Recent Topics • loctite • LG • Dominos • Human resource managem • Project Management Harnischfeger Corporation Questions 1. Identify all the accounting policy changes and the accounting estimates that Harnischfeger made during 1984. Estimate, as accurately as possible, the effect of these on the company´s 1984 reported profits. 2. What do you think are the motives of Harnischfeger´s management in making the changes in its financial reporting policies? Do you think investors
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613 Chapter 3: Harnischfeger Case 1. Identify all the accounting policy changes and accounting estimates that Harnischfeger made during 1984. Estimate, as accurately as possible, the effect of these on the company's 1984 reported profits. Harnischfeger made the following accounting policy changes and accounting estimates during the year 1984. • There was a change in the recognition of some types of sales. This resulted in a change in sales calculation. Harnischfeger incorporated products
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the net income by 2.4million in 84. And reduced the net loss by approximately 15.6 million compared with only 6.7 mill in 83 There was a change in the recognition of some types of sales. This resulted in a change in sales calculation. Harnischfeger incorporated products purchased from Kobe Steel, which were re-sold by the company, into its net sales. This increased aggregate sales and cost of sales by $28 million. • There was a change in the fiscal year for some foreign subsidiaries.
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Jennifer Diaz ACG6175 Harnischfeger Corp: Case Study 2 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. As stated in Note 2 of its financial statements, the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 are those of net sales of the products that were purchased from Kobe Steel which were then sold by Harnischfeger which added on to the net sales of the company. Harnischfeger included financial statements of certain
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Harnischfeger Corporation * * | * | * 945 | * | | * Harnischfeger Corporation Teaching Note INTRODUCTION The purpose of the "Harnischfeger Corporation" case is to expose students to the managerial motives for making major financial reporting policy changes. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) allow companies wide latitude in the choice of accounting policies. After a firm chooses a set of accounting policies
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9-798-062 REV: FEBRUARY 25, 2006 PANKAJ GHEMAWAT JAN W. RIVKIN Creating Competitive Advantage Some companies generate far greater profits than others. The pharmaceutical maker ScheringPlough produced an economic profit of more than $10 billion during the period 1984-2002. That is, the accounting profit it generated exceeded its cost of equity capital by that amount. Over the same period, U.S. Steel produced an economic loss of nearly $500 million; its cost of capital exceeded its accounting
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Harnischfeger Corporation CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW OF ACCOUNTING ANALYSIS HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION 1 Identify all the accounting policy changes and accounting estimates that Harnischfeger made during 1984. Estimate, as accurately as possible, the effect of these on the company’s 1984 reported profits. i. Harnischfeger Corporation had changed from accelerated to straight-line method for computing depreciation expenses on plants, machinery and equipment in 1984.The cumulative effect is that net
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Directions Read the “Harnischfeger Corp” case study and answer the following questions. Submit your completed assignment no later than the last day of Week 2. 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. After reviewing the accounting policies of other corporations in similar industries, Harnischfeger decided to adjust their depreciation method. Instead of continuing to use the accelerated method for depreciating their US
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1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. The following summarize the accounting changes made and noted by Harnischfeger: a. Included equipment purchased and resold from Kobe LTD in net sales (full sales amount) as opposed to disclosing only margin. Since the purchase of equipment from Kobe Steel, Ltd. was for the purpose of resale (vs. use or lease), this change more accurately reflects net sales. b. Financial
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ACC 725 Harnischfeger Corporation Case Kai Chen 1. Prepare a brief description of the company and its environment. Harnischfeger Corporation was a machinery company based in Milwaukee. Harnischfeger was a leading producer of construction, mining and electrical equipments, export and foreign sales constituted more than 50% of the total revenues of the company. In 1980s, the company suffered a financial crisis due to the worldwide recession. Harnischfeger Corporation took some
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