TaskTask: The paper must follow APA format. You can reference The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for proper instruction. A few other requirements specific to this paper include: Please include an Executive Summary at the beginning of the document (an abstract) which summarizes the content of the document. Please use subheadings to help the reader understand the structure of the paper (typica...
1. Describe the general nature of the business, describe the location, and identify any important or unusual features. Provide a URL for the company website.2. Identify the owner that you are interviewing and provide telephone and email contact information. Briefly describe his/her role within the firm. Identify any other owners of the company &n...
Part A-As a buyer for XYZ retail store (name your store) you will choose a classification of merchandise that you will buy. -You will decide your store location and the type of store it will be. This information will be backed up by documented valid research and trend information. -Assume you have an OTB of $965,750 at retail to spend to stock your store. -This OTB money will be for the spring season, which ...
Prism Ltd. purchased 90% of Solstice Co. at a cost of $225,000 in 2019On January 1, 2019 Prism Ltd. purchased 90% of Solstice Co. at a cost of $225,000. On this date, Solstice’s shareholders’ equity was as follows:Common shares (10,000) $100,000Retained earnings 110,000$210,000The book values...
Sales BudgetYou have just been contracted as a new management trainee by Earrings Unlimited, a distributor of earrings to various retail outlets across the country. In the past, the company has done very little in the way of budgeting and at certain times of the year has experienced a shortage of cash. Since you are well trained in budgeting, you have decided to prepare a master budget for the upcoming second quarter. To this end, you have wo...
Brief description of the organization/segmentIn this project, you will select an organization, or a segment of an organization, and interview key employees in order to gather information concerning the organization’s critical success factors (CSFs). Be sure to inform your interviewees that any proprietary information included in this project will be kept confidential. You will then develop a SWOT analysis to clarify and aid in the identi...
Common Size Balance Sheet Preparation1. Prepare a common size balance sheet for the current and past year using the template I have provided for Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. and Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Express each item on the balance sheet as a percent of total assets using cell referencing. Please note that the first worksheet is for Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. and the 2nd worksheet is for Pier 1 Imports. You can use page 4-40 as a m...
Capital Budgeting TechniquesSince LSUS corporation is producing at full capacity, Amanda has decided to have Han examine the feasibility of a new manufacturing plant. This expansion would represent a major capital outlay for the company. A preliminary analysis of the project has been conducted at a cost of $1.6 million. This analysis determined that the new plant will require an immediate outlay of $54 million and an additional outlay of $31...
Third Party Relationships and Sources of InformationProvide a description of items you recommend the audit firm research concerning Marco relationships with third parties including: ? customers, ? vendors, ? financial institutions, and ? legal counsel that would be relevant to assess audit risk. Include possible sources of information for each third party and where you would expect to find the information. Further, include a brief d...
Company InformationProvide the URL address of each of 10-K reports at the SEC EDGAR website and give the state the company is incorporated in for each of the companies. 2. Summarize the company’s business operations as discussed in the beginning of the company’s 10-K in Item 1 for each company. Provide the page number(s) for each of the 10-Ks you are using to support your response. 3. What are the to...
Industry Analysis and Economic Forecasts for Proposed BusinessDescribe a product that you will like to manufacture. Provide an overview about the proposed business including its competitors, the industry in which it will operate and target customers. Read and summarize a recent article about the industry or economic conditions in the country or economic forecasts. Discuss how the subject matter of the article may affect the business with respect...
Developing Financial Statements1.Financial Statements: Develop an Income Statement for 20XX, Cash Flow Statement for 20XX, and Balance Sheet as of the end of 20XX based on the data provided below for year 20XX. All sales are collected when the sale is made and all expenses are paid when the expense is incurred. Explain the purpose of each financial statement. a.Income Statement Data for 20XX: Units produced and sold = 420 Sales ($80 p...
Explanation of Expected Litigation Gain DeductionThe purpose of this assignment is to analyze liabilities when making business decisions. Read Case Study 13-1 "Accounting for Contingent Assets: The Case of Cardinal Health," from Chapter 13 in the textbook. see highlighted textbook to be used for this assignment below. In a 250-500 word executive summary to the Cardinal Health CEO, address the following. 1.Explain the justification that coul...
Analyzing the sustainability reporting of Royal Dutch Shell plcCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting, GRI.4, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), theories of Corporate Responsibility a)Analyse the current sustainability reporting of Royal Dutch Shell plc with particular focus on how it prioritises topics on which to focus, how it complies with the GRI, incorporates the UN Sustainable Development Goals and responds to the R...
Requirements for Financial AnalysisSelect two companies in the same industry that are publicly traded in a US stock market (ex: NYSE). It must be companies that sell inventory. You will need to use their financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years. They must be obtained from their 10-K filing with the SEC (sec.gov). The project is due the last week of class. 1.Using Excel, prepare common size financial statements for bot...