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BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Entire Course (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 1 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P.). BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 2 Annual Reports BUS 591 Week 1 Homework Problems
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 1 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P.). (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 1 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P.). Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P.). Briefly discuss Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or G.A.A.P. What are they? What is their purpose? Name the U.S. and international standard-setting bodies that established these principles. Are all companies required to follow these principles? Why or why not?
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 2 Annual Reports (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com Annual Reports. Visit the website for Tootsie Roll (www.tootsie.com). Click on “Company Information” then “Financial Information”. Open the latest annual report and review it to find the answers to the following questions:
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 2 Annual Reports (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com Annual Reports. Visit the website for Tootsie Roll (www.tootsie.com). Click on “Company Information” then “Financial Information”. Open the latest annual report and review it to find the answers to the following questions:
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 1 Debits and Credits (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 1 Debits and Credits Debits and Credits. Define debits and credits and explain how they are used to record business transactions. Is it true that debits always increase and credits always decrease? Why or why not?
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 2 Revenue & Expense (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 2 Revenue & Expense Revenue & Expense. Review the section called “Investor Insight” in Chapter 3 of your text which shows the major revenue and expense accounts of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Considering the huge increase in professional baseball players’ salaries in the last decade, what do you think has happened to total expenses and net income of professional baseball teams? If net income has not decreased, what has been done to offset the higher salaries? Should fans be expected to pay higher prices for ‘America’s national pastime’ to help offset the costs of higher
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 2 Revenue & Expense (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 2 Revenue & Expense Revenue & Expense. Review the section called “Investor Insight” in Chapter 3 of your text which shows the major revenue and expense accounts of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Considering the huge increase in professional baseball players’ salaries in the last decade, what do you think has happened to total expenses and net income of professional baseball teams? If net income has not decreased, what has been done to offset the higher salaries? Should fans be expected to pay higher prices for ‘America’s national pastime’ to help offset the costs of higher
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 1 Perpetual Inventory System (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 1 Perpetual Inventory System Perpetual Inventory System. Present a detailed explanation of the recording of purchases under a perpetual inventory system. Use hypothetical figures to illustrate the perpetual inventory system. After presenting your
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 2 Inventory Valuation Methods (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 2 Inventory Valuation Methods Inventory Valuation Methods. Identify the differences between F.I.F.O., L.I.F.O., and the average-cost method of inventory valuation. Be sure to include the effects of each method on cost of goods sold and net income in your
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 1 Why do I need accounting (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 1 Why do I need accounting Why do I need accounting? Consider the following scenario: Your friend (who is also in school) just emailed you to express frustration with his accounting class. In the email, he said, “Why do I need to take accounting? What will I
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 2 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 2 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Search the Internet and locate an annual financial report for a public U.S. company. Read the Notes to the Financial Statements to determine the criteria for cash equivalents and how cash and cash equivalents are handled. Discuss your findings. Find information about the internal control policy of the company and summarize this policy in your post. Is it in compliance with SOX? What are some references to SOX mentioned in the annual report? Your answer should demonstrate understanding of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and be a minimum of 100 to 200 words in length.
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 4 Homework Problems (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 4 Homework Problems Week Four Homework Problems. Complete the following Workbook Template Week Four or you may complete the problems P8-2B and P8-6B from Chapter 8 and Problems 9P-2B and P9-7B from Chapter 9. Submit your assignment to the instructor by the posted due date. Show all your work to earn full credit.
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 1 Liabilities and Financial Analysis (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 1 Liabilities and Financial Analysis Liabilities and Financial Analysis. Discuss current liabilities and long-term liabilities. What are the differences between the two? Illustrate your understanding of liabilities, making sure to identify major types of current liabilities. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 2 Colgate’s Annual Report (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 2 Colgate’s Annual Report Colgate’s Annual Report. Obtain a copy of Colgate’s annual report from the Online Library or from a valid academic source found elsewhere on the Internet. Use this information to answer the following questions. If researching online, go to the Colgate company website (http://www.colgate.com). Use the ratios discussed in Chapter 11 (dividend payout ratio and return on common stockholders’ equity) to evaluate Colgate’s dividend and earnings performance from a stockholder’s perspective. Your answer should illustrate understanding of dividend ratios and return on equity ratios
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 5 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Methods of Depreciation (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 5 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Methods of Depreciation Research and discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Identify key components of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and its primary objective. What are some of the criticisms surrounding the Act? Are there any economic consequences for companies as a result of implementing the Act? Has the Sarbanes-Oxley Act achieved its goals so far?
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 1 Indirect Method vs. Direct Method (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 1 Indirect Method vs. Direct Method Indirect Method vs. Direct Method. Financial statement preparers have two choices in preparing the statement of cash flows: the indirect method and the direct method. The indirect method is used extensively in practice even though the F.A.S.B. has expressed a preference for the direct method. Discuss the similarities and differences
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 2 Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 2 Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis. Discuss the horizontal and vertical analysis of a financial statement, and how each is used to help financial statement users make better decisions. Also, explain the liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios introduced throughout the text. Describe how the ratios are used in analyzing a firm’s liquidity, solvency
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 2 Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 2 Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis. Discuss the horizontal and vertical analysis of a financial statement, and how each is used to help financial statement users make better decisions. Also, explain the liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios introduced throughout the text. Describe how the ratios are used in analyzing a firm’s liquidity, solvency, and
BUS 591 Redefine the Possible/ bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 3 Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis (Ash) For more course tutorials visit www.bus591.com BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 3 Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis. Discuss the horizontal and vertical analysis of a financial statement, and how each is used to help financial statement users make better decisions. Also, explain the liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios introduced throughout the text. Describe how the ratios are used in analyzing a firm’s liquidity, solvency, and