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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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Lisa Talley ACC\291 June 10‚ 2013 Eric Oechsner The Securities and Exchange Commission was created in 1934 to police the U.S. financial markets. Today‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to create legislation tightening reporting standards and providing more transparency. Unfortunately‚ increasing standards often comes after a failure of the system. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is a primary example of legislation following
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detailed information that could turn out to be the determining factor as to their decisions to invest or not to invest in a particular organization. Therefore‚ it is not uncommon to find unethical behavior in accounting as unethical practices come in different forms. Different situations that might lead to unethical practices in accounting include: • Misleading financial analysis in order to obtain personal gains • Misuse of funds • Exaggerating revenue • Purposely providing erroneous information
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This work of XACC 280 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 contains: What are reversing entries and why are they required? What would happen if reversing entries were not made? What transactions might require reversing entries? What transactions might not require reversing entries? Business - Accounting ACC 280 Week 1 Individual Assignment Financial Statements Paper ACC 280 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ch. 1‚ 2‚ 7 Textbook Exercises ACC 280 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
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This document of XACC 280 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question shows the solutions to the following problems: Review the annual reports for PepsiCo.‚ Inc and the Coca-Cola Company in the Appendixes A B of Financial Accounting. Select either PepsiCo‚ Inc or Coca-Cola Company. In your estimation‚ the company you chose may be financially healthier or weaker. Would you invest in this company? Explain why or why not. Justify your reasoning by presenting at least three key financial ratios
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(child 2005‚ p.6). By allocating people and recourses to the necessary tasks and designating responsibilities‚ the organization contributes to the successful implementations of its goals. While organization as a process focus more closely on behaviors‚ clarify to people what is expected from them. There are 3 key factors to organizing a process: 1- integration‚ 2- control‚ 3- reward. (child2005‚ p.8) By these definitions we can simplify the difference by saying that structure can be the “frame”
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states companies but record assets at their own cost. Along with the four basic assumptions of accounting and the four principles of accounting‚ there are two constraints of accounting. These constraints are: materiality that relates to an item’s impact of the firm’s overall financial condition and operations; and conservatism which dictates when a company is in a doubt and that there company should choose the method that will be least likely to overstate assets and income. Financial reporting
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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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As a resource‚ Ms. Pancake had proposed to micro manage my efforts to ensure the conceptual understanding of my responsibilities and I agreed. We had arranged to do so on Wednesday‚ December 7 as it would be less strenuous on her time schedule. This was to give her the opportunity to complete her required closing processes‚ while demonstrating to them that I was competent with my allotted tasks by completing them in the time requested. She and Mr. Rackers had accepted my proposal. As the day
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There are three ways to analyze financial statements there is the vertical analysis‚ which uses the base percentage to express the assets or liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Horizontal analysis or the trend analysis is how someone can evaluate the financial statement over a period. With this method‚ one can determine an increase or decrease in assets liabilities or stockholders equity. This can be done in percentage or totals Horizontal analysis is used primarily with an intercompany comparison
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