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Case Study 1 (Part A)Analyze the impact of business transactions on
accounts; record (journalize and post) transactions in the books;
construct and use a trial balance) During the first month of operation
of Gordon Construction, Inc., completed the following transactions:
Compare and contrast sole proprietorships, partnerships, and
corporations.
Sole proprietorships means that a business that owned by one
person. That includes and not limited to all profits and losses, debts
and unlimited liability, all will come from the solely one owner and
not a group or in this case a partner or co-owner etc. Partnerships are
seen much differently than sole proprietorships. Partnerships is a
business that owned by more that one person/s. This is the number
one difference from being a sole proprietorship or sole owner.
Basically, two or more people come together and split the cost, debts,
and liability. Corporations is an business that has separate entity
owned by stockholders. The huge difference between corporations
and the other two is that they are owned by stockholders.
Stockholders make decisions that is first best for their company,
secondly the company that they have together.
Why would a entrepreneur want to choose one over the other?
An Entrepreneur is a person that wants to start a business with their
vision and have more power of the decision making. The best choice
for an entrepreneur is to choose sole proprietorship out of all the
three choices. The first and most important reason is because it is

2. much easier to start a business as sole proprietorships. Sole
proprietorship takes all the profit that and doesn't have to split it
between any other owners or corporations.
If I was to start a new business which one would I choose?
In this case it depends on the type of business. My case I will be
opening a hair salon and I would prefer sole partnerships. i choose
that because I want to be in control and I don't want to split the
profit.
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Case study (Learning Objectives 2, 4: Explain the components of
internal control; evaluate internal controls) Each of the following
situations reveals an internal control weakness Current assets
When it comes to a company's classified balance sheets you will find
current assets sheet. Current assets is cash or cash equilivants that
the company will use. What you will find on a current asset sheet is
Cash and equilvants, Short term investments, Accounts receivables,
and other assets.
Long-term investments
Long-term investments when it comes to balance sheet are
investments that the company intends to hold onto. The investments
that are listed are as follows, bonds, stocks and cash. You will also
find short-term investments in the company. The difference between

3. short-term and long-term investments is that the short-term
investments will be sold and the long-term investments normally the
company will choose to keep it.
Property, plant, and equipment
Property, plant, and equipment are what the company calls "fixed
assets". Property, plant and equipment are assets that can not be
easily converted into cash. These are basically items such as company
car (used to deliver products), computers and copier machine, and
freezer used for restaurants.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets are non-monetary items that can not be seen or
touched. For example, trademarks, copywriters, patents and
goodwill. Intangible assets are normally listed in the separate assets.
references
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Construct and use a cash budget) Nathan Farmer, chief financial
officer of Wang Appliance Store, is responsible for the company?s
budgeting process. Farmer?s staff is preparing the Wang cash budget
for 2014. A key input to the budgeting process is last year?s

4. statement of cash flows, which follows (amounts in For Discussion
Question 1: Post your response to the following:
When reviewing a financial report, why should information be
reliable, relevant, consistent, and comparable?
In other words, why are these accounting characteristics
important?
What kinds of problems could be created if a financial report is
not reliable, relevant, consistent, or comparable?
It is extremely vital that the company has accurate financial
reporting. This information determines whether or not to invest in
your company's stock. This information will help them decide if it is
profitable to invest or not to invest in your company based what is in
your financial history. The information must be relevant because it
will help the company, investors and lenders make decisions. It helps
answer questions like, "how stable is your company", or "what future
does this company have". The information should be reliable. In other
words the information that is reported must be able to be verified,
backed up with truthful information. Comparable occurs when
different companies use the same accounting principles. This makes it
much easier to compare results between company's. Consistency
happens when the company uses the same accounting method every
year. When the financial statements are reported each year, it paints
a financial picture of where the company is headed now and in the
future.
What kinds of problems will occur if the information does not include
these things?
Falsified or manipulated statements doesn't only effect the company

5. but it also to name a few effects the lenders, creditors, investor's, etc.
This will result in the company not having a faithful representation.
Another response
The main objective of generating financial information is providing
useful information that can be used in decision-making... only if this
information is relevant, reliable, comparable, and consistent, can it
be useful for decision makers. (Kieso, 2003).
Relevance gives a basis for making decisions that will impact the
future of a business, and it confirms and corrects expectations from
the past. If the information makes a difference in making decisions, it
is relevant.
Reliability means that the information can be depended on and it can
be proven to be free of error, and the information is factual. The
information cannot favor one set of users over another. CPAs audit
financial statements to ensure reliability.
Comparability is also an important characteristic of financial
reporting... this happens when different businesses use similar
accounting principles, making it much easier for one to compare
companies, and the method used in a business must be disclosed to
the users of the information to enable the users to convert the
information as accurately as possible.
Consistency simply means that the business uses the same
accounting principles on a yearly basis... consistently. This helps
decision makers analyze a company's trends. A company can change
the methods used if they can justify the change, showing that the
new method is more useful for analysis. If the method is changed, it
must be disclosed in the notes that go with the statements to show

6. users a lack of consistency.
These characteristics are very important to a business... decisions
cannot be made based on incorrect information, and everyone
involved in a business venture of any kind, whether they be
management, owners, or investors and creditors, as well as
consumers, etc. must be able to rely on the financial information
provided in order to make any type of decision. Without this
information, it is difficult to imagine any business succeeding, even
for a short time.
Examples of problems that could occur without reliable, relevant,
consistent, or comparable information includes not being able to get
loans or investments; management could make decisions that cause
irreparable damage to entire operations, consumers could easily lose
faith and cut their ties... the possibilities are endless for companies
that lack these qualities in their financial reporting.
DQ2
For Discussion Question 2: Post your response to the following:
How does information from financial reports influence business
decisions?
Why is it important for business managers to understand the
information found on financial reports?
How does information from financial reports influence business
decisions?

7. Once the information from the financial reports have been posted
then a team will review the company's financial history to see what
decision were profitable or not. The decisions that were made
previous to the financial reports being posted will show which way
the company needs to go to continue to remain #1.
Why is it important for business managers to understand the
information found on financial reports?
IT is extremely important for he business managers to understand the
information found on the financial reports. The business managers
are going to be the people that are going to make decisions for the
company. They need to know how to interpret the financial reports
and come up with different strategies that will continue to make the
company money.
Another response
The information from financial reports influences business decisions
because it shows where the company stands. The managers use the
information from the financial report compared to the current year
from the previous year, whether the company growths or losses. It is
very important for business managers to understand the information
found on financial reports because the information from the financial
reports enables business managers to see how to improve and keep
the business afloat. It also gives business managers an insight what
came in and went out and the total operating cost of the company as
well as cutting cost in a certain areas. The information from the

8. financial reports helps the manager manages the business
accurately.
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ACCT 504 Course Project Analysis of Nike, Inc. and Under
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Course Project: A Financial Statement Analysis A Comparative
Analysis of Nike, Inc. and Under Armour, Inc. Below is the link for the
financial statements for Nike, Inc. for the fiscal year ending 2014.
First, select 2014using the drop-down arrow labeled Year, and then
select Annual Filings using the drop-down arrow labeled All. You
should select the 10k dated 7/15/2014,and choose to download in
PDF, Word, or Excel format.
Internal Cash Control
By
Kamilah Crooms
Accounting 220
Jess Stern

9. Internal Cash Control
The accounting department receives from sales invoices once a
month. Most of the information is missing on the invoices.
The accounting department relies on each department within the
company and all the information has to be submitted completely and
in a timely matter. In this scenario most of the information that has
been turned in has information that is missing on the invoices. I
would say that the internal controls that are not being followed are
Documentation procedures. Company documentation is very
important and must be turned in complete. These documents show
proof of delivery or proof of services to the customer. Any incomplete
documents can be very costly and can cause a delay in the company
being paid for any services rendered. For example, one of the
requirements in a transportation department is to make sure that the
drivers verify the load and sign for the load prior to leaving the yard,
these documents says that the load left in good condition. Well, it so
happened that we allowed a driver to leave without signing the
paperwork. This caused a delay in accounting because we had to get
signatures from the driver and the customer which took a month
later to complete.
Rob, Sue, and Bob use the same cash register at the donut shop.

