------------------------------------------------- BBA 4201: Financial Statement Analysis & Control 1. Describe some of the analytical uses to which financial statement analysis can be put. 2. What are the sources of financial information? 3. Who are the users of financial statements? 4. What are the objectives of financial statements? 5. What are the limitations of financial statement analysis? 6. Discuss the need for comparative analysis. 7. Identify the tools of financial statement analysis. 8. Explain
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Business Accounting & Finance ACCO1116 Financial & Management Accounting (MAIB) M TWO HOURS August 2008 Course co-ordinator: Dr Agnieszka Herdan INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Answer TWO questions only. All questions carry equal marks. This is a CLOSED book examination Students are permitted to use non-programmable calculators. THIS PAPER MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE EXAMINATION ROOM August 2008 - RESIT Course Title Financial & Management Accounting (MAIB) Course Code ACCO1116 Page 1 of 5
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Assignment 1 1. “internal consistency” of accounting standards is Any entity intends to create its own standard must in accordance with the existing system of standard 2. In order to achieve “internal consistency”‚ the necessary factors are as follow: a) Any entity intends to create its own standard must in accordance with the existing system of standard b) Developing standards are correspondence with the same conceptual framework. It is necessary to establish an accounting law or principle
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Recognition & Theories of Accounting The Joint Project Revenue recognition requirements in US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) differ from those in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs); the former consists of broad concepts whereas IFRSs contain fewer standards‚ but applying the two main standards to complex transactions were difficult and needed improvement (Australian Accounting Standards Board‚ 2010). Accordingly‚ the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
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Chapter 5 LO1: Describe the objective of financial reporting and identify the qualitative characteristics‚ conventions‚ and ethical considerations of accounting information. The objective of financial reporting is: To provide financial information that is useful in making decisions in assessing; Cash flow prospects‚ Stewardship. * Cash flow prospects: the information needed to make judgments about the entity’s ability to generate cash flows. * Stewardship: the information about the company’s
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1. Teletech Corporation currently uses its hurdle rate to measure its economic profit and NPV. It is used to measure value creation‚ and providing information on each unit’s performance for investors. Teletech’s current practice of “one size fits all” hurdle rate is not the best practice because each division has its own risks and nature of operations. Therefore‚ each division’s profitability should be compared to that division’s own WACC. 2. See attachment 3. According to Rick Phillip’s
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THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF WELLPOINT Monica Jackson ACCT 205-1501B-06 UNIT 5 INDIVIUAL PROJECT AIU ONLINE Financial Statements Financial statement analysis allows systematic tools to be used in related data and general-purpose financial statements for making business decisions (American InterContinential University [AIU]‚ 2015). It allows accounting data to be converted into efficient information. It reduces confusion in decision making and presents an effective
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You are an Investment Analyst Strayer University ACC557 – Financial Accounting Professor Levi Beckwith March 16‚ 2014 1. Analyze each company’s history‚ product/services‚ major customers‚ major suppliers‚ and leadership and provide a synopsis of each company. The Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) vs. PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ) war is one of the greatest rivalries in corporate history‚ just like Apple vs. Microsoft. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are the two most popular and widely recognized
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Chapter 1: The Accounting Environment – What is Accounting and Why is it Done? Accounting is a system for gathering data about an entity’s economic activity‚ processing and organizing the data and in turn‚ communicating that information to people who want to use it to make decisions. Data are unprocessed facts about an entity’s economic activity that is entered into an accounting system whereas information results from organizing and presenting the data in ways that make it useful for decision
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY This study analyses the effect of the agency theory and accounting choice usually been made by managers of Nigeria listed companies. It (agency theory and accounting choice) can be demonstrated in the modern day companies where management is usually separated from the ownership of business. The professional managers are supposed to make decisions and take actions that are consistent with the objective of maximising shareholders wealth. But this
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