a conventional start‚ perhaps it would be worth our while to look at what "capital structure" actually means. In broad terms‚ it is essentially the firms ’ mix of debt and equity but it would be wrong to assume that this is all there is to it. These two terms belie the complexity that lies beneath‚ from the viewpoint of the decisions that any firm must take - that is to say‚ what kind of debt and which type of equity. Capital structuring would then‚ deal with how a concern splits its cash flows
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structure and firms strengths and weaknesses determine their choice of corporate strategy and organisational structure  Both corporate strategy and organisational structure influence the economic performance of the firm and the market in which it sells  One of the main goals for strategy implementation is to achieve synergy between functions and business units (Hunger and Wheelen) Organisational Structure  Organisational Structure arrangement whereby the firm motivates
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Apple Case Study -- The advantages and disadvantages of Non-GAAP earnings relative to GAAP earnings based on subscription accounting Advantage: 1. Management believes investors will benefit from greater transparency in referring to these non-GAAP financial measures when assessing the Company’s operating results‚ as well as when forecasting and analyzing future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures can be a supplement to the Company’s GAAP financial measures‚ which helps analyst know more about
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting A system through which managers report financial information about an economic entity to a variety of individuals who use this information for various decision making purposes. The process of identifying‚ recording‚ summarizing‚ and reporting economic information to decision makers. Managers of Companies Must Understand 2 Things: 1) Economic Consequence Perspective: Considering and understanding how such events affect the financial statements. 2) User Orientation:
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Chapter 1: Global marketing in the firm I. Introduction to globalization Globalization: reflects the trend of firms buying‚ developing producing and selling products and service in most countries and regions of the world. Benefits for the firm which do an international expansion: New and potentially more profitable markets Increase the firm’s competitiveness Facilitates access to new product ideas‚ manufacturing innovations and the latest technology Internalization: doing business in many
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Unit 2 – Case Study Kaplan University GB518: Financial Accounting Principles and Analysis Professor Roger Mayer March 26‚ 2013 Fast Lane Automotive is a full service automotive repair shop and oil change service establishment located in Cumming‚ GA. This company has been open for over fourteen years and has generated quite a customer base within the local community. Fast Lane offers everything to its customers from putting air in their tire – free of charge – to replacing the motors if needed
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ACCOUNTING NOTES FOR MY PERSONAL USE 4/12/2013 ELISHA VERIWA | Introduction to Accounting Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users (stakeholders) such as shareholders and managers (Elliot‚ Barry & Elliot‚ Jamie: Financial accounting and reporting). Accounting has been defined as: * the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least
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Section A Under Case Study (Newspaper) HB Global 1. Types of audit opinion Qualified opinion * A qualified opinion report can result from a limitation on the scope of the audit or failure to follow generally accepted accounting principles Adverse opinion * It is used only when the auditor believes that the overall financial statements are so materiality misstated or misleading that they do not present fairly the financial position or results of operations and cash flows in conforming
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International Accounting Case 1-2 1. An individual investor might want to invest in an international growth fund so that they can diversify their assets into mutual funds that invest in the stock of foreign companies instead of companies that are only in one country. 2. Risks common to both domestic and international funds: a. Investment style risk - the chance that returns from non-U.S. growth stocks and small- and mid-cap stocks‚ will trail returns from the overall domestic stock
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING STUDY GUIDE 4.1 Case Study Part 1: Renewable energy product lines Case Study Part 2: Using the conventional ABC approach to assign indirect manufacturing costs Case Study Part 3: Using the TDABC approach to assign indirect manufacturing costs Case Study Part 4: Identifying the target cost per unit Case Study Part 5: Reassessing the allocation of indirect manufacturing costs for the Solarheat 1 Case Study Part 6: BPM and the Solarheat 1 manufacturing
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