Plan Analysis: Although Blaine’s current financial situation is sound with no debt‚ its current balance sheet is under levered and over liquid compare to its peers. The current financial structure earns little return on the short-term assets while does not allow the firm to benefit from any debt interest tax shield. The proposed capital structure will benefit the company by levering its balance sheet. It will provide an interest tax shield for the income thus increasing the value of the firm for
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regulates the financial transactions of the company. The finance function provides authorization and control to all the subsystems to utilize the money more efficiently through a well-designed mechanism. The dept prepares profit and loss accounts‚ balances‚ budgets‚ financial performance statements and employee cost analysis etc.‚ for the purpose of finding the operating result‚ financial position‚ future prospects and many other objectives. This reveals the profitability and hence the performance
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financial statements and who would benefit from them. The Four types of Financial Statements There are four types of financial statements that most organizations use to report financial information. The four common types are income statement‚ balance sheet‚ statement of cash flow‚ and the retained earnings statement. Income Statement An income statement is essentially a profit and loss statement that denotes the sales‚ profits‚ and expense during a specific time. The income statement also
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M3 Interpret the contents of a trading and profit and loss account and balance sheet for a selected company explaining how accounting ratios can be used to monitor the financial performance of the organisation . Profit and Loss account. The P&L will not tell you about the underlying health of the business‚ such as how much money it owes or is owed and what the value of its assets are. It shows how much money did business made in a year. It records two things sales and cost/turnover.
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the owner are included in the a. statement of owner’s equity. b. income statement. c. balance sheet. d. chart of accounts. ANS: A DIF: Easy OBJ: LO 6-1 MSC: AACSB Communication 5. Owner’s equity can be increased through a. withdrawals by the owner. b. investments by the owner. c. expenses exceeding revenues. d. purchases of assets for cash. ANS: B DIF: Easy OBJ: LO 6-1 MSC: AACSB Communication 6. The balance in an expense account is closed to a(n) a. capital account. b. revenue account. c. drawing
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Accounting Project SHAREHOLDER’S FUNDS Shareholders’ funds are the balance sheet value of the shareholders’ interest in a company. For company (as opposed to group) accounts it is simply all assets less all liabilities. For consolidated group accounts the value of minority interests should also be excluded. The addition of minority interests gives us “shareholders’ fund including minority interests”. A further adjustment gives us total equity. SHARE CAPITAL The capital collected by a joint
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value and confirmatory value b. Comparability‚ consistency‚ and confirmatory value c. Understandability‚ predictive value‚ and reliability d. Completeness‚ neutrality‚ and freedom from error 2. The amount reported as “Cash” on a company’s balance sheet normally should exclude a. Postdated checks that are payable to the company b. Cash in a payroll account c. Undelivered checks written and signed by the company d. Petty cash 3. Which of the following reconciling items would require an adjusting
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ensure that they are internally consistent. It also assists the firm in identifying the asset requirements and needs for external financing. For example‚ the principal driver of the forecasting process is generally the sales forecast. Since most Balance Sheet and Income Statement accounts are related to sales‚ the forecasting process can help the firm assess the increase in Current and Fixed Assets which will be needed to support the forecasted sales level. Similarly‚ the external financing which will
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accounting system creates financial accounting reports which are provided to external decision makers. True False 2. Business managers utilize managerial accounting reports to plan and manage the daily operations. True False 3. The balance sheet includes assets‚ liabilities and stockholders’ equity as of a point in time. True False 4. Revenue is recognized within the income statement during the period in which cash is collected. True False 5. Total assets are $37‚500‚ total
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positive net income for the three years prior to year 14‚ the cash that the company had on the balance sheet was much lower than the net income. In year 14 the company showed cash on the balance sheet of $159‚000 but net income was negative $3.83 million. Companies have a way of manipulating net income but it is much harder to manipulate cash on the balance sheet. Looking at a company’s cash on a balance sheet is a greater indicator of financial health over net income. The company‚ in order to avoid
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