10. Rob, Sue, and Bob all use one register has often turned into not the
best decision ideally for the company. It can increase the risk for the
drawer being short and it will be hard for the company to find out
which employee or employees had shorted the register. The internal
controls that are not being followed are Establishment of
responsibility. Happens when the company assigns one person to be
in control of a specific job or have authority to make decisions (pg
161 Internal Control and Cash). When the company signs one person
to be responsible over the register it will allow the company to hold
that one person responsible for any shortages.
Sam does the ordering of materials at the beginning of every
month and pays the bill.
In this case Sam is ordering materials and paying all the bills. This
process is actually known as related activities (pg 162 Internal
Control and Cash). This occurs when one person is doing two different
responsibilities just like Sam. The internal Control that is not being
applied is Segregation of Duties. It is better for the two to be a
separate responsibility because it will minimize the billing errors.
Bank reconciliations are done by the person who is responsible for
all cash responsibilities.

11. The problem with this scenario is that the same person is responsible
for all cash responsibilities, why is this person doing the only one that
does this job? Having one person take on such a major responsibility
increases the chances of embezzlement and thief. The internal control
that is not being applied is rotating employees’ duties and requiring
employees to take vacations. One person should not be completely in
control of one job, the company should encourage vacations or
switching positions to prevent incorrect handling of the company’s
valuable information.
New checks came in and are left on the shelf with other supplies.
This is a tough scenario because there are all sorts of internal
controls that are not being used in this case. I would say in my
opinion that the first internal control that comes to my mind that is
not being applied is bonding of employees who handle cash.
Every employee that works near or with expensive equipment should
be held reliable or responsible for the company’s assets. Bonding of
employees who handle cash protects the company by insuring that
the employee is or isn’t a risky applicant (background checks) or
reassuring that the employee that they will be prosecuted to the
fullest extinct if they are found guilty of thief. For example, I had
worked at Mc Donald’s and
there were my shift managers and one employee that were caught
with stealing money from the company. This situation had happen

12. very differently. The armor truck dropped off a deposit that belonged
to another company (armors mistake) but they signed it. Those
employees thought that nothing was going to be traced back to them
but the little did they know, all evidence traced back to them. They
each received jail time, and felony records.
Everyone has access to the computer system and the last audit was
seven years ago by the former accountant
This scenario has two things that are going on at the same time. I
will first start off with the computer system and how everyone has
access to the computer. The internal control that is not being applied
is Physical, Mechanical, and Electronic Controls. This allows the
company to control assets through physical or electronic based
systems or programs. It is extremely important for a company to
invest in computer or informational protection for the company and
for their employees. Today’s technology age most companies are
investing in a computerized program. This will help protect from
internal errors and external protection. For example, all companies
invest in a virus protection this will ensure that the company’s
information is protected and not in the wrong hands.
Invest idle cash

13. Invest idle cash occurs when any excess funds or cash needs to be
invested. The money should be highly invest and risk free. For
example, a major company should make investments with their
assets into profitably investments and risk free.
Plan the timing of major expenditures
This is when a company sets aside money for major cash needs. We
live in a world that things happen daily. A good company would set
aside emergency funds. For example, during a terrible thunderstorm,
the winds practically ripped off the roofing shingles off a commercial
business. The company will be able to use the money for emergency.
Delay payment of liabilities
Delay payment of liabilities is when a company pays bills not too soon
and not late. This allows the company to have money available for
bills that that really need to be paid allowing excess funds to be free
for other uses.
Keep inventory levels low
This occurs when the company keeps the inventory low so that it will
bring in more profits. For example, if the managers at a fast-food
over plan and fix too many hamburgers and the customers don’t buy
it, then the food will go bad and the company will lose profit.
Increase the speed of collection on receivables

14. This occurs when money is owed to the company, the company
cannot claim these until the funds have been received. Some
companies offer incentives to encourage customers to pay early or on
time. For example, my job encourages their customers by letting
them know that there will be a price increase on or after a certain
date and this really works because the customers want to pay at a
lower price.
References:

15. http:yourdictionary.com /accounting_statements.org Retrieved
2/13/2010
Thomas, Y. 2005-08-27 “Accounting 101 pg. 52 Statements
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ACCT 504 Course Project Oracle and Microsoft Corporation
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Financial Statement Analysis Project -- A Comparative Analysis of
Oracle Corporation and Microsoft Corporation
Here is the link for the financial statements for Oracle Corporation
for the fiscal year ending 2007 Axia College Material
Appendix B
Cash Management Matrix

16. Directions: Using the matrix, list how each of the principles of
internal control works, and give an example for each. Next, list how
each of the principles of cash management works, and give an
example for each.
Principles of Internal
Control
How it Works Example
Establishment of
responsibility
Happens when the
company assigns one
person to be in
control of a specific
job or have authority
to make decisions.
My job, Our Sales
department is the
only one that can
waive a restocking
fee. It allows the
Sales team to be in
control of the
customers returns
Segregation of duties This is when the
company has more
than one person to
control a task or job
A church- You have
people who count the
offering and then
you have someone
who writes down and
logs in what was
received
Documentation
procedures
Evidence or proof of
all company
transactions
My job we deliver
ship shingles to our
customers, and we
make the driver sign
prior to leaving and
we make the
customer sign a
“Proof Of Delivery”
form
Physical, mechanical,
and electronic
controls
Allows the company
to control assets
through physical or
electronic based
systems or programs.
Our job has a system
called Cisco and this
tracks the employees
breaks and lunches.
Also, monitors how

17. long the CSR have
been ready or
working.
Physical control
would be the security
guard, they require
identification prior
to entry.
Independent internal
verification
Any information that
can be reviewed ,
compare, and
reconciliation by a
employee
My job has a way of
tracking our
inventory and when
someone says that
they were shorted on
their order we can
go back and track
the inventory and
compare the
numbers in the
system and a
physical count to
determine if the
numbers were
incorrect
Other controls Bonding of
employees, company
protects against
abuse of assets.
Our company fired a
girl just recently
because she had
used the company
card business card
for personal us that
was not work
related.
Principles of Cash
Management
How it Works Example

18. Invest idle cash Occurs when any
excess funds or cash
needs to be invested,
My father’s company
makes wise
investments and it
turns around in his
favor
Plan the timing of
major expenditures
A company wants to
make sure that there
is money set aside
for major cash needs
During the recession
profits dropped lower
than expected so
some companies
pulled from these
funds
Delay payment of
liabilities
When a company
pays the bills at an
appropriate time not
late and not too
soon.
Ok, when times are
tough at home and
bills are due I
organize the bills by
which bills needs to
be paid the soonest,
because if I pay the
bills too early I will
cut off my excess
funds that could be
used for something
else
Keep inventory levels
low
Happens when a
company keeps the
inventory low so that
it will continue to
bring profit
See’s Chocolate
factory has to make
sure that they are not
over producing or
making too much or
else the sit and the
company will lose
money
Increase the speed of
collection on
receivables
Money that is owe to
the company by
other people or
customers is money
that can not be
counted towards the
When a customer
places a order for a
product and has not
paid yet, the
company can not
count the money as

