A balance sheet is a statement businesses produce that outlines their assets and liabilities. It is a snapshot of their fixed assets‚ current assets‚ current liabilities and long term liabilities for a specific moment in time such as the end of a financial year. Using these figures‚ a business is able to calculate their net working capital; how much the business is worth‚ whether it can afford to expand and if it is a good venture for investors. There are different groups of people who are interested
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CHAPTER 1 Overview of Current Account Balance * Introduction: The current account is the difference between exports of goods and services and imports of goods and services. If we denote the current account balance by CA‚ we can express this definition in symbol as CA = EX – IM The current account balance is one of two major measures of the nature of a country’s foreign trade (the other being the net capital outflow. A current account surplus increases a country’s net foreign assets by the
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Chapter 11 balance sheet hedge. Reducing foreign exchange (FX) exposure by varying the mix of a firm’s foreign currency assets and liabilities. Economic exposure. The effect of FX rate changes on a firm’s future costs and revenues. Exposure management. Structuring a company’s affairs to minimize the adverse effects of exchange rate changes on earnings. net exposed asset position. An excess of exposed assets over exposed liabilities (also called a positive exposure). net exposed liability position
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Key pointers to balance sheet and profit and loss statements: A balance sheet represents the financial affairs of the company and is also referred to as “Assets and Liabilities” statement and is always as on a particular date and not for a period. A profit and loss account represents the summary of financial transactions during a particular period and depicts the profit or loss for the period along with income tax paid on the profit and how the profit has been allocated (appropriated).
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.................................. vii HOW TO PASS (OR EXCEL IN) YOUR ACCOUNTING TESTS AND EXAMS .......................... viii CHAPTER 1: BASIC CONCEPTS .................................................................................. 1 WHAT IS ACCOUNTING?..................................................................................................... 1 THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION............................................................................................. 3 ASSETS ...........
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1. Alleg‚ Inc. Balance Sheet December 31‚ 2012 Assets Current Assets Cash And Cash Equivalents 14‚000 Marketable securities 17‚000 Accounts Receivables‚ Net 26‚000 Inventory 33‚000 90‚000 Total Long Term Assets Land and Buildings 57‚000 Machinery and equipment 120‚000 Accumulated Depreciation 61‚000 Goodwill 13‚000 Intangible Assets 9‚000 Other Assets 45‚000 183‚000 Total Assets 273‚000
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Learning Goal 6: Explain the relationships among financial decisions‚ return‚ risk‚ and the firm’s value. 1) Any action taken by the financial manager that increases risk will also increase the required return. True or False 2) In common stock valuation‚ any action taken by the financial manager that increases risk will cause an increase the required return. True or False 3) In common stock valuation‚ any action taken by the financial manager that increases risk will cause an increase
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The balance sheet approach’s main goal is to properly value assets and liabilities. The assets are most commonly valued by the amount of money they can receive by selling that asset for or how much they spent for the asset. The determination of the accounting method depends on the nature of the underlying item and how the firm intends to use it. Earnings is a function of the change in net assets. The income statement approach’s main goal‚ on the other hand‚ is to determine revenues‚ expenses‚ and
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PROBLEMS 1. Table 3.3 shows the December 31‚ 2009 pro- forma balance sheet and income statements for R& E Supplies‚ Inc. The pro- forma balance sheet shows that R& E Supplies will need external funding from the bank of $ 1.4 million. However‚ they show $ 1.27 million in cash and short- term securities. Why are they going to the bank when they have most of the required amount in their cash account? 2. Pro forma financial statements‚ by definition‚ are predictions of a company’s financial statements
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS ACC-504 Instructor: Dr. Kumail Rizvi 1 21/5/2013 Kumail Rizvi‚ PhD‚ CFA‚ FRM INCOME STATEMENT Grouping of the expenses 21/5/2013 Grouping by Nature Grouping by Function Kumail Rizvi‚ PhD‚ CFA‚ FRM Formatting Multi-step format (GP Subtotal) Single-Step format (No GP subtotal) 2 REVENUE 21/5/2013 Profit = Income – Expenses “Income is increases in economic benefits during the accounting period in the form of inflows
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