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    Analysis of Performance of business

    I would be very grateful for explanations to the attached accounting exercise, which appeared in a past paper. The first page contains two financial statements, and the second page contains six short questions. Answers in bullet points would be very helpful. (See attached file for full problem description)

    Forest Labs

    Forest Lab was referred to at the beginning of the chapter as a firm that had an attractive valuation in the marketplace. Go to its website at www.frx.com, and follow the step below: 1. Click on "Investor Relations," 2. Under financial highlights, compute the percentage change for the following items from the first to t

    Profit margins: return on equity given various ratios and amount

    To maintain a profit margin of 4% and a sales-to-assets ratio of 3, what is the ROA, if the debt-equity ratio is 1.0, interest payments and taxes are each $10,000, and EBIT is $40,000. What is the return on equity? Using Excel use math and finance functions so calulations can be seen in background.

    Balance Sheet Preparation

    1. Authorized share capital of the company is 100 000 ordinary shares of $ 1 each, of which 75,000 were issued and fully paid at $ 1.15 per share. 2. All fixed assets were bought on 1 June 2002,the date the company was incorporated. Depreciation is applied as follows. (i) Motor vehicles-- 40 % reducing balance. (ii) Equi

    INTERPRETING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS/liquidity ratios/profitability ratios

    BYP4-10 Manitowoc Company and Caterpillar Corporation are both producers and sellers of large fixed assets. Caterpillar is substantially larger than Manitowoc. Financial information taken from each company's financial statements is provided below. Instructions (a) Calculate the following liquidity ratios for the current year

    Percent-of-sales method question

    Where I am stuck is in using the percent-of-sales method to develop a projected income statement and balance sheet. The company I am using is PepsiCo and I am supposed to develop these statements based on their 2004 statements from their website. Here is a copy of what the instructor is asking: "Develop a set of projected

    Pro forma Financial Statements

    I need to complete a set of proforma financial statements using the attached mini case study. I also need to answer a few questions about the financial statement. I will attach the case study in adobe. It begins on pg 99 and is about a company Home Safety Inc. the finacial statements need to be done in Microsoft excel. I will al

    What is the amount of cash on the balance sheet?

    The amount of cash related to a particular bank checking account that is shown on the balance sheet at December 31 is: A. The cash balance shown on the bank's records at the close of business on December 31. B. The cash balance shown in the company's general ledger account for this checking account at the close of busi

    Financial Statements: Micro Chip Computer Corporation

    The selected financial statements for Micro Chip Computer Corporation are given. Answer questions 1 and 2 below based on the financial data. 1. Determine the year-to-year percentage annual growth in total net sales. 2. Based only on your answers to question #1, do you think the company will hit its sales goal of +10% annu

    Using purposes statements, write a 1-sentence objective for a presentation

    Using purposes statements, write a 1-sentence objective for a presentation Here are the purpose statements: ? Explain corporate financial results. ? Demonstrate a product. ? Explain the results of a scientific study. ? Explain the consequences/benefits of the company's merger with an outside group. Example: if the pu

    You are to provide a mission statement, operating principles, market analysis, company strengths and weaknesses analysis, one-year, five-year and ten-year strategic objectives, sales forecasts, financial and operational objectives, and pro forma financials.

    In six months you are to present a complete business plan for Able Corporation to the Strategic Officers Steering Committee (SOS-C). Able Corporation is a US manufacturing company located in Tennessee that builds power tools, lawn mowers, lawn furniture, microwaves, and ranges. All products are manufactured locally and sold thro

    Finacial statements - 6 parts

    PART I - MULTIPLE CHOICE Instructions: Designate the best answer for each of the following questions. Use the following data for questions 1 and 2 below: Quinn Company bought real estate, on which there was an old office building, for $400,000. They paid $40,000 in cash as a down payment and signed a 10% mortgage for

    Financial statements

    1. What are the differences between Notes Receivable and Accounts Receivable? 2. What are the benefits of disposing of Accounts Receivable? 3. What is the criterion for capitalizing a cost as opposed to expensing a cost? 4. What are the benefits of effective asset management? 5. What is the rationale for disclosing assets se

    Info Financial Statements

    Please below for problems. Thanks Problems (also attached): 2. What are some common types of receivables other than accounts receivable and notes receivable? 10. An article recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal indicating that companies are selling their receivables at a record rate. Why are companies selling the

    Multiple choice / True or False Questions regarding financial statements

    Please state why you choose your selection so I can understand the question better. 1. Which of the following compliance issues affects users and producers of financial statements, including pro forma financial statements? a. editing requirements b. auditing and legal requirements c. ethical obligations d. timel

    Financial statements

    Instructions (a) Prepare a multiple-step income statement. (b) Prepare a single-step income statement. (c) Prepare a retained earnings statement. (d) Prepare a classified balance sheet. Please see attached. Presented below is financial information related to Vi-Gro Corporation for the year 2002. Unless otherwise

    Financial Statements

    Selected amounts at December 31, 2003 from the Hay and Barnabas Company's information system appear as follows: Cash Paid employees for salaries and wages $ 300,000 Cash collected from sales customers $1,850,000 Bonds payable $ 500,000 Cash $ 150,000 Common Stock $ 60,000 Equipment

    Inventory

    Two accounting problems: The completed financial statment columns of the work sheet for Panaka Company... a. Prepare an income statement, a retained earnings statement, and a classified balance sheet b. Prepare the closing entries. Please see attached.

    Accounting Statements and Forecasting: Micro Chip Computer Corporation

    Https://mycampus.aiu-online.com/courses/FIN410/Assignment_Assets/FIN410_U2_ips.pdf (Use this link above to answer the following questions) Click here for selected financial statements for Micro Chip Computer Corporation. Answer questions 1 and 2 below based on the financial data. 1. Determine the year-to-year percenta

    Financial statements

    3. Use the Percentage Sales Method and a 20% increase in sales to forecast Apples' Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period September 26, 2004 through September 25, 2005. Assume a 15% tax rate and restructuring costs of 2% of the new sales figure. 4. Discuss your results from question number #3. What assumptions h