xx/xx/xxxx xacc/280 week 8 Checkpoint The collapse of Enron back in 2001 shows a number of unethical practice. This company shows unethical practice in accounting as well as business. This company is a perfect example on how unethical behavior of a few people can affect millions of individuals. This also affected these individuals for many years after. Enron was the first business to have nationwide gas pipeline networks. On November 8‚ 2001 Enron made an announcement in a SEC filing that
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Week 3 DQ Organization is a social unit of people that is structured and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals. (Businessdictionary.com) Organization as a structure distributes responsibilities among the members of the company (child 2005‚ p.6). By allocating people and recourses to the necessary tasks and designating responsibilities‚ the organization contributes to the successful implementations of its goals. While organization as a process focus more closely on behaviors
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This document of XACC 280 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question shows the solutions to the following problems: Review the annual reports for PepsiCo.‚ Inc and the Coca-Cola Company in the Appendixes A B of Financial Accounting. Select either PepsiCo‚ Inc or Coca-Cola Company. In your estimation‚ the company you chose may be financially healthier or weaker. Would you invest in this company? Explain why or why not. Justify your reasoning by presenting at least three key financial ratios
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closing processes‚ while demonstrating to them that I was competent with my allotted tasks by completing them in the time requested. She and Mr. Rackers had accepted my proposal. As the day came‚ she was resolving an issue from the previous accounting week‚ and was speaking with Mr. Whittaker about invoicing. After speaking with him‚ she had walked back to office‚ but stopped by my cubicle to check my progress. The conversation went
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Accounting consists of basic assumptions‚ principles‚ and constraints. There are four basic assumptions of accounting that are the fundamental basis of any set of accounts. The four basic assumptions of accounting include: monetary unit assumption‚ economic period assumption‚ time period assumption‚ and going concern assumption. Monetary unit assumption states that only transaction data that is expressed in terms of money can be included in the accounting records. Economic period assumption states
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There are three ways to analyze financial statements there is the vertical analysis‚ which uses the base percentage to express the assets or liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Horizontal analysis or the trend analysis is how someone can evaluate the financial statement over a period. With this method‚ one can determine an increase or decrease in assets liabilities or stockholders equity. This can be done in percentage or totals Horizontal analysis is used primarily with an intercompany comparison
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Situation 1 First I would greet the customer with a standard greeting. Thanking them for calling and asking how I may help them is usually a good way to start off the phone call. Susan is inquiring about some of the functions that PowerPoint has to offer. She has asked about how some of the features of PowerPoint can support her data that she has gathered. I will begin by repeating back her question to verify that we are on the same page. One of the challenges I will probably face is explaining
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Accounting Team Project Naomi Konen and Chue Lee 8-2 a) Joan’s first mistake is not using control of cash receipts. She is having only one person go through the whole accounting controls process. There should be other people involved in this process including Joan herself. Joan must also realize the limitations of human controls. One person going through the entire process is bound to make a human error. b) Joan initially failed by trying to joke about her employee stealing. Stealing
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financial position” (Business Dictionary‚ 2011). The Financial information is required for various users to make an informed Decision. “The purpose of financial information is to provide inputs for decision making” (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ Kieso‚ 2009‚ Para 1‚ p. 6). There are four different parts covered in a Financial Statement; those are Balance Sheet‚ Income Statement‚ Retained Earnings Statement‚ and Statement of Cash flow. The assignment will elaborate the purpose of each statement and differentiate its utility
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$1‚000 Purchase‚ 1/15/14 100 5.30 530 Purchase‚ 1/28/14 100 5.50 550 An end of the month (1/31/14) inventory showed that 160 units were on hand. If the company uses FIFO‚ what is the value of the ending inventory? a. $800 b. $832 c. $848 d. $868 6. _____ Effie Company uses a periodic inventory system. Details for the inventory account for the month of January‚ 2014 are as follows: Units Per unit price Total Balance‚ 1/1/14 200 $5.00 $1‚000 Purchase‚ 1/15/14 100 5.30 530 Purchase‚ 1/28/14 100
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