Comparative Balance Sheet Ending BalanceBeginning BalanceAssets

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Alcoser Corporation’s most recent balance sheet appears below: Comparative Balance Sheet Ending BalanceBeginning BalanceAssets: Cash and cash equivalents$ 48$ 27Accounts receivable3942Inventory5977

Alcoser Corporation’s most recent balance sheet appears below:

Comparative Balance Sheet Ending BalanceBeginning BalanceAssets:  Cash and cash equivalents$ 48$ 27Accounts receivable3942Inventory5977Property, plant, and equipment578504Less accumulated depreciation220212Total assets$ 504$ 438Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:  Accounts payable$ 47$ 56Accrued liabilities2322Income taxes payable2734Bonds payable235206Common stock8175Retained earnings9145Total liabilities and equity$ 504$ 438

Net income for the year was $55. Cash dividends were $9. The company did not dispose of any property, plant, and equipment. It did not issue any bonds payable or repurchase any of its own common stock. The following questions pertain to the company’s statement of cash flows.

The net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the year was:

Discuss the ethical issues related to inflating the budget.

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The Budget Case This case is designed to evaluate the

The Budget Case This case is designed to evaluate the budget process at a large manufacturing company. The learning objectives of this case study are as follows: Use the budget to make decisions.Ide

The Budget Case 

This case is designed to evaluate the budget process at a large manufacturing company.

The learning objectives of this case study are as follows:

  1. Use the budget to make decisions.
  2. Identify how budgeting is used by leadership for planning and control.
  3. Discuss ethical considerations in the budget process.

You have just been hired at ABC Manufacturing, and your supervisor has invited you to sit in on today’s budget meeting. You are given a copy of the following proposed budget for next year to review. The budget is being used by ABC to plan for next year. Your supervisor tells you right before the meeting, “We always overestimate because the president always makes us cut the budget by 20%, and besides, I really want to go to that conference in Las Vegas next year.” He continued,” I have really worked hard this year and put in a lot of overtime so I deserve it.”

The Budget Case This case is designed to evaluate the budget process at a large manufacturing company. The learning objectives of this case study are as follows: Use the budget to make decisions.Ide 1

Prepare a one- to two-page written report by addressing the following tasks:

  1. Discuss if you think ABC Manufacturing is properly using the budget process to plan for next year’s expenses.
  2. Discuss the comment about the president cutting the budget each year in terms of proper leadership and control?
  3. Discuss the ethical issues related to inflating the budget.

Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

budget process at a large manufacturing company. The learning objectives of this case study are as follows: Use the budget to make decisions.Ide

The Budget Case This case is designed to evaluate the budget process at a large manufacturing company. The learning objectives of this case study are as follows:

  1. Use the budget to make decisions.
  2. Identify how budgeting is used by leadership for planning and control.
  3. Discuss ethical considerations in the budget process.

You have just been hired at ABC Manufacturing, and your supervisor has invited you to sit in on today’s budget meeting. You are given a copy of the following proposed budget for next year to review. The budget is being used by ABC to plan for next year. Your supervisor tells you right before the meeting, “We always overestimate because the president always makes us cut the budget by 20%, and besides, I really want to go to that conference in Las Vegas next year.” He continued,” I have really worked hard this year and put in a lot of overtime so I deserve it.”

Prepare a one- to two-page written report by addressing the following tasks:

  1. Discuss if you think ABC Manufacturing is properly using the budget process to plan for next year’s expenses.
  2. Discuss the comment about the president cutting the budget each year in terms of proper leadership and control?
  3. Discuss the ethical issues related to inflating the budget.

Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

Prepare a formal research paper that clearly explores both sides of your issue.

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mine is team D Through this course, you have been exposed to numerous concepts and theories that seek to develop an understanding of how human behaviour impacts the overall operation of a business. M

mine is team D

Through this course, you have been exposed to numerous concepts and theories that seek to develop an understanding of how human behaviour impacts the overall operation of a business. Many of the concepts and theories are controversial in terms of their relevance and impacts. In this assignment, you will work as a team to research both sides of the theories and/or concepts in more depth, and present both sides of your findings to the rest of the class.

