Chapter 13 … Analyzing Financial Statements Chapter Outline I. Basics of Analysis -- Transforming data into useful information for decision making. A. Purpose of Analysis To help users (both internal and external) make better business decisions. 1. Internal users (managers‚ officers‚ internal auditors‚ consultants‚ budget officers‚ and market researchers) make the strategic and operating decisions of a company. 2. External users (shareholders‚ lenders‚ directors‚ customers‚ suppliers
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general rule‚ revenue is normally recognized when it is: A. measurable and earned. B. measurable and received. C. realizable and earned. D. realizable. 3. Which of the following measures of accounting income is typically reported in an income statement? A. Net income B. Comprehensive income C. Continuing income D. All of the above 4. According to FASB‚ initial franchise fees should be recognized as income when: A. the franchiser has substantially performed or satisfied all material services
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Basic Financial Statements Accountants‚ business owners‚ investors‚ creditors and employees use four basic financial statements of an organization to determine the financial well-being and future earnings potential of that organization. Financial statements are a key tool in seeing and understanding the past‚ present and future condition of an organization. What are these financial statements and what do they mean to the reader? Do the financial statements mean something completely different to
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The Four Types of Financial Statements ACC/561 Version 4 December 22‚ 2012 Much success in today’s business world is tied in with numbers in the form of accounting and financial statements. Being able to understand and properly read these statements is a critical component in truly knowing a business and properly assessing its overall performance. In the accounting world there are four main financial statements that are universally understood and prepared for most publically traded companies
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CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TEN-MINUTE QUIZ Circle the letter of the best response. 1. The Accounting Equation is: A. Assets + Liabilities = Owner’s Equity. B. Assets = Liabilities –Owner’s Equity. C. Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity. D. Assets = Liabilities x Owner’s Equity. 2. Which item is not an asset? A. Cash B. Accounts Payable C. Accounts Receivable D. Supplies 3. Given that total liabilities decreased
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of Huron Consulting Group‚ Inc.: The Effect on Financial Statement and the Affect on Stockholders Abstract Huron Consulting Group‚ Inc. provides business consulting services in diverse industries in regard to improving performance‚ complying with complex regulations‚ resolving disputes‚ recovering from distress‚ leveraging technology‚ and stimulating growth. On July 31‚ 2009‚ the Company made the announcement that it will restate its financial statements for the fiscal years 2006‚ 2007 and 2008
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Policy Sciences 35: 269^284‚ 2002. ß 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. 269 Bounded rationality and public policy: Herbert A. Simon and the decisional foundation of collective choice1 BRYAN D. JONES Department of Political Science‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ U.S.A. Abstract. By 1958‚ a model of human behavior capable of serving as the micro-level foundation for organizational and policy studies was in place‚ due primarily to the e¡orts of Herbert Simon‚ organization
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...3 Chapter 1 A Framework for Business Analysis Using Financial Statements................4 Chapter 2 Strategy Analysis...........................................................................................7 Chapter 3 Overview of Accounting Analysis ..............................................................16 Chapter 4 Implementing Accounting Analysis............................................................21 Chapter 5 Financial Analysis ..............................................
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Purpose of the main financial statements Throughout the existence of a business many requests will be made for its financial statements. Financial statements are formal presentations of the flow of money into‚ through and out of a business. Financial statements are comprised of three main areas: balance sheets‚ income (profit and loss) statements and cash flow statements. Each area of a financial statement has its own purpose and provides specific information about a company’s financial stability (unknown
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Financial Statement Analysis for Investors Michael Price MBA640: Accounting for Decision Making Dr. Ulinski December 11‚ 2012 Table of Contents: Section I: Introduction (Page 3) Section II: Literature Review (Page 4) Section III: Methodology and Data Collection (Page 5) Section IV: Results (Page 6) a. Income Statement Analysis (Page 7) b. Balance Sheet Analysis (Page 11) c. Statement of Cash flow Analysis (Page 14) Section V: Conclusion (Page 16) a. Recommendation
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