Nine Steps of Accounting Cycle William Watkins XACC/280 March 6‚ 2012 Donna Adams Nine Steps of the Accounting Cycle Screen Shot 08 March 2012 [pic] The nine steps of the accounting cycle ae generally described as follows. These steps are designed to follow a logical sequence to record transactions and prepare financial statements‚ and begins with transaction analysis and ends with closing of the books. Step 1. Collect and analyze the transactions
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The company I chose to analyze is WorldCom. This company based in Mississippi had recognized that for several years it has been bloating or increasing their earnings through booking about $3.8 billion expenses as long-term investments rather than operating costs. They did that by posting operating expenses such as salaries and wages as long-term investments on the balance sheet while those costs should have been expensed and posted to the income statement. When they did that‚ they overstated assets
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Chapter 3 Problem 3 Operating Activities: Net Income $5‚560 Depreciation $4‚268 Change in Working Capital $1‚397 Cash from Operating Activities $11‚225 Investing Activities: Increased in Fixed Assets ($6‚068) Cash from Investing Activities ($6‚068) Financing Activities: Decrease in Debt ($7‚655) Dividends Paid ($2‚900) New Stock Sold $4‚800 Cash from Financing Activities ($5‚755) Net Cash Flow ($598) Beginning Cash Flow $3‚245 Net Cash Flow ($598) Ending Cash $2‚647 Problem
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University of Phoenix Name XACC/280 Week four checkpoint Date Checkpoint: Besides the general journal‚ there are four different special journals; the Sales Journal‚ the Cash Receipts Journal‚ the Purchases Journal‚ and the Cash Journal. The Sales Journal records all sales of merchandise on account‚ cash and credit sales not included. The advantage of the sales journal is that it is time saving and easy because not every transaction has to be singled out‚ total can be reported instead
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6. Durrant Manufacturers‚ Inc. spent $8 million on plant expansion‚ $1.5 million on new capital equipment‚ and $0.5 million on replacement capital in 1980. At the beginning of 1980‚ Durrant had $2.5 million of goods in its inventory; at the beginning of 1981‚ they had $1.5 million in their inventory‚ with sales during the year running $20 million. During 1980‚ their gross investment expenditures were: a. $9.0 million. c. $8.0 million. b. $9.5 million. d. $10 million. 7. Which of the following
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Associate Program Material Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part I Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race (located on the student website) as a reference: Select 1 racial group from the list below: African American Asian American Arab American Hispanic American/Latino White/Caucasian Write a 150- to 300-word summary of the economic‚ social‚ and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary‚ from
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XACC/280 Final | Financial Analysis | Instructor: Zeno Gavales | Gracie Sandoval 2/24/2013 | To any company whether small or a large corporation‚ the financial analysis is very important in order for a successful business. This will determine if the company is healthy enough to invest or even to see where you are weak in the financial part of the business. It is the company’s responsibility to present accurate analysis of their financial reports. What I hope to present to you
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Financial Analysis By XACC 280 Professor University of Phoenix The objective of this paper is to compare the major players in the beverage/soft drink industry‚ Pepsi Co. & Coca Cola Co. This paper will give you sound information on which company to invest in as well as taking a deeper look at both companies over all. My analysis will be made based on the company’s income statements‚ horizontal‚ vertical analysis‚ balances sheets and financial
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Financial Analysis Edward Kowalski XACC/280 22July12 Dr. Edward Walden University of Phoenix a) PEPSICO‚ INC. Trend Analysis of Net Sales and Net Income For the Five Years Ended 2005 Base Period 2001—(in millions) | | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | | 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1) | ------------------------------------------------- Net sales Trend | | $32562 |
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Ratio‚ Vertical and Horizontal Analyses XXXXXXXXXX XACC/280 XXXXXXXXXX Ratio‚ Vertical and Horizontal Analyses The three tools of financial statements analysis are Horizontal (trend)‚ Vertical (common size)‚ and Ratio. The first financial statement analysis is horizontal which evaluates the performance of the company from one accounting period to the next. Horizontal analyses’ are conducted to assess any relative changes in different items over a specified time period. It also indicates
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