Instructions

You will be assigned one of the following research topics:

·        GROUP A – Goals Get You to Where You Want to Be (Point/Counterpoint on p. 159)

·        GROUP B – To Get the Most Out of Teams, Empower Them (Point/Counterpoint on p. 234)

·        GROUP C – Organizations Should Strive to Create a Positive Organizational Culture (Point/Counterpoint on p. 371)

·        GROUP D – Employer- Employee Loyalty is an Outdated Concept (Point/Counterpoint on p.113)

·        GROUP E – Everyone Wants Power (Point/Counterpoint on p. 301)

·        GROUP F – Employees’ Social Media Presence Should Matter to Managers (Point/Counterpoint on p. 268)

·        GROUP G – Conflict: Good or Bad? (Point/Counterpoint on p. 334)

In Units 2-10, as a Learning Team, you will:

1.      Research your topic and explore academic literature on both sides of the issue.

2.      Identify the contributions of your topic to the field of organizational behaviour.

3.      Find a position from within the literature that can be argued for and against.

4.      Divide into two internal groups – one to present the position and another to present the counterpoint. You will be evaluated by the strength of your arguments and the extent to which your position is supported by academic literature.

In Unit 10, you will submit a Research Paper:

1.      Prepare a formal research paper that clearly explores both sides of your issue.

2.      As a group, are you able to come to a consensus on the issue?

3.      Which side of the argument is most strongly supported by the academic literature?

4.      Your paper should be a maximum of 8 pages double-spaced in 12-point font (not including cover page and references). For papers longer than 8 pages, the additional pages will not be considered in grading.

5.      Your paper should have a well-defined introduction, body, and conclusion.

6.      Your paper must follow APA style format.

7.      Your paper must include a minimum of 5 external academic resources.

8.      Critical thinking is important.

Late Submission Policy

Each assignment will clearly indicate the due date. For time management purposes, students are strongly advised to submit their assignments by the due date posted, relative to their local time zone. Late penalties, however, will not be applied until after 8:00 a.m. Atlantic Time the following day.

Late assignments may be penalized 5% for each day that they are late. Late assignments will not be accepted after 3 days (15%) unless there are extenuating circumstances that have been discussed with the professor before the assignment deadline and the professor has agreed to extend the deadline. Late work beyond 3 days will not be accepted without arrangements made with the professor.

Major illnesses, death in the family, or similar extenuating circumstances are valid excuses and documentation may be required.

·        In the event that an extension is needed, students MUST discuss the issue with professors. Only afterwards, where required, should issues be escalated to the Dean.

·        In extreme cases of urgency, the student MUST contact the Student Services Advisor so professors can be notified.

·        In the case of illness, arrangements may be made at the discretion of the professor to make up the work with no grade penalty, provided the student makes every effort to contact the professor prior to the class in question.

Evaluation

The Learning Team Research Project will be marked in its entirety out of 100. The following rubric indicates the criteria students are to adhere to, and their relative weights to the assignment overall.

Activity/Competencies Demonstrated

% of Final Grade

1.

Content (60%)

a. Explored both sides of the issue

/10

b. Ability to reach consensus

/10

c. Critical thinking and development of arguments

/20

d. Strength of both sides of the argument as substantiated by research – a minimum of 5 external academic sources

/20

2.

Communication & Details (40%)

a. Uses language clearly and effectively

/10

b. Information organized intelligently and holistically (i.e., not simply answers to questions)

/10

c. Proper introduction and conclusion to the paper

/10

d. APA Formatting (title, headings, and references)

/5

e. Spelling and grammar

/5

Total

/100v

Late Submission Policy

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i need all the parts in the word documents Brief Description The project has been broken into three parts. It is recommended that the instructor guides students through each part to ensure high quali

i need all the parts in the word documents

Brief Description

The project has been broken into three parts. It is recommended that the instructor guides students through each part to ensure high quality and timely delivery of the final project. A suggested timeline is to have students form a group and think about the company choices in Unit 2, deliver Part 1 in Unit 5, deliver Part 2 in Unit 7, and deliver the final project in Unit 10.

