Chapter 7 Analysis of Financial Statements ANSWERS TO BEGINNING-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS The answers to these questions are all contained in the BOC Excel model for this chapter, where they are illustrated with actual data and the ratios are calculated. ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 7-1 a. A liquidity ratio is a ratio that shows the relationship of a firm’s cash and other current assets to its current liabilities. The current ratio is found by dividing current
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caused loss of jobs for thousands, the loss of retirement funds for all employees and no returns for their investors. The unethical practices of Enron caused the public to lose trust in the financial markets. This prompted a written legislative act addressing compliance in fair and accurate reporting of financial disclosures of corporations. In 2002, Paul Sarbanes, a Democratic Senator from Maryland, and Michael Garver Oxley, a Republican Congressman from Ohio serving in the House of Representatives
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Risk Analysis Debt to equity is a measure of a company’s financial leverage. It indicates what proportion of equity and debt the company is using to finance its assets. From 2010 to 2012, the total debt/equity ratios of Merck & Co. went from 0.33 to 0.32 and 0.39. Although the ratio didn’t change dramatically from 2010 to 2011, it did increase incredibly during year 2012. It shows that Merck & Co. had been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. The increasing debt/equity ratio means
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Employment Sector Employment Working Paper No. 74 2011 Global economic crisis, gender and employment: The impact and policy response Naoko Otobe Employment Sector Copyright © International Labour Organization First published 2011 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights
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discussions of analyzing financial statements. We looked at how to use the indirect and direct methods when putting together a statement of cash flows. It was also discussed how one would use ratios and vertical and horizontal analysis in regards to deciphering financial statements. Lastly, we talked about preferred and common stocks are issued, placed as journal entries on financial statements and the paid out in dividends. With these topics we got to see why financial statements are compiled
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ACB4-3 • A CPA has been engaged to audit the financial statements of a client company. The audit is being conducted after year end. Is it proper to accrue the audit fee as an expense of the year under audit? • Should an intentional misstatement which is made by the client influence the audit fee? • If an auditor gives a “going on concern opinion” should this reflect the audit fee? ACB3-3 • Does the Audit risk Model influences the Business risk during audit procedures?
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Issues 1. What is the accounting issue(s) and the relevant components of the autthoritative literature? 2. When should CCPC recognize the effects of the Fresh & Bright coupon donp in its financial statements? 3. What is the dollar amount of the effect of the Fresh & Bright coupon drop on CCPC's financial statement? 4. What would constiture "sufficient evidence" to support CCPC's expected redemtion rate of 2 percent?\ 5. What are the accounting implications if CCPC's estimated redemption rate
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regarding executive compensation anywhere in its report. Groupon also lists the officers’ names and ages under the employees section and gives a brief description of each of them. • Groupon has a forward-looking statement forewarning users that its financial statements contain information with risk of uncertainty. • ITC does not explain what its business is about, strategy, distribution, marketing, partners, operations, and competition. • Groupon discloses a variety of risk factors and ITC only discloses
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1. Financial Statement Analysis 2. Financial Statement Analysis• Assessment of the firm’s past, present and future financial conditions• Done to find firm’s financial strengths and weaknesses• Primary Tools: – Financial Statements – Comparison of financial ratios to past, industry, sector and all firms 3. Objectives of Ratio Analysis• Standardize financial information for comparisons• Evaluate current operations• Compare performance with past performance• Compare performance against other
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Risk Ratios Risk Ratio of a bank expresses a bank’s position against business and financial risks.These show how the bank has managed to take provision against risky assets (financial risk) as well as how it’s income has varied (business risk) over a period of time. This takes into account all the component of risky assets. The income, loans against assets. Loans against deposits as well as provision for loan losses are highlighted to give a full view of the precaution taken and state against the
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