v XACC/280Week-Seven CheckPoint Ratio, Vertical, and Horizontal Analyses Financial statement analysis is the process of examining relationships among financialstatement elements and making comparisons with relevant information. There are a variety of toolsused to evaluate the significance of financial statement data. Three of the commonly used tools are the ratio analysis, horizontal analysis
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Preferred Stock XACC/291 Various classes of stock provide variety in the way of investments and how they’re conducted. Preferred stock is a more “upgraded” version of commons stock, with various differences that can make it a sought after preference. Although it can be offered by corporations like common stock, it has priority over common stock in a few different ways. Preferred stock holders have the priority when it comes to receiving dividends over common stock holders (Kimmel, Weygandt
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Recognizing Differences Checkpoint Veronica Course: XACC 291 July 10, 2013 What are the different types of dividends corporations may issue? When should a corporation pay dividends? Do you prefer a stock a cash dividend or dividend? Why First I would like to start by explaining the four dividends and those are cash, stock, property and scrip. Cash dividends are often paid for per share of stock with in the company. A stock dividend is often offered to shareholders, which they don’t need
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Revenue Expenditures & Capital Expenditures Tracey DeSautel November 1, 2014 University of Phoenix XACC/291 In the world of accounting, there are numerous types of expenses that come along with running a business on a day to day basis as well as overall. There are things that break down and add value to the companies assets as well as things that are expensed to run the business on a daily basis. These can break down to two important items and those are Revenue expenditures and Capital Expenditures
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Cash Flow Statements Mindy Blankemeyer XACC/291 March 1, 2015 Tameka Johnson Cash Flow Statements Cash flow statements, which are also referred to as statement of cash flow, are a part of a company’s essential worksheets which demonstrate how a company has performed over a specific amount of time. Companies are required to prepare a cash flow statement because it will list all of the information the owners and investors will need to make important decisions about the company. The statement
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Subsidiary Ledgers and Special Journals Axia College of University of Phoenix XACC/280 Financial Accounting Concepts and Principles Professor Subsidiary Ledgers and Special Journals * The four special journals are; cash receipt journal, sales journal, purchase journals, and cash payment journal. These journals are used by some businesses as a simple way to record frequently occurring transactions. The sales journal is used to record all sales of merchandise on account. Cash receipt
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Checkpoint: Recognizing Differences Student Name XACC/291 11/14/2012 Instructor Name Checkpoint: Recognizing Differences Valuation is the process of determining what an asset or liability is actually worth. This is done using either the absolute value model, option pricing model, or relative value model. The reason an asset or liability would be evaluated for valuation include financial reporting, investment analysis, and mergers. Depreciation helps to indicate
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Reversing Entries XACC/290 August 24, 2014 Reversing entries are used to offset expenses which are accrued during a month and is paid the following month. When an entry is reversed it means that it is zeroed out. As state by Accrual Accounting Concepts ch. 4, p. 190, "a company makes a reversing entry at the beginning of the next accounting period. This entry is the exact opposite of the adjusting entry made in the previous period." During the first month
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Direct and Indirect Cash Flows Rochelle Hicks XACC/291 Rashad Abdullah The cash flow statement provides information for managers and investors of how well a business is managing its cash that is coming in and going out. Businesses need liquid assets to pay bill and buy inventory. If assets are not readily available, bills cannot get paid and new inventory cannot be purchased (Petryni, 2016). The direct method and indirect method of cash flows are different due to the cash flows from operating
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Types of Information Systems Bailey, Sarah XACC/210 January 17, 2016 Vincent, Richard Types of Information Systems Transaction Processing Systems (TPS) According to “McDonald’s Information Systems” (n.d.), The first transaction happens when two people make an exchange, and collecting data about it is called transaction processing, so transaction processing is collecting, storing, modifying, and retrieving the transactions of an organization. Transaction system is important to answer routine
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