19. companies funds their’s until it is
received.
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ACCT 504 Week 4 Midterm Exam Set 1
Income statement is a financial statement that shows how much
money is coming from product sales and services prior to any
expenses being taken out. Both internal and external users such as
managers and investors are able to access this. For example, if a
investor wanted to see if the company made money or lost money they
would use this financial statement report.
Balance sheet shows what condition the company is currently in.
whereas the other financial statements only came monthly or
annually. For example, what if the management planning team
wanted to see the company's current assets, ownership equity and
liabilities? All they have to do is run the balance sheet report.
CVP income statement or Cost Volume statement reports or monitors
the effects of the changes in cost and volume when it comes to the
company profits. For example, I work at a manufacturing plant for
roofing shingles. The CVP analyst studies the cost which includes but

20. not limited too, manufacturing, material, labor cost. This financial
statement report would help the management team budget the cost of
manufacturing goods.
Statement of cash flow tracks the movement of cash coming in or out
of the business. This financial statement will show if the company
made cash or not, or if the net income increased or decreased. For
example, the owner or the management department will use this to
determine if the company has earned enough money to be able to for
any expenses.
Retained earnings statements is a percentage that is kept by the
company to be reinvested or to be used to pay debts. For example, if a
company was looking to expand their business by purchasing top of
the line equipment they can use this statement to see how much money
the company has put away.
References:
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/retainedearnings.asphttp://finan
cial- Retrieved 2/18/2010
statements.suite101.com/article.cfm/financial_statements_the_p_l.
Retrieved 2/18/2010
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1. (TCO A) Which one of the following is an advantage of
corporations relative to partnerships and sole proprietorships?
(Points : 5)

21. Discussion Question 1: Post your response to the following:
How would you describe the difference between financial and
managerial accounting? What are the distinguishing features of
managerial accounting?
There are many differences between financial and managerial
accounting. The financial accounting statements are available to
external users such as employees, stockholders, creditors, investors,
etc. This is available to them so that they can monitor the company's
performances quarterly or annually. Managerial accounting provides
financial information for managers and other internal people or
department. Managerial accounting is confidential so it is only
observed by internal users such as management, owner, and will
provided to external users such as the public. Management uses this
for budgeting purposes or to monitor profit loss/gain within the
company. Managerial accounting can be available to them as often as
needed. Managerial accounting statements is a great way for
management to make decisions based on what has been reported.
Another response
The differences between managerial accounting and financial
accounting are distinct. Managerial accounting reports are for those
in managerial and decision making positions. The managers use the
financial report to answer questions, which would advance the
company and its employees. The manager would want to know if
certain investments should be made and should the company advance
an employee's salary. The manager needs the report to decide if a
factory is built or if a certain stock is brought. The financial
accountant has the job of showing the external users such as creditors
and stockholders a picture of the company's stability.
The manager's purpose is to manage by making stable plans, delegate
duties, motivate the workers, and control the atmosphere.
Distinguishing features of managerial accounting are the fact no cpa
will audit the report, and there is no specific frequency of the report.

22. The reports are done in a need to know basis and for a specific
reason, which is for business purposes. The reports are detailed and
pertain to specific business decisions. The financial accountant need
only be concerned with the company's finances.
DQ2
Discussion Question 2: Post your response to the following:
Select a management function (planning, directing and
motivating, or controlling) and explain how that function relates to
business as a whole. Next, select a different function listed by a
classmate. Discuss with your classmate how the functions you each
selected complement each other.
The management functions that I choose was controlling.
Controlling job is to make sure that the each
department/person is keeping the company's activities or plans on
track and in order to achieve that they must work closely with
Management planning function. Controlling continually compares the
company's performance to make sure that the planned standards
are being met. In my opinion this is known as the "dirty work".
Controlling operations have to know what to look for and how to keep
track of all the company's activities. They have to take actions and
quickly correct any errors and make sure that the company goals are
being achieved in a timely matter or the time that it was planned. If
there are errors it is job of the controlling operations to take quick
action. The controlling operations not only correct errors after it
happens but they also are in charge of foreseeing any potential errors
and act quickly to get that resolved.
Another response
I chose Controlling as part of the management function. The
controlling function relates to business as a whole because it helps

23. monitoring the firm’s performance to make sure the planned goals
are being met. Managers need to pay attention to costs versus
performance of the organization. let say, if the company has a goal of
increasing sales by 10% over the next two months, the manager may
check the progress toward the goal at the end of month one. If they
are not reaching the goal the manager must decide what changes are
needed to get back on track.
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and E) Your friend, Ellen, has hired you to evaluate the following
internal control procedures. Explain to your friend whether each of
the numbered items below is an internal control strength or
weakness. You must also state which internal control procedure
relates to each of the internal controls. Cost, Volume, and Profit
Formulas
By
Kamilah Crooms

24. Due February 28, 2010
Explain the components of cost-volume-profit analysis.
The components of cost volume-profit analysis consist of Level or
volume of activity, Unit Selling Price, Variable Cost per unit, total
fixed costs, and Sales mix.
What does each of the components mean?
Level or volume of activity is the activity that causes change or
behavior when it comes to the cost. Unit selling Price is the cost for
the product basically how much each unit is selling for. The Variable
Cost per unit is something that can change depending on the activity.
The total fixed cost does stay the same as activities change but differ
per unit. The Sales mix is basically what the name says. It’s a mixture
of sale items when more than one product sold the sales will remain
the consistent.
Based on the formulas you have reviewed, what happens to
contribution margin per unit when unit selling prices increase?

25. Contribution margin is the amount of revenue left over after
subtracting the variable cost. So basically Unit sales price subtracting
or minus variable cost.
Illustrate your explanation with an example from a fictitious
company of how an increase in unit selling prices might affect
contribution margin.
Kelly’s Sweetheart Flowers
The owner of Kelly’s Sweetheart Flowers is selling their bouquet of
flowers for $10 per unit. The Variable Cost per unit is $4.00. The
contribution margin will be ($10-$4) = $6. If the sells price increases
to say $15, then the contribution margin will be ($15-$6) = $9 per
unit.
When fixed costs decrease, what does this do for sales? Illustrate
your explanation with an example from a fictitious company.
Kelly’s Sweetheart Flowers
When the fixed cost decreases, the contribution margin ratio the net
income and sales will increase.

26. For example,
The flowers are $10 per unit. The variable cost per unit is $4.00. The
contribution margin will be ($10-$4) = $6. The fixed cost is $3. We
subtract Contribution margin – Fixed Cost= Net income. The net
income is $3.00.
Define contribution ratios
The contribution margin ratio is the contribution margin per unit
margin divided by the unit selling price.
What happens to contribution ratios as one of the components
changes?
Shown in the example above, if one or more of the components
changes is will cause the net income to increase or decrease.
Reference

27. statements.suite101.com/article.cfm/cost_volume_profits*the_p_l.
Retrieved 2/28/2010
//http:yourdictionary.com /CVP.org Retrieved 2/26/2010
Thomas, Y. 2005-08-27 “Accounting 101 pg. 52 Statements
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Week 1DQ 2 - Details of Financial Statements and Ratios
Week 2DQ 1 - Accounting EquationAccounting Cycle
Week 2DQ 2 - Accrual Accounting and Adjusting Entries
7 How should mixed costs be classified in CVP analysis? What
approach is used to effect the appropriate classification?
According to our class materials all mixed cost must be classified into
their fixed and variable and variable elements. The method that can
be used to determine is called the high/low method. To determine the
variable cost the analysis takes the total cost and divide it with the
low activity level. To get the fixed cost then the company would have
to subtract the total variable with either the high or low activity level.
9. Cost volume profit CVP analysis is based entirely on unit costs. Do
you agree? Explain.
In my opinion when it comes to making financial decisions for the
company, often times more than one method is used. Cost volume
profit is also based on Volume or level activities, unit selling prices,
variable cost per unit, total fixed and sales mix.
14. You can find the break point in dollars by drawing a horizontal
line to the vertical axis. I you want to find the break even point in

