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100

Costco opened this number of US locations in FY25

How many is 27

100

This Supervisor hit 10 years last October.

Who is Michael

100

He is the new CFO of Costco

Who is Gary Millerchip

100

This department is responsible for the accurate and timely payment of freight invoices, assigning correct general ledger accounts, researching payment discrepancies, and auditing payments processed through the accounting system.

What is AP Freight?

100

This is the states 2nd highest mountain

What is Mt Adams

200

1657 is our first location in which US state

What is Maine

200

This supervisor was an intern in fixed assets in 2023

Who is Grace

200

As of the most recent filing Costco operates this many warehouses in this number of countries

What is 914 warehouses in 14 countries?

200

This department processes book inventory adjustments for receiving and return to vendor (RTV) errors submitted by Costco warehouses and depots in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

What is OAS?

200

This lake is the 3rd deepest lake in the United States with a depth of 1,486ft

What is Lake Chelan?

300
At the end of 2025, our warehouses contained approximately _____ square ft of operating floor space.

How much is 134.7 Million

300

These two RAs were fixed assets interns in 2024.

Who are Chase and Anna?

300

Costco's total number of card holders by the end of FY25 was

What is 145.2 Million

300

This department is a resource and serves as the primary liaison between the International Accounting teams and the Accounting team within the U.S. Home Office.

What is Global Accounting and Reporting (GAR) 

300

Over 50 years ago this mountain was known as the Mt Fuji of the West

What is Mt St Helens

400

Net Sales for FY25 was.

How much is $269,912 Mill

400

He was once a supervisor in financial reporting.

Who is Zach?

400

What are Costco's core merchandise Categories?

Foods & Sundries

Non-Foods

Fresh Foods

Warehouse Ancillary 

Other Businesses

400

This department is responsible for setting up Temporary Price Discounts (TPDs) in the iSeries and SAP, monitoring, billing suppliers, and resolving issues for the US and Canada locations. The department works closely with Merchandising, warehouses, Marketing, and suppliers to ensure the success of TPD programs. The department enforces accounting policies and controls in accordance with established internal and external reporting requirements.

What is Member Considerations?

400

This Washington city shares the name of a former employee in this group.

What is Lyle, Washington

500

Capital Expenditures for Q4 FY25 YTD were

How much is $5,498 Mill

500

His favorite Costco Staple is KS Whole Milk.

Who is Evan?

500

Costco employs this many employees worldwide by the end of FY25.

What is 341,000

500

This department supports Costco’s corporate departments and admins (total of about 6,000 employees) and is responsible for processing wage adjustments and terminations for all US and PR locations.

What is Central Payroll Processing (CPP) 

500

This Washington cheese maker has their flagship location in Pike Place Market

What is Beechers

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