P1-5 A) The front desk receptionist routinely takes an extra 20 minutes of lunch to run personal errands. Agency Problem: she took an extra 20 minutes to do her personal errands instead of working‚ which she puts her own self interests before the best interests of the company. Occurred cost: the salary that the company pays to her. The solution would depend on the boss on her work performance in the past. If she has an important personal errand to do during that time‚ then boss might need
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Interpretation of the Ratios 1) Current Ratio-It is a test of solvency or of short-term financial strength of a concern. It is an index of working capital and shows the ability of the concern to meet its obligations and also the capacity to carry on effective operations. Generally‚ if current assets are twice that of current liabilities‚ the concern’s working capital position is considered to be satisfactory. 2) Quick Ratio-It shows the amount of cash available to meet immediate payments. Stock-in
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Financial Statements Analysis Interpretation of Financial Ratios Financial statements analysis is the process of examining relationships among elements of the the company’s "accounting statements" or financial statements (balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of cash flow and the statement of retained earnings) and making comparisons with relevant information. Financial statements analysis is a valuable tool used by investors‚ creditors‚ financial analysts‚ owners‚ managers and others in their
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FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS REPORT The fiscal year 2004 was a relatively soft year for Barnes & Noble‚ Incorporated (B&N). Blockbuster nonfiction books that came out during the year may not have come from the company‚ but business remained strong. This is due to the million of books already in the market‚ including phenomenal fiction hits "The Da Vinci Code‚" "The Five People You Meet in Heaven‚" and "The Rule of Four‚" and thousands of new releases during the year. This claim was supported by the
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Financial Statement Analysis: Amazon‚ Incorporated Ashley B. Stark Dickinson State University October 18‚ 2012 Abstract The following document provides the trend‚ common-size‚ and horizontal analysis of Amazon‚ Incorporated‚ for the fiscal years ending 2007‚ 2008‚ 2009‚ 2010‚ and 2011. Amazon‚ Incorporated is a healthy company that has reached mature growth with stable returns. Overall‚ Amazon‚ Incorporated is a reasonable investment based on its historical and industry analysis and trends
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positive answer indicates late payments‚ while a negative answer indicates early payments. 4. Pie Corp’s sales last year were $315‚000‚ and its year-end total assets were $355‚000. The average firm in the industry has a total assets turnover ratio (TATO) of 2.4. The firm’s new CFO believes the firm has excess assets that can be sold so as to bring the TATO down to the industry average without affecting sales. By how much must the assets be reduced to bring the TATO to the industry average
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The ratios considered useful by upper management will be different than what an investor consider useful. Senior management will be concerned with the ratio like return on total assets because they want to know how the company is fairing overall and whether they will be able to meet the debt holders liability and shareholders expectation. An investor will be more concerned with ratios like return on equity because they just want to know how whether they will be able to make profit on their investment
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(1) Ever since the cartoon commercial advertisement for the Tootsie Pop aired in 1970‚ fans have been trying to answer the famous question posed in the Advertisement: “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?” This commercial is one that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of audiences‚ however‚ it seems to be particularly memorable for children. It is animated‚ extremely colorful‚ and seems to follow a short plot similar to that of a children’s story. So how‚
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THE HERSHEY CHOCOLATE COMPANY INTRODUCTION The Hershey Company was originally a purely chocolate manufacturer but extended to wafers and other products‚ some even non-chocolate. Now‚ the Hershey Company has grown to become a leader when it comes to dark chocolate and premium chocolate. Hershey’s Mission Statement is “Bringing sweet moments of Hershey happiness to the world every day” (www.thehersheycompany.com). This means delivering quality confectionary to consumer for all occasion‚ being
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A well formulated financial ratio analysis report helps investors to quantify a company’s financial strengths and weaknesses and potential risks and opportunities and identify the company’s financial position. Using financial ratio analysis as a tool in conjunction with other business evaluation processes‚ and other company factors‚ is beneficial for the investors (Brealey‚ Meyers & Marcus‚ 2009). The following report will provide the investor with a clear picture of the company’s current status
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