28. units it will be a vertical line from the break even point to the
horizontal axis.
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This Tutorial contains Excel Files which can be used to solve for any
values (your Question may have different company name or values,
but that can be solved using Excel file) E2-17A Dr Anna Grayson
opened a medical practice specializing in physical therapy. During the
first month of operation (May), the business, titled. Anna Grayson,
Professional Corporation (P.C.), experienced the following events
Axia College Material
Appendix C
Budgets Matrix
Directions: Using the matrix, define each of the budgets listed and
briefly describe its uses.
Budget Definition Describe its uses

29. Sales budget Estimate of the
expected sales for
the period. All of the
other budgets
depend on the sales
budget. This is where
all the other budgets
will start from
The sales budget
shows dollars and
units. This will allow
management to see
how many units will
be produced for the
period
Production budget A production of units
needed to be
produced in order to
meet the projected
sales
Shows management
how many units will
be produced during
each budget period
and what amount is
needed to fulfill
inventory demands
Direct materials
budget
Is the estimated
quantity or cost of
the raw materials
that is needed in
order to produce the
units required to
fulfill inventory
Shows management
how much raw
materials that is
already on hand and
or that needs to be
ordered to meet
inventory demands.
Direct labor budget A estimate of cost
and quantity of
direct labor needed
in order to meet
production
Shows how many
hours, how many
laborers needed to
produce the units for
that budget period.
Management will
decide what will be

30. the right amount of
laborers needed and
if the company will
be able to meet the
budget
Manufacturing
overhead budget
An estimated
expected amount of
manufacturing cost
for the budget period
This list all overhead
cost involving cash
disbursement in a
quarter
Selling and
administrative
expense budget
Anticipated selling
and administrative
expenses in the
budget period
Shows area of budget
expenses that are not
listed other than
manufacturing.
Expenses such as
marketing,
promotion cost etc
for the budget period
Budgeted income
statement
Estimate of expected
profitability of
operations in a
budget period
Is a very important
tool because it shows
the company
estimated profit for
the budget period.
Cash budget A projection of
expected cash flows
in and out of the
business.
Cash budget helps
management keep a
tally or total of all
cash balances.
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31. ACCT 504 Week 3 Case Study 1 (Melvin Plumbing
Corporation) **New**
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MAKE SURE TO COMPLETE ALL REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE LISTED
BELOW. There are 10 sheets in the Workbook, including this one. All
of the information that you need for the project is located in this
Workbook. Requirement #1: During its first month of operation, the
Melvin Plumbing Corporation, which specializes in residential
plumbing, completed the following transactions Discussion Question
1: Post your response to the following:
You know how important it is to create budgets for your
household. How does budgeting help management make good
business decisions?
Budgeting is a very important skill that can be applied to everyday
life and also when it comes to making good business decisions. I
really like the way our class resources says about Budgeting.
Budgeting is used as a planning tool used by management to make
good decision for the company. If a company is successful than more
than likely that means that the management team is very good at
managing the company finances. Budgeting helps management plan
ahead, defines what is most important, shows warning signs, reach a
company target without over or under budgeting and etc.
Another response

32. In a business, a budget helps a business make good decisions because
they are used by the company to plan for future events and
coordinate the events and duties in the company. They also gives
objectives used to evaluate the performance of the company on each
level which can help to make future decisions that will not hurt the
company based on the projected objectives. It can also be used to
alert the company of possible problems or negative trends in the
company that need to be addressed so that there is a clear picture of
the overall health of the company before decisions are made. The
budget helps the company to be able to make an informed decision
when making one. It is there in order to make sure that making a
decision like taking on another company will not hurt the company
and is something that the compnay can sustain based on the budget.
DQ2
Discussion Question 2: Post your response to the following:
What are some of the different types of budgets?
Describe in detail one type of budget covered in the text.
Describe what the budget is used for and what information it
provides a business.
Then, as you respond to your classmates, discuss how the
budget you described relates to the budgets they described.
Discuss how a business benefits from each of the budgets.

33. There are many different types of budgetting. For example, there
sales budget which allows management to see how many units that
need to be produced, production budget which will allows everyone
to see how many units are going to be produced in or needed to be
produced in order to meet the inventory for that budget period. One
budget that I can describe in detail is called the direct labor budget
and this budget shows how many people, hours is needed in order to
meet the required budget for that period. This will give management
an idea of how much money is needed such as paying the cost of
labor. The company benefits by each of these budgets because it will
help manage just how much money it will cost the company during
this period. Management can also see if there are different ways to
cost the company out of pocket cost down during this period.
Another response
I chose to write about the Production Budget. The Production Budget
shows the cost of each unit needed to produce an item or
manufacture a product. The formula used by the Production Budget :
Budget sales units + Desired ending finished goods units - Beginning
finished goods units = Required production units.
An example would be, every Easter the bakeries in the Bronx loads up
on Hot Cross Buns. My mother and grandmother would buy these
tasty sweet breads,and eat them for breakfast. I personally would
like to eat them every week but, they are only sold during the Easter
season. Maybe, it has something to do with the glazed cross on the
top.

34. Every Easter Holiday, there appears these Hot Cross Buns and the
bakeries production department allows for the purchases for items
needed to make the buns. After Easter has gone, Hot Cross Buns are
not included in the budget.
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The Entire Case Study is due Sunday at MidnightMountain time at
the end of Week 3.
This Case Study is worth 100 points or 10% of your final course
grade.
What is a Flexible budget?
A Flexible budget is a budget that change or is flexible during
different levels or activity. Unlike the static budget which is a budget
based on one activity level, the flexible budget is based off of more
than one activity level.
The steps to development a flexible budget is :
a) Identify the activity index, and the range of activity
b) Find out what the variable cost, and determine the variable cost
per unit
c) Find out what the fixed cost and determine the budgeted
amount for each unit

35. d) Organize the budget for selected additionalactivity within the
appropriate range
The information found on a flexible budget cannot begin with
the master budget. The flexible budget uses the same guidelines the
original budget. The budget consists of Sales, Cost of Goods Sold,
Selling Expenses, General and Administrative Expenses, Income
Taxes, and finally the Net Income.
The information on the budget is a great tool to be used for
evaluation performances. The flexible budget can be used for monthly
comparison purposes. Also during the process that management is
identifying the activity index and the range of activity it will allow
them to see the cost of direct labor hours for that budget period.
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Q -1 Other comprehensive income A. includes extraordinary gains
and losses. B. affects earnings per share. C. includes unrealized gains
and losses on available-for-sale investments. D. has no effect on
income tax. Q-2 Use the following data of TortoiseTortoise Sales, Inc.:
Unit Total Units Units Cost Cost Sold Beginning inventory 16 $3 $48
Purchase on Apr 25 25 6 150 Purchase on Nov 16 11 8 88 Sales 40 ? ?
Capstone Discussion Question: Post your response to the following:

