FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements | | This paper will demonstrate my understanding of financial accounting and why generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are important. I will discuss how financial statements are used in the marketplace. I will describe each financial statement and tell what it reveals about the business. I will explain how the statements are linked and show examples. I will explain the notes to the financial statements. I will
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a) ASC 830-230-55-1: This reference shows how to format and account for cash flows when a company has subsidiaries operating in foreign countries. It gives an example of a consolidated cash flow statement from a US based company and its two subsidiary companies. The reference explains how excess cash should be disclosed. A majority of the reference deals with the local currency and how it should be shown with the parent company‚ in this case a US company based on the dollar. So for both foreign companies
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the term used to indicate the whole body of FASB literature. It is FALSE Any company claiming compliance with GAAP must comply with most standards and interpretations but does not have to follow the disclosure requirements. It is TRUE that the primary governmental body that has influence over the FASB is the SEC. It is FALSE the FASB has a government mandate and therefore does not have to follow due process in issuing a standard. CA1-2 It is True the objective of financial statements emphasizes
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Analysis of Financial Statements After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: Explain why ratio analysis is usually the first step in the analysis of a company’s financial statements. List the five groups of ratios‚ specify which ratios belong in each group‚ and explain what information each group gives us about the firm’s financial position. State what trend analysis is‚ and why it is important. Describe how the Du Pont chart is used‚ and how it may be modified to include
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Figure 3.0: First Entry Level Data Flow Diagram of Administrator’s Capabilities The figure 3.0 represents the First Entry Level Data Flow Diagram of the Administrator upon successfully logging-in into the Generic Academic Performance Monitoring System. He/she has the capabilities to manage modules such as handling member’s account‚ importing students list‚ creation of grade criteria‚ grade computation and updating website contents Figure 3.1: Second Entry Level Data Flow Diagram on Managing Account
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Financial Statements Accounting is a function by which users can understand the internal financial workings of a company. Use of public accounting dates as far back as the late nineteenth century (Hendrickson‚ 2007) and continues today under the set guidelines that accounting professionals refer to as generally accepted accounting principles. These principles are set in the United States by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission (Weygandt‚ p. 9‚ 2008)
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Free Flow Layout Free flow layout is an irregular arrangement of retail setting that encourages a formless traffic flow. It is mainly used in stores which have wide range of products. Easy to navigate and display to another were one of the major characteristics of free flow layout. Compare to the other retail layout‚ free flow layout had no particular display pattern. All the fixtures and products were grouped and located in flowing patterns on the sales floor. This layout usually used in stores
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services (Warranties‚ n.d.). Warranties are realistic promises that can be acted through legal action and they work as pre-sale statements to attract more sales volume. Warranties will be provided for limited time of the purchase (Warranty Accounting‚ n.d.). When software of Greyhound Gamers are not able to perform well‚ contain a lot of bugs‚ or not giving the accurate data as they are promised‚ customers can ask for repair or exchange of such software or rectify the problem as originally
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Financial Statement Companies use several tools such as a balance sheet to make sound business decisions. A balance sheet is a quantitative summary of a company ’s financial condition at a specific point in time‚ including assets‚ liabilities and net worth. The first part of a balance sheet shows all the productive assets a company owns‚ and the second part shows all the financing methods (such as liabilities and shareholders ’ equity) Also‚ called statement of condition.
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