Project 2: BUS 321-M1
Dr. Xu

Problem 1: - Please use P&G’s 2009 Annual Report (PDF) to answer this problem.Refer to P&G's 2009 financial statements and the accompanying notes to answer the following questions. | (a) | What alternative formats could P&G have adopted for its balance sheet? Which format did it adopt?P&G could have adopted the account form for their balance sheet. The textbook, “Intermediate Accounting” states that the account form “lists assets, by sections, on the left side, and liabilities and stockholder’s equity, by sections, on the right side” (Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield). It goes on to say that often times, there isn’t enough room on the page to achieve this. P&G’s balance sheet seems to utilize the report format. The assets section is listed above the liabilities and owners equity section; however, they are separated into two different pages. | | | | | (b) | In what classifications are P&G's investments reported? What valuation basis does P&G use to report its investments? How much working capital did P&G have on June 30, 2009? On June 30, 2008?P&G’s investments are classified in a few different ways depending on different transactions and the time frame of their intent. The unrealized gains or losses may be classified as trading or be recorded in shareholders’ equity. This all depends on the “intent and ability to retain the security until [they] recover the full cost basis and the extent of the loss attributable to the credit worthiness of the issuer” (259). P&G has other investments that are classified as noncurrent assets as well. Over these, “they exert significant influence, but do not control the financial and operating decisions” (259). Under the cost method they classify those investments that “are not controlled, and over which they [they] do not have the ability to