36. Think back over what you have studied and learned in this
course. Do you have a new perception of or appreciation for the field
of accounting and how it contributes to business? Explain.
To be perfectly honest with you I truly had no clue what accounting
did for a company and how important it was. I always thought that
accounting only dealt with payroll. In fact accounting does much
more that just payroll and monitor company supplies (coffee, paper,
pens & pencils). The accounting sets budgets for the entire company,
monitors outflow and inflow of profits, plans budgets for each
department, and much more. When I first begun this class I was
really nervous, I truly thought that I was going to have a hard time
understanding the accounting but I happy to say that I was wrong. I
understood every part of this course.
On a personal note I would like to thank you Jess. If it wasn't for your
pep talk I probably would had gave up. You are truly a
great instructor. I wish you all the best! God Bless
Another response
Accounting has taken a whole new meaning to me in my vocabulary.
Prior to this course, I just took accounting as a calculator and
crunching numbers. I now have a new respect for accounting and all
the aspects that are involved. I never once took into consideration
profit, sales, revenue, and balance sheets also being included with
accounting. There is so much more involved with accounting, and
had I not taken this course I would have never known. Accounting is
a very important part of running a business. I feel that it is imperative
to all people thinking of opening a business should take some type of

37. accounting class to become more aware of how to run the
accounting part of a business.
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Q -1 Anderson Company had the following information in 20142014.
Accounts receivable 12/31/14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . $14,000 Allowance for uncollectible account 12/31/14 (before
adjustment). . . . . . . 850 Credit sales during 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,000
Business Plan
By
Kamilah T. Crooms

38. The name of my business is called DestinyWear. DestinyWear is
a urban fashion clothing company for woman, men and youth.

39. DestinyWear specializes in making clothing for every occasion. My
name is Kamilah Crooms and I am the owner and CEO of
DestinyWear.My goal is to ensure that my company will be succesfull
in all areas and in each department. In order for me to make sure
that the company was going to begin in the right direction I had to
priortize what was most important in establishing my business plan.
The main priority is that I had to first choose the appropriate business
structure, a high demanding product, and most of all an outstanding
accounting team.
Business Structure
Upon establishing DestinyWear I had to decide which business
struture that I felt was best for me to pursue. I decided that as a
Entreprenuer the best choice for me abd the direction of the company
would be for me to be sole proprietorship. Sole proprietorship
allowed me to be the sole owner of DestinyWear. The first and most
important reason that I wanted sole proprietorship is because it is
much easier to start a business as sole proprietorships. Sole

40. proprietorship takes all the profit that and doesn't have to split it
between any other owners or corporations. I also want the power to
make and change decisions along the way without having to first
consult anyone else.
DestinyWear Products
DestinyWear products will range from jeans, shirts, accessories and
shoes. The company will first start off with its most profitable product
and that will be the DestinyWear designer jeans line. The jeans line
has over twenty different jeans designs
from straight leg, baggy, cargo, overalls, shorts and much more. The
jeans line will provide services within the United States and Canada
and will eventually service International customers. The DestinyWear
jeans line will have its own building. In this building the bottom floor
will consist of the factory and the top floor will have the different
departments such as management, marketing and most importantly
the accounting department.
DestinyWear Accounting Department

41. The accounting plays a major role in establishing my company
DestinyWear. The accounting department does more than managing
and reporting the company’s financial documents it is the greatest
tool in establishing my business. The key to a powerful accounting
department here at DestinyWear is applying the principles of internal
control. These principles consist of establishment of responsibilities,
segregation of responsibilities, documentation procedures, Physical,
mechanical, and electronic controls, Independent internal verification
and other controls such as Bonding of employees. In order to ensure
that this business plan works DestinyWear has to hire nothing but the
best qualified employees.
DestinyWear Accounting Staff
DestinyWear accounting team of fine employees will all be
hired through the company. There are several requirements that
have to be met in order for myself as the owner and Human Resource
department to even consider the applicant for accounting. We looked
for characteristics, education and work history experience. The first
and far most important qualifying requirements are education. The
applicant has to have a Bachelor BA/BS in accounting degree a plus if
he or she has a master’s.
The second requirement is experience. The applicant must have the
minimum of five years of experience working in accounting. He or She
must have knowledge and employment experience of working with
financial statements, cash management and internal control.
Employees must be experienced in Invest idle cash, planning the
timing of major expenditures, delay payment of liabilities keeping
inventory levels low, and increasing the speed of collection on
receivables. In the category of experience we had to hire applicants

42. according to the position that had to be filled in accounting. For
example, if a position in accounting such as management or
supervisory needed to be filled, then we would look for years of
experience in management or supervisory positions. I personally
prefer that every employee have some type of management
experience.
Last but not least, the employees characteristics. It is a must that
every accounting staff member has and applies professionalism,
great ethic and moral skills, accuracy, and most importantly
punctuality, and reaching company deadlines. These characteristics
are very important to have at DestinyWear.
DestinyWear Accounting Management Team
The DestinyWear accounting management team will be
reporting to me and to the other head staff each week to report
updates and any new changes. The management team is responsible
to have all the different types of budgeting reports that includes
Sales, Labor, etc. Management must follow the responsibility
reporting system for each department. The managers will use the
company’s financial information to predict outcomes of the business.
I require a report from each responsibility center, cost center, profit
center and investment center to be reported each month.
Management is responsible to ensure that the company does not
over or under budget and if any changes it must be reported
immediately.
Conclusion
DestinyWear will be a very successful team not only because of
the products that we produce but because of having a great

43. accounting team. With the help of accounting team I DestinyWear
products will be in every wardrobe in America.
REFERENCES
 //http:yourdictionary.com /CVP.org Retrieved 3/20/2010
 Thomas, Y. 2005-08-27 “Accounting 101 pg. 52 Statements.
March 19, 2010
 Drucker, P. Managing in the next society 2002. retrieved march
19,2010
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LJB Company, a local distributor, has asked your accounting firm to
evaluate their system of internal controls because they are planning
to go public in the future. The President wants to be aware of any new
regulations required of his company if they go public so he met with a
colleague of yours at a local restaurant. The President of the

44. company explained the current system of internal controls to your
colleague.
Costco Wholesale Corporation
If we look at the financial statements of the company we can find that
the company is financially strong. Its strength are:
1. It has enough amount of current asset to repay its current
liability. The current ratio of the company 8.18 indicates that the
company has $8.18 liquid asset to repay its $1 of current liability.
2. The operating cost of the company is increasing because the
company is able to reduce its expenses.
3. Cash from operating activity has increased for the company.
Apart from this strength the company also has some weakness in its
financial statement:
(i) Increasing inventory indicates that the company inventory
conversion period is increasing.
(ii) The cash from investing activity shows that the company cash
outflow is more in the short term investment i.e. in non operating
activity.
(iii) The overall has for the year 2008 has declined for the company.
Net Income:
If we look at the trend in net income of the company we can find that
the company net income looks fluctuating but it has improved it net
income in 2008 as compared to 2007.
Debt ratio as a percentage of total assets:

45. If we look at the debt ratio as percent of total asset we can find that
the debt ratio is declining in 2008 as compared to 2007 i.e. the
company is increasing equity to finance debt.
Debt as a percentage of total equity:
As we can see that the debt as percent of total equity is declining in
2008 as compared to 2007 i.e. the company is increasing equity in its
capital structure.
As we can see that there is nothing negative in 2008 for the company
and this is the reason it has positive trend as compared to 2007.
Hence there is no need to correct anything for the company.
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Week 1 DQ 1
Due Tuesday, Day 2
Go to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Web site
at http://www.sec.gov and the Financial Accounting Standards
Board’s Web site athttp://www.fasb.org. Identify the mission and
main activities of each organization. Then, analyze the similarities
and differences between the roles of each entity. Which entity has

