Question 1
"You are required to choose two multinational companies based in two different countries and access their most recent annual reports. Choose companies that place copies of their annual reports on their website. The annual reports are normally located within the "Investor" or "Investor Relations" section of their website. Do not choose companies from the banking or services industry. You are required to review the annual reports of these companies and answer each of the following questions: 6 If you were to invest in only one of these companies, which one would you choose, relying solely on the information provided in the financial statements and the management discussion section of the annual report? Justify your answer. 7 Review the management discussion section of the annual reports and summarise the general content of each. Do you find such information important for investors' decision? 8 Briefly, review the footnotes to the financial statements and address each of the following questions: 8-1 List the major accounting policies for each of the two companies and cite any differences and or similarities. Do you think that such differences may impact economic performance of both? For example: capitalising versus expensing of expenditures. 8-2 Are the financial statements prepared in accordance with international accounting standards? If not, which standard setting body's rules and standards do they follow? 8-3 Do the companies provide financial information about the industry and geographic segments in which they operate? If so, summarise the information provided. Do you consider the disclosed segmental information useful and why? What other segmental information would you like each company to disclose and why? 8-4 Do these companies provide information about their contingent liabilities? Do you believe that this information should be reported in the body of the financial statements or do you believe that it is sufficient to have this information disclosed in the footnotes? Explain. 8-5 Do the footnote disclosures provide any information about the companies' executive and management compensation packages? How about the fees of the auditor? Explain. If not, would you like to see this information provided and why? 8-6 Do these companies provide any information about their share prices and dividends? If so, answer the following questions: 8-6-1 What is the number of their outstanding shares? 8-6-2 What is the total market value of each company at year-end? 8-6-3 Calculate the ratio of price per share/earnings per share at year-end. 8-6-4 Calculate the ratio of price per share/book value of equity per share at year-end. 8-6-5 How do you interpret the two ratios calculated above?"
Question 2
I would like you to assist me in analyzing: The inputs at NutriSystem, Inc.,, consisting of Organizational Environment factors, Internal Resource factors, and Historical Tradition factors, [highly support, partially support, or do not support] the company?s mission. (Choose the level at which the Strategy is supported by the other factors.) Case Expectations: In order to make this case, you first need to identify the Key Input factors in the first three categories. And you will also need to identify the specific strategy of the company. So the paper consists of the two main parts: there are four input categories: ? Environment (factors external to the organization) ? Resources (factors internal to the organization) ? Organizational history (Persistent Traditiona) ? Strategy (goals, objectives and strategic initiatives) Identify and discuss the Key Input factors from each of the four input categories (at least two each). Explain why these are critical (consider the strategy and how important each one is in providing support) Make the case as to whether the Key Input factors in the first three categories support the Strategy (classify the strategy according to Porter's three generic competitive strategies). You will not be able to identify all of the inputs in such a short paper, so 1. First identify the most critical inputs in each of the first three categories and justify WHY they are critical. Also explain what effect the inputs from one category have on inputs from the other categories. 2. Then discuss the organization's strategy and classify it according to Porter's three generic competitive strategies. How well does this strategy fit with the environmental, resource and historical inputs you identified? 3. Make a Case for your proposition as to how the Key Inputs support the Strategy. You must support your analysis with objective evidence. Sources of information for the entire project may include organizational documents and reports, articles in newspapers and trade publications, even interviews and personal knowledge (though you should corroborate this when possible.) Be sure to cite your sources and provide a bibliography for each module's case.,well it will be 1300 and pages long double space, plus a reference page Thank you for your help
Question 3
