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ACC556 WEEK 1 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
1 DISCUSSION
“Financial
Statements” Please respond to the following:
- From
the e-Activity, analyze Apple’s most recent financial statements. Based on
your analysis, predict whether Apple’s financial health will likely improve
or deteriorate over the next five (5) years. Provide a rationale for your
response.
- From
the e-Activity, examine Apple’s statement of cash flows. Recommend at
least two (2) actions that Apple could take in order to maximize the use
of its cash flows. Provide a rationale for your response.
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ACC556 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
2 DISCUSSION
“Accounting
Systems and Accruals” Please respond to the following:
- From
the e-Activity, examine the greatest threats to a computerized accounting
system. Suggest two (2) preventive measures or remedies to protect the
system and / or mitigate negative impact to the system. Provide a
rationale for your response.
- Pretend
that you are a criminal and want to commit fraud by altering your company’s
accruals. Create a brief (one [1] paragraph) plan for committing the
fraud. Predict the major potential resulting damage to the company’s
financial statements from the fraud.
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ACC556 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
3 DISCUSSION
“Accounting
for Inventories” Please respond to the following:
- Suggest
which type of income statement a retailer should use. Defend your
suggestion.
- Analyze
inventory valuation methods discussed in the textbook. Based on your
analysis, recommend the most accurate valuation method that reflects
current economic conditions. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.
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ACC556 WEEK 4 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
4 DISCUSSION
“Internal
Controls” Please respond to the following:
- Imagine
that a coworker wants to circumvent an internal control to steal money
from your company. Speculate on two (2) internal controls that your
coworker might attempt to circumvent in order to steal the money.
Recommend two (2) actions that the company could take in order to prevent the
theft.
- Outline
an anti-fraud program that you would implement at your company (current or
previous). Suggest the approach you would take to sell this program to
your senior executives. Provide a rationale for your response.
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ACC556 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
5 DISCUSSION
“Accounts
Receivable Management” Please respond to the following:
- Examine
the five (5) steps to managing accounts receivable. Speculate on the step
that is most vulnerable to fraud. Suggest at least two (2) actions that a
company can take in order to protect this step from fraud.
- Imagine
that your company has tasked you with developing a plan for factoring
accounts receivables. Create one (1) scenario that demonstrates the key
benefits and / or detriments to your company from factoring accounts
receivable.
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ACC556 WEEK 6 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
6 DISCUSSION
“Plant
Assets” Please respond to the following:
- Imagine
that you are the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a startup airline
company. The executive management team has tasked you with making a
recommendation about whether the company should buy or lease airplanes.
Analyze the major pros and cons for leasing and buying assets. Based on
your analysis, provide a recommendation to the executive team.
- Compare
and contrast the three (3) methods for depreciating plant assets.
Recommend the method that maximizes profits for both a shorter period of
time and a longer period of time.
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ACC556 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
7 DISCUSSION
“Liabilities”
Please respond to the following:
- Hypothesize
a scenario in which one could intentionally misstate liabilities for his
or her personal financial gain. Recommend two (2) actions that companies
can take to prevent or detect intentional misstatements of liabilities for
personal financial gain. Justify your response.
- From
the e-Activity, imagine that you are advising an investor who is
considering purchasing bonds from the selected company. Analyze the types
of bonds the chosen company issues and make a recommendation to the
investor as to which type of bond would provide the most value. Justify
your response.
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ACC556 WEEK 8 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
8 DISCUSSION
“Budgeting”
Please respond to the following:
- Analyze
the major pros and cons of preparing company budgets. Determine at least
two (2) critical budget items that you believe are essential in managing a
company. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Analyze
the most common responsibility reporting systems. From your analysis,
argue at least one (1) pro and one (1) con of using responsibility
reporting systems.
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ACC556 WEEK 9 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
9 DISCUSSION
“Cash
Flows” Please respond to the following:
- Outline
a strategy for companies to spend excess cash and maximize the value of
that spend. Provide a rationale for your response.
- From
the e-Activity, compare and contrast the selected company’s statement of
cash flows to its income statement. Suggest at least two (2) items from
each statement that investors should analyze when deciding whether or not
to purchase the company’s stock. Justify your response.
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ACC556 WEEK 10 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
10 DISCUSSION
“Extraordinary
Items and Ratio Analysis” Please respond to the following:
- Choose
at least two (2) items or events that you would consider to be
extraordinary to a company. Propose the manner in which you would disclose
these items or events to investors. Justify your response.
- Determine
the two (2) financial ratios that you believe to be the most important
indicators of financial health for a company. Predict two (2) positive or
two (2) negative financial outcomes should the chosen ratios change
dramatically from one year to another. Provide a rationale for your
response.
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ACC556 WEEK 11 DISCUSSION LATEST
WEEK
11 DISCUSSION
“Sum
It Up” Please respond to the following:
- Provide
two (2) examples that demonstrate a change in your theories of financial
accounting for managers since the beginning of this course.
- Rate
the three (3) most important concepts that you have learned in this course
in order of importance (one [1] being the most important; three [3], the
least). Provide a rationale for your rating scheme.
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