strike price is $51. The option expires on July 31‚ 2010. On March 31‚ 2010‚ the market value of Reese stock was $48 per share and the time value of the option was $120. The put option is not designated as a hedge. If the company has to prepare financial statements on March 31‚ 2010‚ what would the entry be? A debit to the Put Option and a a. credit to Unrealized Holding Gains/Losses – Income $805. b. credit to Unrealized Holding Gains/Losses – Equity $805. c. credit to Unrealized Holding Gains/Losses
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three main characteristics of accounting? Is accounting static or dynamic? Accounting collects‚ analyzes‚ measures and records financial information about an organization and reports that information to stakeholders and decision makers. Accounting has 3 essential characteristics. Accounting is the (1) identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested persons. Like social sciences‚ accounting is largely a product of its environment
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Appendix B: Financial analysis Financial analysis is the mean to clarify most important factors that affected Costco performance and resulted in companies’ success. In order to reach that goal‚ we studied financial performance of Costco for 2008 to 2012. These data obtained from different sources such as Costco annual reports and other respectable financial sources. At some levels comparison between leading companies in the industry such as Sam’s club and Bj’s has been made. The major problem that
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importance of financial reporting disclosures; as an element of the International Financial Reporting Standards Reporting (IFRS) in small‚ medium and large companies but before this can be done it is important that some key issues be understood or made simpler from the above topic. According to investopedia International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) it is a set of international accounting standards stating how particular types of transactions and other events should be reported in financial statements
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I Brief Contents 3 Chapter 1 Introducing Financial Accounting Chapter 2 Constructing Financial Statements Chapter 3 Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements Chapter 4 Reporting and Analyzing Cash Flows Chapter 5 Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements Chapter 6 Reporting and Analyzing Revenues and Receivables Chapter 7 Reporting and Analyzing Inventory Chapter 8 Reporting and Analyzing Long-Term Operating Assets
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Financial statements are the medium by which a company discloses information concerning its financial performance. Followers of fundamental analysis use the quantitativeinformation gleaned from financial statements to make investment decisions. Before we jump into the specifics of the three most important financial statements - income statements‚ balance sheets and cash flow statements - we will briefly introduce each financial statement’s specific function‚ along with where they can be found.
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The Regulation of Financial Reporting Contents Part 1 Financial Statement Analysis of JD Wetherspoon plc Executive summary.............................................................................4 1.1 Company profile................................................................................4 1.2 History and development...................................................................4 Introduction....................................
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Donna Sanders Financial Statement Fraud Week 12 There are many things that can motivate financial statement fraud. Taking a look at Donald Cressey’s hypotheses which is now known as the fraud triangle depicts the certain criteria for the mind frame of the fraudster. The fraud triangle is a theory that consists of perceived pressures‚ perceived opportunity‚ and rationalization. It gives us the different pressures placed on individuals that would make them consider “cooking the books.” It also
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Reflective Statement Introduction In recent decades‚ accounting education has been criticised for failing to provide graduates with necessary skills applied in the workforce. Such skills are demonstrated not only specialist knowledge‚ but also generic and professional skills for employment. As the increasing number of accounting graduates leads to an intensely competitive environment‚ broader range of generic and professional skills are required by employers. Since I have begun to study accounting
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What is financial reporting? The traditional function of financial reporting was to provide business owners with information about the companies that they owned and operated. Once the delegation of managerial responsibilities to hired personnel became a common practice‚ financial reporting began to focus on stewardship—that is‚ on the managers’ accountability to the owners. Its purpose then was to document how effectively the owners’ assets were managed‚ in terms of both capital preservation and
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