From the end of Chapter 13, complete Study Problems 13-1 and 13-2 and post the answers to the discussion board. Remember to complete all parts of the problem and report the results of your analysis. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome. Please find the website that goes alongside the textbook listed below: http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_keown_fof_7/144/37020/9477271.cw/index.html 13-1. What is meant by the term dividend payout ratio? 13-2. Explain the trade-off between retaining internally generated funds and paying cash dividends. PLEASE SHOW ALL STEPS NEED TO REACH OUTCOME,From the end of Chapter 13, complete Study Problems 13-1 and 13-2 and post the answers to the discussion board. Remember to complete all parts of the problem and report the results of your analysis. Do not forget to show the necessary steps and explain how you attained that outcome. 13-1. What is meant by the term dividend payout ratio? PROBLEM 13-1 DIVIDEND POLICIES DATA Profits after Year Taxes 1 18,000,000 2 21,000,000 3 19,000,000 4 23,000,000 5 25,000,000 106,000,000 Outstanding 7,500,000 Div payout ratio 40% Stable div/Earn 40% over next 5 years Regular div 0.60 Year-end extra when profits exceed 20,000,000 % of profits 50% A) Target Dividend = B) Small, regular div plus year-end extra: C) Constant Payout Ratio: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 13-2. Explain the trade-off between retaining internally generated funds and paying cash dividends. PROBLEM 13-2 FLOTATION COSTS AND ISSUE SIZE DATA Needs to raise 10,000,000 Mrkt price 120.00 Flotation Costs $15.00 Net Price= 105.00 Dollar size = How many shares=
Question 4
Analytical case - complete an income statement and balance sheet using financial ratio data. Partially completed financial statements for Whittaker, Inc - December 31, 2011. follow: Sales ? Cost of goods sold ? Gross profit ? Operating expenses ? Income from operations ? Interest expense ? Income before taxes ? Income taxes (20 %) ? Net Income ? Current assets: Cash ? Accounts receivable net ? Inventory ? _________ Total current assets .....171,000 _________ Property, plant, and equipment, net ? Total assets ? __________ Current liabilities ? Bonds payable 15% 70,000 total liabilities ? owners equity common stock $2 par value 10,000 additional paid in capital 15,000 retained earnings ? total owners equity ? total liabilities and owners equity ? Additional information: Financial ratios computed from these financial statements include the following: Current ratio....1.9 to 1 Acid test ratio...1.3 to 1 Debt/equity ratio 2.0 to 1 Inventory turnover 4.0 times Accounts receivable turnover 6.8 times Times interest earned 4,45 times Gross profit ratio 40% Return on investment 12% Earnings per share $5.52 All sales during the year were made on account. Cash collections during the year exceeded sales by $14,000, and no uncollectable accounts were written off. The balance of the accounts receivable account was $57,000 on January 1, 2011. No common stock was issued during the year. Dividends declared and paid during the year were $7,600. The balance of the inventory account was $48,000 on January 1, 2011. Interest expense on the income statement relates to the 15% bonds payable; $10,000 of these bonds were issued on May 1, 2011; the remaining amount of bonds payable were outstanding throughout the year. All bonds were issued at face amount. Required: A. Complete the income statement and balance sheet for Whittaker, Inc. Show how each amount was determined. B. After completing part A, use your answers to recompute each of the financial ratios provided as additional information.,Thanks!
Question 5
Jetson Co. sold 20,000 units of its only product and incurred a $50,000 loss (ignoring taxes) for the current year as shown here. During a planning session for year 2012's activities, the production manager notes that variable costs can be reduced 50% by installing a machine that automates several operations. To obtain these savings, the company must increase its annual fixed costs by $150,000. The maximum output capacity of the company is 40,000 units per year. JETSON COMPANY Contribution Margin Income Statement For Year Ended December 31, 2011 Sales???????????????????. $750,000 Variable costs???????????????. 600,000 Contribution margin????????????? 150,000 Fixed costs????????????????.. 200,000 Net Loss?????????????????... $(50,000) Required 1.Compute the break-even point in dollar sales for year 2011. 2.Compute the predicted break-even point in dollar sales for year 2012 assuming the machine is installed and there is no change in the unit sales price. 3.Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement for 2012 that shows the expected results with the machine installed. Assume that the unit sales price and the number of units sold will not change, and no income taxes will be due. 4.Compute the sales level required in both dollars and units to earn $140,000 of after-tax income in 2012 with the machine installed and no change in the unit sales price. Assume that the income tax rate is 30%. 5.Prepare a forecasted contribution margin income statement that shows the results at the sales level computed in part 4. Assume an income tax rate of 30%. Read more: 10 accounting questions - JustAnswer http://www.justanswer.com/homework/64w1e-10-accounting-questions.html#ixzz1wKrptfzz
