A key concept in Managerial Accounting/Finance is the use of “Cost Benefit Analysis” to help Management make better business decisions. Define this approach in your own words and discuss 5 applications of this concept in your current work environment (examples might include Make vs. Buy, Plant Location, New Product or Packaging, Downsizing, Acquisition/Divestiture, etc.) Additionally, share or create one example where using financial data and […]

Premier Products, Inc. manufactures tennis rackets. Premier Products has grown extensively over the past two years. While the company has been very profitable, President Mark Harrison is concerned with its ability to cost products accurately. Some products appear to be very profitable while others, which should be showing a profit, seem to be losing money. The production manager is convinced that his production processes are […]

Objective: To analysis the financial statements of a publicly traded company.   Obtain an annual report from a corporation that is interesting to you. Using techniques you have learned in the previous weeks, respond to the following questions:   Who are the firm’s auditors? Do they provide a clean opinion on the financial statements? Have there been any subsequent events, errors and irregularities, illegal acts, or […]

Income Statement – Ford Motor Company In a two- to three-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), explain the purpose of an income statement and how it reflects the firm’s financial status. Include important points that an analyst would use in assessing the financial condition of the company. Also, analyze Ford Motor Company’s income statement from its 2012 Annual Report.  Your paper must be formatted […]

A)Peer Responses: A minimum of 3 substantive participation posts (150-250 words) is required to earn full points.       Guidelines for student forum discussion/participation: SEE ATTACHMENT for the STUDENT RESPONSES           ·       Select a fellow student’s response and compare and contrast your thoughts with theirs;        ·       Advance the conversation; provide a real-world application and experiential examples;       ·       […]

Scenario for Assignments 1-5 For Assignments 1-5, you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years.   Note: Students cannot use New York […]

CASE 9A – MIDDLEHURST HOUSE Middlehurst House is a daycare center/preschool which operates as a partnership of George Friedman and Bill Compton. The center is in a city that has a large base of twoincome families who have a need for quality day care. The two m en started the center this year. Compton contributed $40,000 to get the business started — to purchase equipment […]

  Assignment 1: Company Description and SWOT Analysis Due Week 3 and worth 100 points In this assignment, you will conduct a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat) analysis for the type of beverage you have selected, and for your company overall. As you work on the assignment, consider why you have chosen one type of non-alcoholic beverage over another and the reasons for that […]

1. (Monthly compounding) If you bought a $1,000 face value CD that matured in nine months, and which was advertised as paying 9% annual interest, compounded monthly, how much would you receive when you cashed in your CD at maturity?2. (Annualizing a monthly rate) You credit card statement says that you will be charged 1.05% interest a month on unpaid balances. What is the Effective […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast the three primary project management organizational structures: functional, matrix, and pure project. In your paper, discuss the situation in which each structure would be the best method to manage a project team. Provide rationale for decisions.   Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.