Ratio Analysis Memo ACC 291 Ratio Analysis Memo For this assignment we need to choose a virtual organization and prepare a memo to the CEO to discuss the findings from our ratio calculations and also submit a horizontal and vertical analysis for the balance sheet and the income statement. The virtual organization our team chose was Berry’s Bug Blasters. Listed first in this paper will be the ratio calculations; liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency. Solvency Ratios | Debt to Total
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ACC 5470 Speech Outline: Why the United States should continue using US GAAP and not adopt IFRS I. The adoption of IFRS is unlikely to have any major impact on reporting quality. a) U.S. firms currently optimize their reporting strategies‚ therefore they are expected to resist changes that are not in their interest by using the flexibility inherent in the standards. b) It is also unlikely to lower the reporting quality‚ as firms can always go beyond the required disclosures
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IFRS vs GAAP – Equity Accounts In discussing Equity Accounting standards of GAAP and IFRS we specifically look at Stockholders’ equity in regard to corporations. Of course there are many differences in language; however‚ we will review some major differences in accounting standards with respect to Equity accounts. There is a glaring difference in the two methods with regards to Distributions to Owners. Under US GAAP‚ disregarding dividends paid on unallocated shares (Employee Stock Ownership
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1. Based on historical data‚ you have estimated the following probability distributions for the returns on two individual securities (SMALL and BIG) and the value-weighted market portfolio: State probability Small Big Market Expansion 0.30 25% 8% 12% Normal 0.5 15% 6% 10% Recession 0.20 0% 2% 3% a) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of return for Small‚ Big and the market portfolio b) Calculate the covariance between Small and Big; between Small
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E9-1 The following expenditures relating to plant assets were made by Spaulding Company during the first 2 months of 2011. 1. Paid $5‚000 of accrued taxes at time plant site was acquired. 2. Paid $200 insurance to cover possible accident loss on new factory machinery while the machinery was in transit. 3. Paid $850 sales taxes on new delivery truck. 4. Paid $17‚500 for parking lots and driveways on new plant site. 5. Paid $250 to have company name and advertising slogan painted on new
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U.S. GAAP and IFRS requirements for the presentation of income statements are similar‚ with some important differences. *Other than separating revenues from expenses‚ U.S. GAAP provides little guidance about which items the firm must separately display or their order. IFRS requires‚ at a minimum‚ the separate display of revenues‚ financing costs (for example‚ interest expense)‚ income tax expense‚ profit or loss for the period‚ and certain other items.3 *Both U.S. GAAP and IFRS require
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This week’s consensus is overwhelmingly a feeling of clarity as compared to last week. Our team feels much more comfortable with statements of cash flows and financial statement analysis than with dividends‚ bonds‚ etc. The following are individual reflections on what we learned during week four. I think this week was easier for me than others because of the simplicity behind the terms. The statements of cash flows include operating activities‚ investing activities and financing activities. Operating
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Weekly Reflection Summary- WK 4 The objectives for week 4 include learning the importance of the statement of cash flow‚ the financial statements analysis‚ and how to master the fundamentals of both. The statement of cash flow is one of the main financial statements which investors rely on to measure a company’s financial strength. Some investors are very much interested in this statement because they absolutely want returns on their investment. The cash flow statement identifies the cash is
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Principals (GAAP) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Squadroni‚ 2010). Today majority of countries in the world follow International Financial Reporting Standards guidelines; however‚ the United States still uses Generally Accepted Accounting Principals. There have been discussions to adopt IFRS fully in the near future. The United States accounting system will undergo drastic changes in 2010 when this occurs. There are many similarities between US GAAP and IFRS but I will
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Team D Reflection During Week Two of ACC/291 Team D’s objective was to discuss the week’s topics as outlined in the syllabus. Additionally‚ team members were to discuss any challenges or problems with the topics that may have been experienced. Below is a summary of Team D’s discussion for Week Two. Objective 2.1 Differentiate among accounts payable‚ notes payable and accrued expenses. The team’s objective was first to differentiate and explain accounts payable‚ notes payable and accrued expenses
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