FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES The primary aim of Financial Accounting is to provide students with an introduction to the process and function of financial reporting. Whilst a large proportion of the course is aimed at understanding accounting as a process‚ taking a preparers‟ perspective‚ we will also seek to develop an understanding of the importance of the role of accounting in today’s society. LEARNING OUTCOMES After studying this course the student will be able to understand:
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Causes and Effects of Internal Control Outcomes -Final Thesis- Universiteit Maastricht Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Maastricht‚ February 21th‚ 2008 Martina Kratz ID: 239232 Master International Business – Concentration Finance Supervisor: Robin Braun Abstract Since the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002‚ the topic of internal control systems never came to rest. The current subprime crisis is just one example of internal control failures and their negative consequences
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The Financial Detective‚ 2005 Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives The case presents the student with financial ratios for eight pairs of unidentified companies and asks them to mate the description of the company with the financial profile derived from the ratios. The primary objective of this case is to introduce students to financial ratio analysis—in particular‚ the range of ratios and the insights each one affords. This case presumes that students have already been introduced to
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Assessment 1 Outcome 1 A) The analytical framework I have chosen to use is PEST. Pest stands for Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological and are all factors of a PEST analysis. These are intellectual tools which are created in order to help a researcher to collect‚ sort‚ prioritise and interpret a variety of existing data and information about the subject or context that has to be analysed. When changes happen within a business or organisation the company will use a PEST analysis to view each
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have you acknowledged and appropriately referenced the source of your quotation in the body of the text? Have you placed all direct quotations in inverted commas? Have you listed and correctly cited all your sources in your bibliography? Financial Planning for Philip Lewis Declaration by the candidate named above 1. I confirm that this is my own work (or‚ in the case of a group assignment‚ the work of my group) and that‚ although I may have consulted others in the course of assembling
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Financial Reporting Accurate financial reporting is paramount to the establishment of a level playing field for businesses. It also aids in analyzing trends in business and the economy. The first part of the research paper should outline the different offices and bureaus of financial reporting and why they are significant. The second part of the research paper will present some positive and negative examples of financial reporting results and offer analysis about them. These examples can incorporate
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1. EXAMINE & ANALYZE THE FINANCIAL RATIOS FOR EIGHT PAIRS OF UNIDENTIFIED COMPANIES A) Health Products From the market data‚ the beta of company B is slightly higher than company A. Company A appears to be less risky than company B. It is likely because company A is a diversified health-products company. Since it manufactures various products and involves in different segments‚ risk could be reduced. The liquidity ratios show that both companies A and B might not face liquidity problem. Current
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Financial Management Subject Number 18 Study Pack Strathmore University Distance Learning Centre P.O. Box 59857‚ 00200‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya. Tel: +254 (02) 606155 Fax: +254 (02) 607498 Email dlc@strathmore.edu Copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical
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2014 Introduction A company that is barely making it must put itself into a position to where they can best take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead. This case involves a company that is two years away from achieving financial solvency and put it on the path to creating value for its shareholders. The current problem is how to sustain this company over the next two years without them going under and not being able to put their product on the market in two years. Proposal
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to practicing accountants. First of all‚ it is important to understand what accounting theory is and who the practicing accountants are. The practicing accountants should include those people who work in or relate to the accounting‚ such as the financial accountants‚ management accountants‚ auditors and regulators. Hendriksen (1970‚ p. 1) defined the accounting theory as: …logical reasoning in the form of a set of board principles that (1) provide a general framework of reference by which accounting
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