Percent-of-Sales Method The percent-of-sales method is a technique for forecasting financial data. When forecasting financial data for strategic planning‚ budgeting‚ or for developing pro forma financial statements‚ analysts can use the percent-of-sales method of forecasting to create reasonable projections for certain key data. The idea is to see how a financial statement account item relates historically to sales figures‚ and then to use that relationship to project the value of those financial
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Question 1 - Determine the year-to-year percentage annual growth in total net sales Year Sales Growth 2000 $11‚062 2001 $11‚933 (11933-11062)*100/11062 = 7.87% 2002 $9‚181 (9181-11933)*100/11933 = -23.06% 2003 $6‚141 = -33.11% 2004 $8‚334 = 35.71% - Based only on your answer to question #1‚ do you think the company will hit its sales goal of +10% annual revenue growth in 2005?
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Week 1‚ DQ 1: How would you describe the entries to record the disposition of accounts receivables? What is their function? Since the majority of US thrive on the use of credit cards‚ the accounts receivables for a company may no longer be on a cash-to-cash basis. A company may need to sell these accounts to other companies who specialize in handling accounts receivables if they need cash more quickly or if it would be too costly to perform the necessary billing to collect on the account. The
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Solutions to the long-term contracts in-class questions Practice Question #2 Percentage of completion method a. 2013 2014 2015 2016 Construction costs Incurred to date $ 300‚000 $ 1‚400‚000 $2‚263‚000 $3‚100‚000 Estimated costs to complete 2‚200‚000 1‚400‚000 837‚000 — Total estimated costs $2‚500‚000 $ 2‚800‚000 $3‚100‚000 $3‚100‚000 Percent (%) completed 12% 50% 73% 100% Revenue to date $ 360‚000 $ 1‚500‚000 $ 2‚190‚000 $3‚000‚000 Revenue recognized
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is account receivable? Credit sales‚ sales on account b. How do accounts receivable differ from notes receivable? Notes Receivable arises when the seller asks for a note to replace an Accounts Receivable when the customer requests additional time to pay a past-due account. A promissory note is a written promise to pay a specific amount of money‚ usually including interest‚ at a future date. c. What is a contra asset? An account which offsets another account. A contra-asset account has
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Trend percentages are a form of horizontal analysis. Trends indicated the direction a business is taking. Trend percentages are computed by selecting a base year whose amounts are set equal to 100%. The amount for each following year is stated as a percentage of the base amount. Vertical Analysis: Shows the relationship of a financial-statement item to its base‚ which is the 100% figure. All items on the particular financial statement are reported as a percentage of the base. Common-size statements:
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Team D Reflection During Week Two of ACC/291 Team D’s objective was to discuss the week’s topics as outlined in the syllabus. Additionally‚ team members were to discuss any challenges or problems with the topics that may have been experienced. Below is a summary of Team D’s discussion for Week Two. Objective 2.1 Differentiate among accounts payable‚ notes payable and accrued expenses. The team’s objective was first to differentiate and explain accounts payable‚ notes payable and accrued expenses
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Accounting Week 3 Lecture Summary Accounting for Receivables Definition Receivables are amounts due from other persons or entities. Receivables are highly liquid‚ which means it is expected that they will be converted into cash quickly‚ and are classified as current assets. Types of Receivables Accounts Receivable: amounts due from customers for sales on credit. Businesses sell to customers on credit in an attempt to increase their sales. Also called Trade Debtors. Bills Receivable: similar
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Accounts receivable is a legally enforceable claim for payment from a business to its customer/clients for goods supplied and/or services rendered in execution of the customer’s order. These are generally in the form of invoices raised by a business and delivered to the customer for payment within an agreed time frame. Accounts receivable is shown in a balance sheet as an asset. It is one of a series of accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that the
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Team C Week 4 Summary David Ramirez‚ Kelvin Hemmingway‚ Chad Etzler ACC/291 August 26‚ 2013 Ins: James Covert Introduction As we advanced through week 4 of Principles of Accounting II‚ so far‚ we have absorbed ourselves with a litany of accountancy material. Week 4 continued with variety of content that contained: identifying kinds of shares issued by companies‚ computing shares‚ dividends‚ and stock splits‚ and documenting treasury stock deals. Also discussed in text and throughout discussion
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