not changed the work that accountants do. C. Has closely linked accounting with consulting‚ planning‚ and other financial services. D. In accounting has replaced the need for decision makers. E. In accounting is only available to large corporations. 3. The primary objective of financial accounting is: A. To serve the decision-making needs of internal users. B. To provide financial statements to help external users analyze an organization ’s activities. C. To monitor and control company activities
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FINANCIAL RATIOS Financial ratios are indicators of a company’s performance as discernable from the company’s Balance Sheet and income Statement. We will discuss some of the simple ratios of a company and talk about their significance. Liquidity Ratios: Show the company’s ability to pay of its current liabilities from its current assets. 1. Current Ratio Current assets should be significantly higher than current liabilities so that the current ratio is higher than 2:1. 2. Quick Ratio
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The recent financial crisis has provided evidence that financial markets are not efficient. Critically‚ evaluate this statement and its implications for investment management practice. In reality a financial market can’t be considered to be extremely efficient‚ or completely inefficient. The financial markets are a mixture of both‚ sometimes the market will provide fair returns on the investment for everyone‚ while at other times certain investors will generate above average returns on their investment
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1. What three trends affect business management in general and financial management in particular? ANSWER: 1.The increased globalization of business 2. Ever-improving information technology 3. Corporate governance or the way the top managers operate and interface with stockholders. 2. What’s the difference between a stock’s current market price and its intrinsic value? ANSWER: Market price is based on perceived but possibly incorrect
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Abstract Financial statements are used by so many different types of people from investors‚ to creditors‚ managers and even employees. These statements are proven useful tools that provide valuable information about a business enabling the user of the statements to make the most appropriate business decisions. Financial Statements Four Basic Financial Statements There are four basic financial statements in accounting: 1. Balance Sheet 2. Income Statement 3. Retained Earnings Statement
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(Definition)-Financial crisis The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries‚ many financial crises were associated with banking panics‚ and many recessions coincided with these panics. Other situations that are often called financial crises include stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles‚ currency crises‚ and sovereign
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the job role of financial management graduates‚ which are significant for the completion of this study. The framework is composed of the role of financial management role in the different companies in General Santos City. The profile of the company could identify as Product and Services being offer‚ year in operation number of employees‚ nature of business would be the input or our study. The different financial management staff such as the Controller‚ Cost Accounting‚ Financial Accounting‚ Tax
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Business firms exist because they satisfy a human need by providing a product or service. No business firm can be established without sufficient financing. The owner(s) therefore put personal loans they have entered into‚ and/or their hard-earned savings‚ at stake to partially finance the firm. The owner’s or owners’ contribution is referred to as owners’ equity. Normally‚ owners’ equity is not sufficient Borrowed funds (loans) have to be repaid through
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Selected Financial Data for Toyota Motors Corp.‚ Inc. 2010-2014 (in 000s‚ YEN‚ expect per share amounts)(Automotive Segment) Income Statement Data (in 000s) (YEN) - Automotive Segment 2010 17‚197 Net Revenues Revenue Growth Yr-Yr Cost of Goods sold 15‚971 COGS GrowthYr-Yr Gross Profit 1‚226 Gross Profit GrowthYr-Yr Selling‚ general and admin expenses 2‚120 Gross Profit GrowthYr-Yr Income From operations (Loss) 87 Income from Operations GrowthYr-Yr Interest Expense net Other expenses net
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Financial Statements Tonjes Bolden ACC/280 May 31‚ 2011 Financial Statements Accounting defines as a systematic report and analysis of an organization’s financial transactions
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