MEANING OF ACCOUNTING: Accounting is the process of recording‚ classifying‚ summarizing‚ analyzing and interpreting the financial transactions of the business for the benefit of management and those parties who are interested in business such as shareholders‚ creditors‚ bankers‚ customers‚ employees and government. Thus‚ it is concerned with financial reporting and decision making aspects of the business. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Committee on Terminology proposed in
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Finance Theory & Financial Strategy By Stewart C Myers How do firms integrate strategic planning and financial analysis? It appears to be somewhat haphazard in many cases. Senior management sets a direction‚ vision and mission statement based upon who the firm is now and how it has evolved. Then sets the firm’s course based upon their ideas of who they are and who they may wish to become. The finance department that handles the financial planning and analysis may support the strategic initiative
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Financial Ratio Analysis PROFITABILITY - Ability to sell a product for more than the cost of producing it. - Not an exact estimate of the company’s pricing strategy but give a good indication of financial health. - Without an adequate gross margin‚ a company will be unable to pay its operating and other expenses and build for the future. - Should be stable should not fluctuate much from one period to another‚ unless the industry it is in has been undergoing drastic changes which will
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1. 2. Identify your firm’s main objectives and their strategic activities for meeting those objectives. Apple through its innovative hardware‚ software‚ peripherals‚ and services aims to be a continued leader at bringing the best user experience to its customers. With its unique ability of designing and developing its own operating systems‚ hardware‚ application software‚ and services‚ Apple provides its customers with new products and solutions with ease-of-use‚ seamless integration‚ and innovative
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Session 1 Page 1 9/29/10 Material presented in four sections. Analytical and ratio techniques for understanding business performance‚ liquidity‚ and financial structure. Cash flow forecasting techniques are then applied to to produce a cash flow (and earnings-based) financial valuation model. Special topics include taxes‚ compensation‚ pensions‚ financial institutions (time permitting) Multiples valuation analysis‚ lawsuits and false information‚ regulatory environment
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Horizontal Analysis Horizontal analysis is a type of trend analysis that compares both percent and amount changes from one year to another. This type of analysis is performed on both the income statement and the balance sheet to allow detection of trends and to identify performance issues. The analysis itself can be very useful‚ especially if more than two years are included. However‚ caution must be taken not to draw conclusion on this analysis itself‚ as it can mislead without any context. It
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LECTURE NOTES 1 : INVESTMENTS by: Ms. Hazel M. Sarmiento Investments are assets not directly identified with the entity’s normal operating activities but are nonetheless acquired to: 1) generate income on idle cash; 2) exercise significant influence or control over another entity; 3) establish long-term relationships with suppliers and creditors; 4) accumulate funds for future use; 5) benefit from capital appreciation; or 6) protect from possible future risks. I. Investments
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CHAPTER 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Topics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Subject matter of accounting. Environment of accounting. Role of principles‚ objectives‚ standards‚ and accounting theory. Historical development of GAAP. Authoritative pronouncements and rulemaking bodies. Role of pressure groups. Ethical issues. Questions 1 2‚ 3‚ 29 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11 12‚ 13‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17‚ 18‚ 19‚ 20‚ 21‚ 22‚ 23 23‚ 24‚ 25‚ 26‚ 27‚ 28 30 Cases 4 6‚ 7 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 5 8
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Galina Goncharova Professor Pak IS 310 Software and Hardware Concepts Assignment 2 Chapter 1 August 31‚ 2012 Vocabulary Exercises 1. Students of information systems generally focus on application software. Students of computer science generally focus on system software. 2. Configuring hardware and system software is an activity of UP (Unified Process) deployment discipline. 3. IS students and professionals should be familiar with professional societies‚ such as Association for
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Corp Finance Notes Chapter 1: * The purpose of business? * Creative act * Process to create products that benefit people… a good good? * Improving the living situations * The purpose of Corp finance skills? * Key concepts and skills * Understand the purpose of business form a Christian point of view: * Purpose of business: a disciplined set of processes- supported by facilities‚ equipment and supplies‚ for harnessing‚ unleashing and organizing our
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