46. more influence over financial statement reporting? Explain your
answer.
According to the SEC website their mission is to protect investors,
maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital
formation. The SEC also requires public companies to disclose
meaningful financial and other information to the public. This
provides a common pool of knowledge for all investors to use to judge
for themselves whether to buy, sell, or hold a particular security. The
SEC is concerned primarily with promoting the disclosure of
important market-related information, maintaining fair dealing, and
protecting against fraud.
According to the FASB website the mission of the FASB is to establish
and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting that
foster financial reporting by nongovernmental entities that provides
decision-useful information to investors and other users of financial
reports. Since 1973, the Financial Accounting StandardsBoard
(FASB) has been the designated organization in the private sector for
establishing standards of financial accounting that govern the
preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental entities
The major difference in the SEC and the FASB is that the SEC deals
with reporting of financial statements for all industries while the
FASB deals mainly with the private nongovernmental entities. Both
are concerned with the fairness of financial reports and work in the
interest of the public. I believe that the SEC has more influence over
financial statement reporting because they can bring civil action
against companies and individuals for violations of securities laws.
Although according to the FASB website, “the Commission’s policy
has been to rely on the private sector for this function to the extent
that the private sector demonstrates ability to fulfill the responsibility
in the public interest.

47. Response 2
Go to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Web site
at http://www.sec.gov and the Financial Accounting Standards
Board’s Web site athttp://www.fasb.org. Identify the mission and
main activities of each organization. Then, analyze the similarities
and differences between the roles of each entity. Which entity has
more influence over financial statement reporting? Explain your
answer.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
According to the SEC’s website “The mission of the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair,
orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation”(U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 2010, Para. 1).
The main activities of the SEC are to interpret federal securities
laws; issue new rules and amend existing rules; oversee the
inspection of securities firms, brokers, investment advisers, and
ratings agencies; oversee private regulatory organizationsin the
securities, accounting, and auditing fields; and coordinate U.S.
securities regulation with federal, state, and foreign authorities. (U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 2010)
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
According to the FASB’s website “The mission of the FASB is to
establish and improve standards of financial accounting and
reporting that foster financial reporting by nongovernmental entities
that provides decision-useful information to investors and other users
of financial reports. That mission is accomplished through a
comprehensive and independent process that encourages broad
participation, objectively considers all stakeholder views, and is
subject to oversight by the Financial Accounting Foundation’s Board
of Trustees” (Financial Accounting Standards Board, n.d., Para. 3).
The main activities of the FASB are to identify financial reporting
issues based on requests/recommendations from stakeholders or
through other means. The FASB Chairman decides whether to add a
project to the technical agenda, after consultation with FASB
Members and others as appropriate, and subject to oversight by the

48. Foundation'sBoard of Trustees. The Board deliberates at one or
more public meetings the various reporting issues identified and
analyzed by the staff. The Board issues an Exposure Draft to solicit
broad stakeholder input. (In some projects, the Board may issue a
Discussion Paper to obtain input in the early stages of a project) The
Board holds a public roundtable meeting on the Exposure Draft, if
necessary. The staff analyzes comment letters, public roundtable
discussion, and any other information obtained through due process
activities. The Board redeliberates the proposed provisions, carefully
considering the stakeholder input received, at one or more public
meetings. The Board issues an Accounting Standards Update
describing amendments to the Accounting Standards Codification
(Financial Accounting Standards Board, n.d.).
Both the SEC and the FASB have the same goals of fairness,
accuracy, and understandability of financial accounting and
reporting. Both agenecys accomplish these goals in the best interest
of the overall public.
The differences between the SEC and the FASB is that the FASB
regulates financial reporting in the private sector of businesses (but
are subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC) and the SEC deals
with regulating the financial reporting of publicly held corporations.
I believe that the SEC has the greatest influence over financial
statements reporting because they have the final approval on all
changes of the rules and regulations. The Sec can also bring civil or
administrative enforcement actions against individuals and
companies in violation of the securities laws.
References
Financial Accounting Standards Board. (n.d.). Facts about FASB.
Retrieved July 15, 2010, from Financial Accounting Standards
Board:http://www.fasb.org/facts/index.shtml#mission

49. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (2010, May 3). The
Investors Advocate: How the SEC Protects Investors, Maintains
Market Integrity, and Facilitates Capital Formation. Retrieved July
15, 2010, from U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission: http://www.sec.gov/about/whatwedo.shtml
Week 1 DQ 2
Due Thursday, Day 4
Search the Internet or the Online Library for information about the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A useful guide to some of these provisions is
located at http://www.soxlaw.com. Summarize at least two provisions
of the law, and discuss your interpretation of these provisions with
your classmates. Do you think this law will make financial statements
more reliable? Also, discuss how Sarbanes-Oxley establishes
boundaries to ensure ethical practices. What does the law allow or
prohibit, and why?
The Sarbanes-Oxley act has many provisions to give companies
guidelines for responsible, and ethical financial reporting. One of
those provisions is listed in Section 302 of the act. The provision is
that periodic statutory financial reports be certified that signing
officers have reviewed the reports, the report does not contain any
untrue, or misleading information. The financial statements fairly

50. present the financial condition. The signing officers are responsible
for internal controls. A list of all deficiencies in internal controls,
and a list of fraud involving employees, and anything that could
negatively affect the internal controls.
Another provision pertains to the "management assessment of internal
controls". This provision ensures that information is published in
annual reports regarding the adequacy of internal controls, structure
and procedures.
The Sarbanes-Oxley act is designed to help companies promote
ethical accounting procedures. The act gives guidelines as to how
financial statements are reported. The act requires verification that
officers within the company have checked the information in the
reports for accuracy and true. The act also requires that the
companies have internal controls in place to ensure ethical reporting
practices. The main thing that the Sarbanes-Oxley promotes is
transparency in reporting.
Response 2
Section 802 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Law defines the penalties that may
be assessed against individuals who failed to comply with the Act. An
individual could be subject to 20 years in jail for altering, destroying,
mutilating, concealing, falsifying records, documents or tangible
objects. Guilt is define by the intent to impede a legal investigation.
This part of the law gets to the heart of how Arthur Anderson reacted
by destroying documents important to Worldcom. The law further
defines that any accountant who knowingly violates their ethics by
wilfully violates the requirements of maintenance of all audit or
review papers. These papers are subject to review up to five years.
The second Section that I reviewed was the Section 302. This actually
is my favorite part of the law because it directly holds the officers and
directors accountable for the accuracy of reporting in their financial
statements. It defines that the management must review and

51. understand the financial statements and sign that they are true and
accurate. It also holds the management accountable for the internal
controls, requiring any deficiencies to be reported. In the past
directors of companies relied heavily on the internal officers,
management, to report the company performance without questioning
the accuracy or taking their role on oversight committees seriously.
They could hide behind a veil of trust of the key leaders. This Section
clearly puts the responsibility for the Board to remain independent of
the executives and function more effectively on the respective
oversight committees they serve. The example I would share is what
happened in WorldCom. The company leaders shared what they
wanted to with the Board, who trusted implicitly the top leaders. Had
they questioned their legal representation or auditors, they potentially
could have uncovered the fraud that was committed by the creation of
shell companies, with WorldCom employees as stockholders.
I would love to think this law would protect the investing community.
Financial reporting has improved to some extent. Unfortunately the
scams still continue. Example would be Barney Madoff or what
happened in the financial mortgage industry. These unethical
practices were conducted after Sarbanes Oxley was implemented.
Madoff was able to provide false financial information to investors.
Financial industry was allowed to get to aggressive in underwriting
and product suite. Fines and penalties are deterrents. Ethics still
must be inherent in an individual and company. Laws and
requirements are a guide. There will never be enough auditors,
inspectors or oversight boards to catch all of the fraud in the
corporate community.
The law prohibits falsifying information, failing to notify of material
changes, and destruction of records.
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52. ACCT 504 Week 5 Homework (E7-15A, E7-19A, E8-20A,
E9-23A, E9-29A)
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The units-of-production method tracks the wear and tear on the van
most closely. Requirement 3. Which method would Tasteful's prefer
to use for income tax purposes? Explain in detail why Tasteful's
prefers this method. Lucent Technologies
Axia College of University of Phoenix

