Could you please explain this to me. Stratified Inc. reported the following selected information for its 2008 fiscal year. Contributed capital at Dec. 31, 2007 16,500 Retained earnings at Dec. 31, 2007 11,300 Dividends 3,000 Net income
Echo Corp., a retail propane gas distributor, has increased its annual sales volume to a level that is three times greater than the annual sales of a dealer that it purchased in 2005 in order to begin operations. The board of directors of Echo Corp. recently received an offer to negotiate the sale of the company to a large compe
Please help prepare a paper in which you define the purpose of accounting and identify the four basic financial statements. Explain how they are interrelated with each other, and why they are useful to managers, investors, creditors, and employees. Format your paper according to APA standards.
2. Biven Corporation's balance sheet and income statement appear below: Increase BALANCE SHEETS (Decrease) 2006 2005 Amount Percent ASSETS Cash & equivalents $35,000 $30,000 Accounta receivable 54,000 49,000 Inventory 67,000 58,000 Plant & equipment 580,000 530,000 Accumulated de
What are some methods used to compare the financial condition of a competing organization?
Why are accurate financial statements important for outside business interests? 1,111 words plus references
See attached file for Word Format Listed below are a number of financial statement captions. Indicate in the spaces to the right of each caption (1) the category of each item, and (2) the financial statement(s) on which the item can usually be found. Category Financial Statement Asset A Balance Sheet BS Liability L In
In an organization, who is generally responsible for the financial statements, and how can this individual or individuals help to deter financial statement fraud?
Todd Motor Company manufactures automobiles. During September 2008 the company purchased 5,000 head lamps at a cost of $9 per lamp. Todd withdrew 4,650 lamps from the warehouse during the month. Fifty of these lamps were used to replace the head lamps in autos used by traveling sales staff. The remaining 4,600 lamps were put in
Please help in showing me how to present this information in a professional manner using persuasive arguments. I would like an example of how an professional analysis would look like, so I can better understand how to prepare one. I need to be able to demonstrate an example of an executive Summary with overall assessment.
The following summarised information relates to the balance sheet of the Tornado group of companies as at 31 March 2003. Tornado plc Hurricane Ltd Typhoon Ltd £000 £000 £000 Tangible fixed assets at net book value 4,000 2,100 1,700 Investments 1.4m ordinary shares in Hurricane Ltd 5,000 - - 900,000 ordinar
The following selected transactions were taken from the books of Chandra Company for 2010. 1. On February 1, 2010, borrowed 60,000 cash for the local bank. The note had a 6 percent interest rate and was due on June 1, 2010. 2. Cash sales for the year amounted to 310, 000 plus sales tax at the rate of 7%. 3. Chandra provi
Show the effect, if any, of each of the transactions on the appropriate balance sheet category by entering the amount and indicating whether it is an addition or subtraction A. Wages of $768 accrued at the end of the prior fiscal period were paid this fiscal period B. Real estate taxes of $2400 applicable to the current pe
A) For the income statement, what is base amount used for calculations? b) Assess the meanings for the metrics in the common size statements and expand on that discussion in two examples.
Base One Equipment (BOE) and Camping Supplies International (CSI) both sell tents. BOE purchases its tents from a manufacturer for $96 each and then sells them for $180. It purchased 10,000 tents in 20X4. CSI produces its own tents. In 20X4 CSI produced 10,000 tents. Costs were as follows: Direct materials purchased $570,000
Cash 8400 Inventory 2000 Common stock 8000 Retained Earnings 2400 During 2012, D & L Enterprises experienced the following events: 1. purchased inventory costing 5600 on account from Smoot Company under terms 2/10, n/30. The merchandise was delivered FOB shipping point. Freight costs of 500 were paid in cash. 2. Returned
1. In what ways do the elements of the four financial statements interact with one another 2. How might changing one of the financial statements affect the other financial statements? 3. Why is it essential to understand the relationship between the financial statements?
1. Determine why it is so important to have accurate costs. Name 3 specific areas of the financial statements that can be drastically misstated by having too high or too low of costs. What are the consequences of such errors? 2. Think of another area the internet has affected an industry or niche market. Explain why you think
From the following accounts and amounts prepare a balance sheet for the Swell Company for December 31, 2010. You must compute the amount for retained earnings to complete the balance sheet. (see list of accounts attached)
What are the main financial statements? In order of importance, list the statements. Why did you rank the statements in the order you did? Why does GAAP require all statements? Why is it necessary to prepare the formal financial statements if all the data are on the adjusted trial balance?
Refer to Visa most recent balance sheet. Review the 'liabilities and equity side' of the balance sheet. (a) Short term liabilities (or debt) and long term liabilities Find our from the balance sheet of the company the total of the short term liabilities (also called 'short term debt') and long term liabilities (also called 'l
Renfro Co Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2001 Cash- 90,000 Accounts Receivable (Net)- 52,200 Investments- 76,300 Inventories- 57,000 Equipment (Net)- 86,000 Patents- 32,000 Accounts Payable- 75,000 Long-Term Liabilities-110,000 Stockholders' Equity- 208,500 The following addition
1 Illustrate the process for moving from transactions to the development of the income statement. 2 The relationship between the balance sheet and the statement of cash flows. In what sense is the statement of cash flows a derivative statement of the balance sheet? 3 The linkages between the income statement and the bala
Indicate which items are classified under the balance sheet. Match the letter to the answer. a. Current Assets b. Investments c. Plant assets d. Intangible assets e. Other assets f. Current liability g. Long-term liability h. Capital stock i. Additional paid-in capital j. Retained earnings k. Notes to financial sta
How many of the following balance sheet items are classified as current? Retained earnings Accounts payable Plant and equipment Inventory Common stock Bonds payable Accrued wages payable Accounts receivable Preferred stock 1) 3 of these items are classified as current 2) 4 of these items are classified as curre
Report the major components of your companies' {AT&T (T) and Vonage (VG)} Cash Flow Statements, and discuss your understanding of what the numbers tell us about the companies' performance. Also include the numbers from the balance sheet and income statement, because looking at all the statements together can help to understa
An accrual of wages expense would produce what effect on the balance sheet? a. Increase liabilities and increase equity b. Decrease liabilities and increase equity c. Increase expenses and increase liabilities d. Decrease assets and decrease liabilities
Use the attached file. 1. Evaluate the liquidity position of Jackson relative to that of the average firm in the industry. Consider the current ratio and the quick ratio for Jackson. What problems, if any, are suggested by this analysis? 2. Evaluate Jackson's performance by looking at key asset management ratios. Are
All dollar amounts are in millions 2007 2006 Land..........................................................$ 764 $803 Buildings and land improvements..............$14,402 $13,719 Machinery, equipment and other................$45,303
Gary's TV had the following accounts and amounts in its financial statements on December 31, 2010. Assume that all balance sheet items reflect account balances at December 31, 2010, and that all income statement items reflect activities that occurred during the year then ended. Interest expense.............................