Mishkin Chapter 8 An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure (pp. 168-192) Modified & Extended Mishkin Notes Professor Leigh Tesfatsion Department of Economics Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-1070 Last Revised: 6 April 2011 © 2004 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 8-1 Key In-Class Discussion Questions • What basic “stylized facts” characterize the current U.S. financial system? • Do transactions costs and asymmetric information help to explain these stylized facts? • Enron
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5 The Balance Sheet and Financial Disclosures CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES OVERVIEW LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 Chapter 1 stressed the importance of the financial statements in helping investors and creditors predict future cash flows. The balance sheet, along with accompanying disclosures, proAfter studying this chapter, vides relevant information useful not only in helping you should be able to: investors and creditors predict future cash flows Describe the purpose of the
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CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:- Once the seventh largest company in America, Enron was formed in 1985 when InterNorth acquired Houston Natural Gas. The company branched into many non-energy-related fields over the next several years, including such areas as Internet bandwidth, risk management, and weather derivatives (a type of weather insurance for seasonal businesses). Although their core business remained in the transmission and distribution of power their phenomenal growth
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CHAPTER 14 Long-Term Liabilities ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics 1. Long-term liability; classification; definitions. Issuance of bonds; types of bonds. Premium and discount; amortization schedules. Questions 1, 10, 14, 20, 23, 24, 25 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 Brief Exercises Exercises 1, 2 Problems 10, 11 Concepts for Analysis 1, 2, 3 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 12, 13, 14, 15 16, 17, 18 19
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CHAPTER 16 Dilutive Securities and Earnings Per Share ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics 1. 2. 3. Convertible debt and preferred stock. Warrants and debt. Stock options, restricted stock. Earnings Per Share (EPS)—terminology. EPS—Determining potentially dilutive securities. EPS—Treasury stock method. EPS—Weightedaverage computation. EPS—General objectives. EPS—Comprehensive calculations. EPS—Contingent shares. Stock appreciation rights. 16 Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 28 2, 3
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conceptual framework in setting accounting standards Ian Dennis Business School Oxford Brookes University Abstract The paper examines the nature and role of a conceptual framework for financial reporting. Although much has been written about such frameworks and their purported role and the FASB and IASB are currently revising and converging their frameworks there are still questions about the kind of thing it is and how it is used in setting accounting standards. Using insights from
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11 Issues Chapter of Reporting, Disclosure and Financial Analysis Questions for Review and Discussion 1. The two main adjustment are likely to be the addition of capital assets and longterm obligations. 2. The main adjustments are likely to be: the addition of depreciation expense and gains or losses from the sale of capital assets and the deletion of amounts spent to acquire capital assets and the proceeds from the sale of capital assets the deletion of long-term debt proceeds and amounts spent
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What are the benefits of international financial reforting standards since thier adaption at the beginnng of the 21st? essay EXECUTIVE SUMMARY International Financial reporting Standards IFRS as a recent accounting phenomenon has drawn the attentions of Accountant, financial institutions and financial managers, multinational companies, government, financial regulatory institutions and in all the participants in capital market. This research is aim at examining the benefits of IFRS as against the
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Chapter 1 Scope and Nature of Managerial Finance Learning objectives of this chapter: • Differentiate different forms of business • Understand financial management and its roles • Understand the responsibilities of financial staffs • Understand agency problems and its solution Sole Proprietorships & Partnerships Advantages ◦ Ease of formation ◦ Subject to few regulations ◦ No corporate income taxes Disadvantages ◦ Difficult to raise capital ◦ Unlimited liability ◦ Limited life
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Basic objectives Financial reporting should provide information that is: * useful to present to potential investors and creditors and other users in making rational investment, credit, and other financial decisions * helpful to present to potential investors and creditors and other users in assessing the amounts, timing, and uncertainty of prospective cash receipts * about economic resources, the claims to those resources, and the changes in them * helpful for making financial decisions
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