Objective of financial statements[edit] Financial statements are a structured representation of the financial position and financial performance of an entity. The objective of financial statements is to provide information about the financial position‚ financial performance and cash flows of an entity that is useful to a wide range of users in making economic decisions. Financial statements also show the results of the management’s stewardship of the resources entrusted to it.[1] To meet this objective
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Financial Statements Paper ACC/290 Income statements chronicle the gains or deficiencies of a company’s operations over a period of time‚ by reporting all revenues and expenses. These statements are processed each month‚ and at the end of the fiscal year. Income statements include definite expenses and revenues. Sometimes these statements are also known as P&L statements or profit and loss. The second statement is known as a retained earnings statement. This is for displaying
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AUDITOR’S REPORT [pic] [pic] NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 37.3 Fair values of financial assets and liabilities Fair value is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged‚ or a liability settled‚ between knowledgeable willing parties in an arms length transaction. Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended June 30‚ 2008 (b) Credit risk Credit risk represents the risk of a loss if the counter parties
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USES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The financing‚ investing‚ and operating activities of a company are recorded by accounting systems in the form of detailed transactions. To effectively communicate a company’s activities to decision-makers‚ these detailed transactions are summarized and reported in a set of standardized reports called financial statements. The role of financial statements is to provide information that will help investors‚ creditors‚ and others make judgments and predictions that serve
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Review of Financial Statements Paper The following financial comparison of two publicly traded companies‚ Whole Foods Market Inc. and Target Corporation‚ will enhance the understanding of the proposal presented for a possible corporate acquisition presented to our company. This presentation will present the possible acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. by Target‚ Inc. Both companies are industry based organizations. Whole Foods Market Inc. brings financial strength to an already financially stable
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The procedure for producing a data flow diagram • Identify and list external entities providing inputs/receiving outputs from system; • Identify and list inputs from/outputs to external entities; • Draw a context DFD Defines the scope and boundary for the system and project 1. Think of the system as a container (black box) 2. Ignore the inner workings of the container 3. Ask end-users for the events the system must respond to 4. For each event
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Analyzing Financial Statements December 16‚ 2012 Regina Campbell Calculate the following: Current ratio‚ long-term solvency ratio‚ contribution ratio‚ programs and expense ratio‚ general and management and expense ratio‚ fund-raising and expense ratio‚ and revenue and expense ratio for the years 2003 and 2004. 2003 2004 Current Ratio: .87 .90 Long Term Solvency Ratio:
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budgeting? a Will an investment generate adequate cash flows to promptly recover its cost? b Will an investment generate an acceptable rate of return? c Will an investment have a positive net present value? d Will an investment have an adverse effect on the environment? 3 Which of the following is not considered when using the payback period to evaluate an investment? a The profitability of the investment over its entire life. b The annual net cash flow of the investment. c The cost of the investment
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Resource: Appendix A Review the financial statements in Appendix D. Calculate the following: Current ratio‚ long-term solvency ratio‚ contribution ratio‚ programs and expense ratio‚ general and management and expense ratio‚ fund-raising and expense ratio‚ and revenue and expense ratio for the years 2003 and 2004. Include the current ratio‚ long-term solvency ratio‚ contribution ratio‚ programs and expense ratio‚ general and management and expense ratio‚ fund-raising and expense ratio
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analysis of financial information refers to the process of the critical examination of the financial information contained in the financial statements in order to understand and make the decisions regarding the operations of the firm. There are four kinds of analysis namely; external analysis‚ internal analysis‚ horizontal analysis and vertical analysis. The external analysis is done by outsiders who do not have access to the detailed internal accounting records of the business firm. When it comes
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