Problem Statement The Downtown Health Clinic (DHC)‚ opened in 1999 and overseen by Perpetual Mercy Hospital‚ is concerned about the possibility of a similar clinic opening five blocks away from their facility. The main concerns are that the new clinic may attract DHC’s current patients and that a similar clinic in such proximity could hinder financial and profitability progress. The situation and four possible alternatives were analyzed in order to arrive at a recommendation of how DHC can compete
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In the preparation of financial statements there are different formats used. Whatever formats used the results will be the same. There is no prescribed format for the preparation of the income statement. The company should select a method of presenting its expenses by either function or nature; this can either be as encouraged‚ on the face of the income statement‚ or in the notes. There are accounting standards such as IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and GAAP (Generally Accepted
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The Income Statement This indicates financial performance over a period of time. It is usually done at the end of a financial year (30th June)‚ but an income statement can be made up at other times‚ e.g.‚ if a business wishes to apply for a loan‚ the bank may ask for a more recent income statement. The other names for this kind of statement are Revenue Statement and Profit and Loss Statement. Income Statement for Ima Mess‚ year ended 30.6.12 |
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production‚ there would an increase in storage and handling cost. This amount is to be deduct from net income in pro forma income statement Besides the points mentioned above‚ there is also other information that needs to be considered during forecasting. It is not related to the switch from seasonal production to level production‚ but it has impacts on pro-forma incomes‚ balance and cash flow statement. Below is what was taken into consideration during the forecasting. 1. Operating expenses is projected
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Why are accurate financial statements important for outside business interests? Matt ACC 205: Principles of Accounting I Professor Kaplan Ashford University December 22‚ 2011 Accounting is specifically “a system by which economic information is identified‚ recorded‚ summarized and reported for the use of decision makers”; however‚ accounting involves interpretation and analyzing of all financial information‚ including taxing‚ personal financial information and investment (Alba
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new financial statement called "comparison balance sheet"‚ in 1863 to explain the reason for the inability to invest was due to the holding of too much inventory‚ despite the profit made. This was the beginning of the cash flow statement‚ which was later made compulsory by the Financial Accounting Standard Boards (FASB) under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). This step was followed by International Accounting Standard Boards (IASB) when they issue IAS 7 Cash Flow Statement. The Cash Flow
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ACC 461 Auditing Financial Statement Fraud: Lessons from the ZZZZ Best Case The video “Cooking the Books” discussed the ZZZZ Best case of fraud‚ it tells how and why fraud was perpetrated by Barry Minkow and why it was undetected for so long. According to the video‚ ZZZZ Best was founded by Barry Minkow in 1982; when he was sixteen years old‚ it started as a carpet cleaning company. But‚ due to high competition in the industry‚ low entry barriers‚ and bad internal control‚ this young entrepreneur
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Financial Statements Principles of Accounting/ACC280 Date Instructor Name Abstract Understanding what is happening financially in the company insights provides the financial information system of accounting. One must have knowledge of numbers when working in accounting. The three basic activities in accounting are identifies‚ records‚ and communicates. The four financial statements are income statements‚ retained earnings statement‚ balance sheet‚
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TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS 8. Closing entries are not needed if the business plans to continue operating in the future and issue financial statements each year. 9. The dividends account is closed to the Income Summary account in order to properly determine net income (or loss) for the period. 10. After closing entries have been journalized and posted‚ all temporary accounts in the ledger should have zero balances. 11. Closing revenue and expense accounts to the
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Chapter 1 An Overview of Financial Management and The Financial Environment ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1-1 a. A proprietorship‚ or sole proprietorship‚ is a business owned by one individual. A partnership exists when two or more persons associate to conduct a business. In contrast‚ a corporation is a legal entity created by a state. The corporation is separate and distinct from its owners and managers. b. In a limited partnership‚ limited partners’ liabilities‚ investment returns and control
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