February 1, 2019
February 2, 2018
Cash proceeds
$172
$161
$65
Class A common stock purchased
1,489
1,895
903
Weighted-average price per share
$115.51
$84.95
$72.40


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in cash proceeds between 2018 and 2019?
Choices:
97
10465
-96
66
96
Correct choice index: 4
Billings
Billings represent the value of products and services invoiced to customers after receiving a purchase order from the customer and delivering products and services to them, or for which there is no right to a refund. Billings do not equate to statutory revenue.

Year-ended 31 March 2019
Year-ended 31 March 2018 Restated See note 2
$M
$M
Revenue
710.6
639.0
Net deferral of revenue (see note 23)
49.7
129.6
Billings
760.3
768.6
Currency revaluation
25.9
18.7
Constant currency billings
786.2
787.3


Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Revenue in 2019 from 2018?
Choices:
581
71.6
0.7
1349.6
-71.6
Correct choice index: 1