Financial Accounting and Reporting Case: America Online 1. What accounting approach has AOL used in the past that it is now changing (related to the $385 million)? AOL‚ prior to October 1‚ 1996‚ recorded the expenditure related to subscribers acquisitions as an asset and amortized monthly over a period < 24 months. This was a strongly criticized approach. Furthermore‚ the accounting approach in the article is considered aggressive. In October 1996‚ they discontinued capitalizing customer acquisition
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Chapter 2 - Annual Report structure Financial Highlights Chapter 2: Financial Highlights – Question 1 Review the financial highlights of your company’s annual report to the shareholders. Identify net sales or revenues‚ net income‚ basic earnings per share (BEPS)‚ and total assets for the current and preceding years. These are the most common values included in financial highlights. If your company reports something different‚ simply cross out an item here and recap what is reported. SEC Form 10-K
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Liabilities or Pg. A-12‚ 10-Year Summary of Financial and Operating Results‚ Balance Sheet Data and Financial Ratios 2. What were the diluted earnings per share for y/e 2/3/08? The diluted earnings for year ending 2/3/08 were $2.27 per share. Reference: Pg. A-12‚ 10-Year Summary of Financial and Operating Results‚ Statement of Earnings Data 3. What is the company policy regarding goodwill? Home Depot declares in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements section Goodwill and Other Intangible
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Financial and Management Accounting-2 ASSIGNMENT Marks: 10 Question: Due to erratic sales of its sole product-a high-capacity battery for laptop computers-PEM‚ Inc.‚ has been experiencing difficulty for some time. The company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (19‚500 units*$30 per unit) $585‚000 Variable expenses 409‚500 Contribution margin 175‚500 Fixed expenses 180‚000 Net operating
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From their accounting records‚ Lane prepares the following schedule and financial statements on a yearly basis: (a) Cost of goods manufactured schedule. (b) Income statement. (c) Balance sheet. For each of the items‚ complete the following matrix by placing an X mark under the appropriate schedule or financial statement in which the item will appear. (An item may appear in more than one financial statement). Item Cost of Goods Manufactured Income Statement
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Analyzing the Annual Report Each year companies get a chance to tell what their organizations have accomplished and what their future goals are through annual reports. The purpose of these reports is to deliver shareholders‚ possible investors‚ and employee’s information on how a company has been performing and how it expects to progress in the future. Walgreens‚ a pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise founded in 1901‚ is one such company that takes advantage of having an annual report. To convey
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Financial Accounting Summary Financial Accounting – Summary Notes Financial Accounting – Summary Notes 1 Financial Statement Basics 3 Understanding of the 3 financial statements – (balance sheet‚ income statement and statement of cash flows). What does each financial statement represent? 3 What is the structure of each statement? 3 What is the link between the three statements? 4 Understanding of the basic mechanics of financial accounting – (debits‚ credits‚ transaction journal entries‚ adjusting
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technique”. Critically evaluate this statement. Compare and contrast between MBO and MBE. Pg 85 1.2 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1. “The profit maximization is not an operationally feasible criteria.” Do you agree? Illustrate your views. Pg 6 2. “The function of Financial Management is to review and control decisions to commit or recommit funds to new or ongoing uses. Thus in addition to raising funds‚ financial Management is directly concerned with production‚ marketing and other functions within an enterprise
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The objectives of accounting : 1) To keep systematic records: Accounting is done to keep a systematic record of financial transaction. In the absence of transaction there would have been terrific burden on human memory which in most cases would have been impossible to bear. 2) To protect business properties: accounting provides protection to business properties from unjustified and unwarranted use. This is possible on account of accounting supplying the following information to the manager
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cost for external financial reporting purposes in a manufacturing firm. True False 6. In external financial reports‚ factory utilities costs may be included in an asset account on the balance sheet at the end of the period. True False 7. Advertising costs are considered product costs for external financial reports because they are incurred in order to promote specific products. True False 8. Selling and administrative expenses are product costs under generally accepted accounting principles. True
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