53. Lucent Technologies is a company based on networking for service
providers, government, and enterprises worldwide (Lucent
Technologies, n.d., Para 1). The products and services they work with
are separated into three categories; service and maintenance,
wireless mobility networking, and wire line networking. Lucent
Technologies is backed by Bell Labs, which does research and
development in networking technologies.
During the years of 2001 to 2003 this company has experienced a
decrease in demand because of other companies’ loss or capital used
toward spending. This is mainly due to a downturn in the economy.
As an investor this information is necessary to know because it
explains the decrease or increase in sections of the balance sheet. In
order to compare the growth or decline of the company’s profit, an
investor must change a balance sheet into a common-size balance
sheet. First when looking at the balance sheet an investor will see
that the amount of paid in capital has increased from the year of
2003 to 2004, the assets have increased, but the liabilities have
decreased. When running a debt/asset ratio it is noticed that this
ratio drops from 1.2 in 2003 to 1.0 in 2004. This shows the company’s
risk is low when concerning financial leverage, usually when the debt
ratio is less than one percent it is financed mainly by company equity,
so this company is close to being debt free from creditors.
After changing the balance sheet to a common-size balance sheet
there are several factors an investor will look at. The current assets
have dropped to .48 from .49 in 2004. This does not show harm to
the company because only the accounts receivable dropped while the
rest of the current assets increased. This means the company is not in
as much danger of default on money owed to it. It does have a rise in
marketable securities. The one concern in the assets is the increase of

54. prepaid cost of pensions and goodwill. Goodwill can be used for tax
breaks but prepaid pensions cannot benefit the company.
When looking at the liabilities section an investor will see a drop in
pension and liabilities and an increase in long term debt, both of
these could be affected because of the drop in the economy. Long
term liabilities are often increased to help a company control interest
rate increases so as an investor cutting back on pension liabilities cuts
back cost to the company and watching interest rate increase show
the company is concerned with its earning and investors. This would
be encouraging or an investor. The stockholders deficit shows a drop
in accumulated deficits from -1.43 to -1.22 and total deficits of -.26 to
-.08. This shows the company is working to control any money loss
and turning it to the company’s advantage. Overall it shows the
company is still earning a profit although small. With an increase of
assets and a drop in liabilities the company is showing it is working in
a low risk capital.
After reviewing this information, a creditor or investor must be able
to compare this company to the industry totals. By comparing how
this company compares to other companies similar to it, a person can
see if it is competitive and worth taking a risk. Running ratios will also
show if the company is capable of paying off any debts it has or if it
can acquire the needed cash in case of emergencies. Overall as an
investor, I would say this company would be worth investing in.

55. Reference
Axia College. (2007). Understanding Financial Statements. Retrieved
May 10, 2010 from Axia College, Week 2 Assignment, ACC/230.
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ACCT 504 Week 6 Case Study 3 - Cash Budgeting - LBJ
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ACCT504 Case Study 3 on Cash Budgeting
The cash budget was covered during Week 4 when we covered TCO D
and you read Chapter 7. There is also a practice case study to work
on. Your Professor will provide the solution to the practice case study
at the end of Week 5.
Differentiating Depreciation Methods
There is one main difference between straight line depreciation and
accelerated depreciation. Straight line is decided by taking the cost of
the assets, figuring out the salvage cost when the use of the asset is
finished and how many years of use the asset has. A person then takes
the cost minus salvage and divides the remainder by the number of
years of use. This amount is the depreciation expense subtracted each

56. year from the cost. The accelerated depreciation does not have the
same amount of deprecation subtracted each year. It does have the
cost minus salvage value to figure out the amount to use but is then
divided out differently. A person takes the sum of the years of a
product’s useful life, such as three years is 3 + 2 + 1 = 6, then a
person would divide the depreciation amount by 3/6 the first year, 2/6
the second and finally 1/6 for the final year. So the amount of
depreciation expense is larger to smaller with accelerated and equal
amounts for straight line.
The advantages of straight line method are it is easier and faster to
figure. The advantage of accelerated method is it is more accurate
when figuring depreciation expense. The accelerated method has an
advantage and disadvantage concerning taxes. A company can use
the accelerated method to take advantage of bigger tax breaks at the
beginning of an assets life, but since this amount drops during the
lifespan if the company needs added tax breaks it will not receive
them from these assets in the future. With the straight line method the
amount of tax breaks are even through the life of the product. Most
companies choose this form of depreciation for reporting purpose on
taxes but will use the accelerated method to figure taxable income.
As mentioned before the advantage of straight line depreciation is it is
easier to figure and uses the same total each year for deduction of
depreciation expense but the disadvantage is that if use for taxable
income and reporting a company does not get a bigger tax break at
the beginning of the assets life when they have just put out the cost for
the item and may need a bigger tax break.
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ACCT 504 Week 6 Homework (E10-19A, E10-25A, E12-
16A, E12-20A)

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This Tutorial contains Excel Files which can be used to solve for any values
(your Question may have different company name or values, but that can
be solved using Excel file)E10-19A Army Navy Sporting Goods is
authorized to issue 10,000 shares of common stock. During a two-month
period, Army Navy completed these stock-issuance transactions:
Preparing an Income Statement
Coyote, Inc. Company
Multi-Step Income Statement
200x 201x 202x
Net Sales 1,833,000$
Cost of Goods Sold 1,072,000
Gross Profit 761,000 - -
Selling and Administrative Expenses 454,000
Advertising
Depreciation and Amortization 14,000
Repairs and Maintenance
Operating Profit 293,000 - -
Other Income (Expense)
Interest Income 13,000
Interest Expense (16,000)
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes 290,000 - -
Income Taxes 116,000
Net Earnings 174,000$ -$ -$

58. The companies’ net income is profitable when the sales exceedthe cost of
goods sold. In this, the gross profit is $761k. This is beneficial to the
company. Though we took the cost of goods away from the net sales
there are still other areas which need to take a piece of the pie. For this
company, once the SG&A and depreciation are taken out, the company
still contains a profit of $290k. But the buck does not stop there.Once the
interest income and interest expense are adjusted the balance before
earnings and taxes is $290k. After taxes are taken out, the company is left
with a net profit of $174k.
In this case I think the company has achieved success with a net profit of
$174k. If the company were unable to be profitable, the company would
eventually go out of business. We would be able to tell if the company
was not profitable by looking at each section individually. The cost of
goods sold is what stands out for me. If we pay more to make the product
then we are actually sellingit for, there is no profit to be made. So, I think
it should all start there.
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ACCT 504 Week 7 Course Project JCP Kohls (Devry)
Week3 DQ 1
Due Tuesday,Day 2