Submission Instructions

·    Students will be allowed to form groups.

·    To be submitted online (Moodle)

In order to complete your case analysis successfully, you should consider

·    identifying the role you are playing and the tasks you need to perform,

·    analyzing the issues (qualitatively and quantitatively),

·    providing a solution to the problem, and

·    offering recommendations for each issue identified in the case.

An average grade will come from you performing appropriate accounting analyses and addressing any questions with basic coverage and accuracy, showing all your work. Additional points come from including greater detail, astute and informed commentary where appropriate, and connections to readings and other content.

Respond in a single Word doc (or comparable text editor).

Late Submission Policy

·        This assignment is subject to the Late Submission penalty policy, namely 5% per day for three days.

·        This page will close and will not allow further submissions after this Late Submission period has expired.

·        In the event of an emergency situation preventing you from submitting within this time frame, special permission must be obtained from your instructor. Documentation substantiating emergency is required. In such a circumstance, if the extension is granted, the professor will reopen the submission function for you on an individual basis.

·        Please do not email your submissions to your professor, either before or after the due date; all coursework should be submitted through the online course (Moodle).

Project Scenario

You have been an Analyst for the professional service firm, FINACC LLP. Your firm specializes in providing a wide variety of internal business solutions for different clients. On your first day on the job, you have helped the Manager in the Consulting area in making investment decisions for one of your large clients, Big Spenders Inc. Big Spenders Inc. was very impressed with your report and has asked your Manager if you could work on another project.

Additional Information

Big Spenders Inc. plans to expand its portfolio of investments and requires your firm to suggest and evaluate several Canadian equity investment opportunities. Your responsibility is to pick an industry that you are an expert in and choose a listed company that you think will be a great potential investment opportunity (the target company). You will then have to perform a comparative analysis of the profitability and financial health of this company compared to one of its competitors (the competitor). Finally, you will be asked to give recommendations on why you think your target company will be a great investment for Big Spenders Inc.

As you are new to the job, your Manager has provided you with some initial instructions to carry out this project. He recommends that you break the project into parts.

Part 1- Identify the Companies

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Description

To start with, you can visit the Toronto Stock Exchange website for information on listed companies in Canada. You can then perform a stock screening to obtain information about the stocks listed as well as the companies’ financial information. The stock screener can be found at https://web.tmxmoney.com/screener.php?locale=EN.

After you have picked a company of your choice and identified one of its competitors (due Unit 2), your Manager has asked that you provided a brief background on the operations of the two companies as well as on the current stock prices of the two companies. (Due Unit 5) (Ungraded)

Part 2- Read and Understand the Financial Statements

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Description

Similar to your past project, an important part of the analysis of the potential equity investment is an assessment of each company’s current and future profitability as well as their financial soundness. You will have to extract details from their income statements in the last five years for both the target and the competitor companies. You can obtain this information directly after you have performed the stock screening on the TSX website, or you can go to the SEDAR filing system to search for Canadian companies’ financial statements (https://www.sedar.com).

Final Project- Perform Financial Statement Analysis

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Description

Based on the information obtained from the two companies’ income statements as well as the background information, you are to compare the performance of the two companies using financial statement analysis. Begin with performing the horizonal analysis, the vertical analysis and the ratio analysis. Discuss any other issues that you believe are relevant to the investment decision and make a recommendation to Big Spenders Inc. for whether your target would be a good investment.

Big Spenders Inc. would likely be a long-term client of FINACC LLP if you could once again gain their trust from this project. The Manager would like you to prepare the final report and trust that your analysis will be thorough and complete as always.

Evaluation and Feedback

Competencies Demonstrated

% of Total Grade

1. Identification and Analysis of Issues (80%)

a. Company backgrounds, financial statement information, stock prices

30%

b. Horizontal analyais

15%

c. Vertical analysis

15%

d. Ratio Analysis

20%

2. Recommendation (20%)

a. Provides appropriate recommendation given the facts and analysis completed

20%

Total

100%