ACC 400 Complete Class,
Week 1 :
ACC 400 Week 1 E-text Individual Assignments – Problem Set P7-3B & E9.4 & 9.8
Individual Assignments – Problem Set P7-3B & E9.4 & 9.8
Discussion Questions
What is a current asset? What is a non-current asset? What is the difference between the two types of assets? In which financial statement would you find these assets?
What is an example of a significant accounting estimate? What is the importance of these estimates? How do ethics play into the decision-making process? Which financial statements include significant accounting estimates? Why?
What are internal controls? Why do companies need them? What are some examples of internal controls? Who is responsible for developing internal controls? What are some limitations of internal controls?
Week 2:
ACC 400 Week 2 E-text Individual Assignments – Chapter 8 Questions 3 and 4, Exercise E8-5 & E9.9
Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-text:
Ch. 8: Questions 3 & 4
Ch. 8: Exercise E8-5
Resources: Financial and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions
Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-text:
Ch. 9: Exercise E9-9
ACC 400 Week 2 Team Assignment-Text Assignments Exercise E7-2 & Problem Set B P7-2B
Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-text:
Ch. 7: Exercise E7-2 and Problem Set B: P7-2B
Discussion Questions
Explain what a current liability is and identify the major types of current liabilities. Explain what a long term liability is and provide examples. In which financial statement would you find these liabilities?
What are the types of equity accounts? What is the role of equity accounts in raising capital? Under what circumstances would you not pay a dividend? Under what circumstances would you pay a dividend?
Identify and discuss the major characteristics of a corporation, including the advantages and disadvantages of being a corporation.
WEEK 3 :
ACC 400 Week 3 E-text Individual Assignments – Chapter 10 Questions 1, 7, 8, and 19, BE 10-1, BYP10-1, BYP11-10 & Internet Assignment 11-1
E-Text Individual Assignments – Chapter 10 Questions 1, 7, 8, and 19, BE 10-1, BYP10-1, BYP11-10 & Internet Assignment 11-1
ACC 400 Week 3 Team Assignment-Text Assignments – Chapter 13 13-4A
Team Assignment-Text Assignments – Chapter 13 13-4A
Discussion Questions
What is horizontal analysis? What is the value in using horizontal analysis? Why would a company use this analysis? What does this analysis tell you?
What are examples of irregular items? How does a change in accounting principles affect the financial statements? Who in the organization is responsible for the application of a change in an accounting principle? Why?
What are the three most common types of ratios? Why are they important? Which ratios would you use to determine the long-term viability of an organization? Why?
WEEK 4 :
ACC 400 Week 4 Individual Assignment Debt Vs. Equity Financing Paper
Prepare a 350- to 700-word paper comparing and contrasting lease verses purchase options. In your paper, discuss the following questions:
What is debt financing? Provide at least two examples.
What is equity financing? Provide at least two examples.
Which alternative capital structure is more advantageous? Why?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Be sure to properly cite your references. If you used an electronic source, include the URL. If you used a printed source, attach a copy of the data to your paper.
ACC 400 Wk 4 Team Assignment – Interpreting Financial Statements & BYP13-4
Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-text.
Ch. 13: Interpreting Financial Statements BYP13-4
Discussion Questions
What are some of the various lease options? When would you use one option over the others? What could be the financial impact of this decision?
Under which circumstances would you lease versus purchase? What are the criteria that you would use to make this decision? What is the financial impact of this decision?
What are the components of the capital structure? What are the differences of these components? How do you determine the optimal mix of the components of the capital structure?
Week 5
ACC 400 Wk 5 E-text Individual Assignments – 13-4 Application of SFAC No. 13, Case 23.1 & Case 23.2
ACC 400 Wk 5 Team Assignment-Text Assignments BYP 13-7, Exercises 23.10 and 23.12
Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions
Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-texts:
Ch. 13: Communication Activity: BYP 13-7 of Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Note: Include a 350- to 700-word memo addressing the problem in BYP 13-7.
Ch. 23: Exercises 23.10 & 23.12 of Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions
ACC 400 Week 4 Team Assignment – Interpreting Financial Statements Report
The CEO of your organization has asked your Learning Team to analyze the two companies assigned to your particular Learning Team. As an investment, your organization may be interested in purchasing some stock in one of these two companies.
Resources: The financial statements for your Learning Team’s assigned two Companies found in the Course Materials Forum. Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making.
Prepare the ratios outlined in the Excel template provided in the Course Materials forum. Depending upon the source, some ratios can be calculated various ways—be sure to calculate these ratios as defined in our text: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making.
Provide a 750-1,250 memo to your CEO. Address the following items:
Provide your calculated ratios.
Comment on the relative liquidity of the two competitors.
Comment on the relative solvency of the two competitors.
Comment on the relative profitability of the two competitors.
What information outside the annual report may be useful to you as an investor? Why?
Which company is more profitable? Why?
Which company’s stock would you purchase? Why?
ACC 400 Week 5 Final 20 Questions Answered and weekly Summaries are included.
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