Home Depot vs. Lowe’s Retail Home Improvement Financial Analysis Background Introduction The home improvement sector of the economy is large with two major players in the industry and with many smaller local and regional competitors. These two major competitors are Home Depot and Lowe’s. These two companies account for over $110 billion in total sales each year. Even though sales have gone down over the past few years due to the downturn in the economy they have not gone down nearly
Premium Financial ratios Balance sheet Financial ratio
Running Head: COMPARE AND CONTRAST MACS TO PCS � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� Compare and Contrast Macs to PCs Matthew Gabriel Devry University March 11‚ 2010 VS Compare and Contrast Essay There is a lot to think about when you want to buy a home computer. You have two main choices; you can either buy a Mac or a PC. If I had the money I would buy Mac because I like them better than PCs‚ I have had both computers before so I know what one I do like better. When you buy a home computer you have
Premium Personal computer Computer
Five Forces Analysis of PC Industry Threats of Entry The threats of new entrants in the PC industry are low in the U.S. market. The advanced technology is required to make and design PC. The US PC market was dominated by a few big names in year 2007‚ for example HP‚ Dell‚ Apple‚ and they have their own differentiate products. It is thus hard for new competitor to break into the established brand and customer loyalty. Each firm has contract or has built tight relationship with its suppliers
Premium Operating system Apple Inc. Personal computer
3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Balance sheet Depreciation
Since the beginning of time. There has been the debate of which computer should I buy‚ Macintosh or PC? Both of these computers have various similarities as well as many difference. When shopping for a computer every person needs to look for certain factors such as the price of the computer‚ the specifications of a computer and above all else they need to look at what the computer will be used for. At first examination of both of these computers‚ they both have the same basic foundations which
Premium Personal computer Computer Operating system
is provided for general guidance only and on the understanding that it does not represent‚ and is not intended to be‚ advice. Whilst care has been taken in its preparation‚ it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting‚ tax‚ legal or other advisors. Before making any decision or taking any action‚ you should consult with an appropriate specialist or professional. No warranty is given to the correctness of the information contained in this document‚ or its suitability
Premium Copyright All rights reserved
gooda available for sale. -the consistency principle states that the busineses should use the same accounting methods from period to period. -under the FIFO‚ the ending inventory is based on the cost of the most recent purchases. -the value of purchases remains the same irrespective of the inventory valuation method used. -using FIFO‚ the COGS is based on the oldest purchases. -the accounting conservatism principle requires that financial statements should report LEAST favorable figures. -do
Premium Revenue Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Income statement
Table of Contents Case 1 Introduction Jill’s business is expanding while the up going GST prevent her from gaining more profits. The idea of replacing the labor with the help of new equipment will bring about an unprofitable break-even point. However Jill still insist on borrowing from bank to invest in the equipment regardless of the CVP analysis result‚ which raised some ethical issues. Analysis Question 1 Defining the stakeholders There are 5 major stakeholders arising
Premium Net present value Internal rate of return Cash flow
Accounting: Topic 6: Analysis And Interpretation Of Financial Statements (Part 2) Capital Structure Analysis Proportion of debt financing relative to equity financing (=gearing or leverage) * Reflects the entity’s financing decisions * Investments in assets are funded externally by liabilities‚ or internally by owner’s as shown in accounting equation (A=L+OE) Debt to equity ratio: Total liabilities/ Total equity x 100=x% Debt ratio: Total liabilities/ Total asset x 100=x%
Premium Balance sheet Finance Asset
Cost Accounting -- MIDTERM 1 1) Pointed Pencil company incurs the following costs in its manufacture of pencils. Classify each one of them according to one of the value chain functions: Functions: A) Research and Development B) Design of products‚ services‚ and processes. C) Production D) Marketing E) Distribution F) Customer Service G) Strategy and Administration ____ 1) Cost of wood used in manufacture of pencils. ____ 2) Cost of wood used in packing cartons to ship pencils. ____
Premium Variable cost Cost Costs