59. Postyour answertoProblem3.5 on p. 109 (Ch.3). How mightthe informationcontainedwithinthe
stockholderequitystatementbe usedformanagementandinvestordecision-making?Provide
specificexamplesof situationsinwhichthe stockholderequityinformationmightbe used.
The statementof stockholders’equityprovidesthe changesinthe equityaccountsduringthe
accountingperiodmore indepththanthe balance sheet.The informationfoundonthe statementof
stockholders’equityincludesretainedearnings,commonandpreferredstock,andadditional paidin
capital.Managementusesthe statementof stockholders’equitytoensure theyare reachingtheir
goal of maximizingshareholder'sequity. The use of marketratioshelpwiththe analysisof the
statementof stockholders’equity,suchasearningspershare,price-to-earnings,dividendpayout,
and dividendyield.These ratioswill helpbothmanagementandinvestorsinanalyzingthe company.
For example,if Iwere lookingtoinvestinacompany’sstocksI wouldutilizeall of the financial ratios,
as well asthe marketratios.The earningspershare ratioiscalculatedbefore the price toearnings
ratio,P/E, because the earningspershare ratio isusedinthe second.If a companypaysdividends,
the dividendpayoutratiowill come inhandy.Ittellsus“The percentage of earnings paidto
shareholdersin dividends”(Investopedia,2010, p. 1).
References
Investopedia.(2010). Dividend PayoutRatio.RetrievedAugust3,2010, from
Investopedia:http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dividendpayoutratio.asp
Response 2
Explainwhat can be found on a statementof stockholders’equity.
The majorelementsof stockholders'equityinclude capital stock,paid-incapital,retainedearnings,
treasurystock,unrealizedlossonlong-terminvestments,andforeigncurrencytranslationgainsand
losses.
How might the informationcontainedwithin the stockholderequity statementbe used for
managementand investordecision-making?Provide specificexamplesofsituationsinwhich the
stockholderequityinformationmight be used.
Managementmaylookat the stockholder’sequitystatementretainedearningssectiontodetermine
if companyshouldborrowmoneyforcapital investmentsorfinance itthroughvariousformsof

60. equity.Itmayalsobe usedbythe stockholdertoevaluate the compensationpaidtothe company
officers.Investorsmayalsolookatthe statementforcumulativenetunrealizedgainsandlosses
before purchasingstockinthe company.Investorsare alsointerestedinthe paidincapital because
theycan compare it to the additional paidincapital and the differencebetweenthe twovalueswill
equal the premiumpaidby investors overand above the par value of the shares.
DQ 2
Week3 DQ 2
Due Thursday, Day 4
Provide anexample fromthe textorthe Internetthatdemonstratesasituationinwhicha
company’snetprofitsappearedgoodinthe statements,butthe grossoroperatingprofitspresented
a differentpicture.Discusshowthismighthave occurred. Respondtothe followingquestion,
addressedinProblem3.6on p.109 (Ch.3): “Why isthe bottom-line figure,netincome,not
necessarilyagoodindicatorof a firm’sfinancial success?”Lookforindicatorslike liquidityor
solvencytoanswerthisdiscussionquestion.
An example thatdemonstratesthe situationisEnron.Enron’sfinancialstatementsdidnotshow all
the expensesandcosts.Insteadof showingthemonthe income statementtheymade entriessothe
cost and expenseswouldpostinthe balance sheet.The same wasdone withthe revenues.Thisway
it wouldbe lessexpensesandthe netprofitappearedgood.Manydebtsandlosseswere not
reportedinthe financial statements. Fromthe third quarterof 2000 throughthe thirdquarterof
2001, the directorsfraudulentlyusedreserveaccountswithinEnronWholesale tomaskthe extent
and volatilityof itswindfall tradingprofits,particularlyitsprofitsfromtheCalifornia energymarkets;
avoidreportinglarge lossesinotherareasof itsbusiness;andpreservethe earningsforuse inlater
quarters.By early2001, Enron Wholesale'sundisclosedreserveaccountscontainedover$1 billionin
earnings.The headof the companyimproperlyusedhundredsof millionsof dollarsof these reserves
to ensure thatanalysts'expectationswere met.Inaddition,Skillingandothersimproperlyusedthe
reservestoconceal hundredsof millionsof dollarsinlosseswithinEnron'sEESbusinessunitfrom
the investingpublic.Thiswouldshow the creditorsthatEnronwas makingprofitsanditsposition
was solid.
The net income isnotnecessarilyagoodindicatorof a firm’sfinancial successbecausethe income
statementonlyshowsthe profitorlossat a periodof time anddoesnot show the whole picture of

61. the company.The Balance Sheet,Statementof cashflow,Statementof shareholders’equityandthe
Income Statementall togethergive the real picture of the business.Eachone of themshows
differentaspectsof the business.These statementsshow where the incomeisactuallycomingfrom;
isit fromsalesor fromloansthe companyisborrowing?If the companyissellingabuildingorany
otherassetbut that doesnotmeanthat it issellingmore productsandmakingprofit.Lookingatthe
Income Statementsthe companymightbe makingprofitbutatthe same time itisextremely
leveraged.
Response 2
A company’snetincome isnotthe whole picture,justpartof it. There are lotsof thingsthat
contribute tothe net income that maynot be significativetothe company’ssuccess.If the value of a
dollarhasa suddenchange thatcan affectthe bottomline if the companyhappenstoholdthe
mediumof exchange thatcanbenefitbythe change thatmightoccur. The companycan falsely
inflate the bottomline.A company’snetincomeiscoupledwithliabilities,cashflow,andselects
financial ratios.Lookingatitthisway isa much betterwayof seeingwhatthe company’ssuccessis
like.A companycan change up manythingsto make itlooklike theirincome isbetter.These things
that can be changedare single salesevents,cashinfusion,orfalse financial statements.Some things
like debtthata companyhas, the company’scashon hand,theircapital assetsconditions,oreven
theirsalestrends.Tofigure the successof the company,youmust lookat the whole picture.One
thingcannot tell youall the factsof the company’saffairs.Youcannottell the netincome of the
companyjustfrom the bottomline.Lookat all the financial records.
Response 3
Provide anexample fromthe textorthe Internetthatdemonstratesasituationinwhicha
company’snetprofitsappearedgoodinthe statements,butthe grossoroperatingprofitspresented
a differentpicture.Discusshowthismighthave occurred. Respondtothe followingquestion,
addressedinProblem3.6on p.109 (Ch.3): “Why isthe bottom-line figure,netincome,not
necessarilyagoodindicatorof a firm’sfinancial success?”Lookforindicatorslike liquidityor
solvencytoanswerthisdiscussionquestion.
Netincome isnotnecessarilyagoodindicatorof a firm’sfinancial successbecause theyhave ways
to manipulate itbyincreasingtheirrevenuesorhidingsome of theirexpenses.Forinvestorstrying
to decide where toinvesttheirmoney,theyneedtolookmore intoassessinghow the company
came upwiththe numberstheypresented.
An example of thissituationiswhenLaribeeWire ManufacturingCo.exaggeratedinrecordingtheir
inventoryvalue whichallowedtheminacquiringloansfromsix bankstotalingtoabout$130 million

62. usingitas collateral.Atthe same time,theyreported$3 millioninnetincome forthe period,butin
actualitytheylost$6.5 million.
Thiscompanyshoweda highernetincome byreportingfake inventoryinwhichitsvalue was
overstatedandtransferredovertotheirincome statement.Whenthe banksassessedtheirfinancial
statements,itwasenoughtoswaythemintolendingthe loanstheyneeded.
Reference:
Investopedia. (2010). Spotting CreativeAccounting On TheBalanceSheet.Retrieved
fromhttp://www.investopedia.com/search/searchresults.aspx?q=Spotting+Creative+Accounting+On+
The+Balance+Sheet&submit=Search
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