Apple ’s financial performance continued to strengthen over the last several quarters. In the most recent earnings announcement‚ Apple reported significant growth in net revenues driven by the strong performance of its iPod product line. Net sales for the 2nd quarter grew to $4.36 billion‚ which is a 34% increase over 2nd quarter 2005 results. Net income increased by 41% to $410 million. (Apple Reports)The iPod product line continues to drive the financial performance of the company. In the 2nd quarter
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Investing and Financing Decisions and the Balance Sheet I. THE OBJECTIVE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING‚ THE ELEMENTS OF THE BALANCE SHEET‚ AND THE RELATED KEY ACCOUNTING ASSUMPTIONS AND PRINCIPLES. A. Primary objective of financial reporting 1. To provide useful economic information about a business to help investors and creditors make good financial decisions. a. Decision makers are expected to have a reasonable understanding of accounting concepts and procedures. b. Decision makers
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PepsiCo Inc – Background analysis using Porters five forces Introduction PepsiCo Inc (NYSE:PEP) is the second largest food and beverage (F&B) company globally‚ with revenues of US$58bn in 2010 trailing only Nestle of Switzerland. About half of PEP’s revenues are generated from its beverage business‚ with the balance primarily from snack foods. In this report‚ we review PEP’s history‚ global footprint‚ key strategies and business drivers then evaluate its two core divisions’ competitive positions
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D. $ 17‚400 E. $ 180‚000 6. Wolfpack‚ Inc. collected $6‚250 on account. The effect of the transaction on the accounting equation is to: A. Increase revenue and decrease expenses. B. Have no effect on total assets. C. Decrease assets and decrease liabilities. D. Increase assets and increase stockholder’s equity. E. Both A and B. 7. The retained earnings account has a debit balance of $2‚400 before closing entries are made. If total
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The case study General Mills Inc. - Understanding Financial Statements focuses on the most basic idea of finance analysis. This case is a brief look into the language that is used in the finance world and a start to interaction with auditors. In this case‚ KPMG LLP‚ the public accounting firm that was auditing their statements‚ had sent two opinion letters. The first letter was ensuring that both parties were aware that General Mills had internal control over financial reporting. The second opinion
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Audi is launching the new A6 in the United States in late 2012. This marketing plan is designed to create awareness and impact around the A6 launch also to increase the market share by selling new cars. With this campaign‚ Audi will focus on affecting the target audience‚ driving quality user generated content‚ leveraging social media platforms and having a high impact launch that will generate buzz around “Audi Envy” The creative and media strategy is designed to position A6 as the most modern‚ innovative
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Financial Accounting Theory (BBAC502) Group Assignment (Group of Four) 25% (Due Session 5.2) “Australia has long recognised that its accounting standards need to be harmonised with standards elsewhere in the world. To ensure consistent application of IFRSs‚ CLERP No. 9 recommended that Australia adopt‚ from January 2005‚ official interpretations of IFRSs issued by the IASB’s International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC). As noted by CLERP No. 9‚ the comparability
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Monday December 16 2:35 Final SEC Regulation Steps 1933 Act- offering of securities -private placement exemption- if it’s not made to public in advertised way -accreddited investors 1940 Act- Issuer that is a fund‚ fund must register if it’s an investment company (over 40% of assets in securities -qualified purchaser- high net worth individuals -fewer than 100 investors Advisors Act- if the issuer is a fund‚ investment company‚ advisor must register -foreign advisors exemption
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(Global Brands‚ n.d) 2. In the past year they went above and beyond with their financial goals. 3. Pepsi is successful with advertising and marketing. 4. The company has a strong free cash flow at $8.2 billion. (Annual Report‚ p. 1) 5. With good cash flow Pepsi have a greater capacity to expand into other markets. 6. In the past ten years Pepsis net revenue compounded annually growth rate was 9%. (Annual Report‚ p. 4) 7. They support efforts to keep clean fresh water in many nations around the
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a. What is the nature of General Mills’ business? That is‚ based on what you know about the company and on the accompanying financial statements‚ how does General Mills make money? General Mills‚ Inc. has three segments. U.S. Retail sells ready-to-eat cereals‚ meals‚ yogurt‚ organic foods‚ etc. The International segment includes retail business in Canada‚ Europe‚ Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region. Bakeries and Foodservice sells to retail and wholesale bakeries‚ and convenience stores. The
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