Accounting

Business Plan Part II. Instructions  For your third and final assignment, you will complete the second part of your Business Plan using the provided template as well as a video. The second part of your Business Plan contains two sections: The Marketing and Advertising Strategy as well as the Financial Plan and Strategies. In the Marketing and Advertising Strategy section, you will describe your strategies for reaching current and anticipated customers, list your pricing policies and strategies, and outline your advertising/public relations plans.  In the Financial Plan and Strategies section, you will provide a summary of your past financial performance (if available), outline your current financial condition, state your projected sales and expenses, and identify your anticipated capital needs/determine how that money will be allocated. Once you will finish your plan, you will create a 3-5-minute video to walk a potential investor through your entire business plan (both Part I and II), selling its relevance and profitability. Your completed Business Plan Part II template and video must be uploaded to Blackboard by the end of Week 10. Remember that your business plan is key to the success of your business so put a lot of effort in here. Both items (template and video) should be uploaded to Blackboard by Sunday midnight of Week 10. Good luck and let your professor know if you have any questions!  Formatting Requirements for this assignment are as follows:  • Complete the template in Power Point and upload it to Blackboard  • References included as applicable in the form of a reference page (APA format suggested)  • Your video should be no more than 3-5 minutes in length and should also be uploaded to Blackboard

Full Strategic Case Analysis  Your Case Analysis should be thorough and may include tables, graphs, and/or charts. Your analysis must cover each of the following three areas: 1) Problem Identification: Identify the strategic issues and key problems with the company’s current situation. Key points to include: a. The firm’s current situation and strategy b. The problems/issues with the strategy  c. The problems/issues with the strategy implementation 2) Analysis and Evaluation: Analyze and evaluate the financial performance of the firm. Analyze and evaluate any other factors affecting the company’s strategic success and failure, such as marketing, production, management, etc. Key points to include: a. Appropriate/relevant financial ratios. b. References to the strategic concepts and analytical tools from the course (e.g. Porter’s five forces, Value Chain Analysis, etc.) c. Sound evidence for your evaluation (not merely your opinion). 3) Recommendation: Provide a recommendation on what the company should do; how they will do it; and when. Your recommendation should: a. Address the strategic issues you identified b. Include a plan for how to implement your recommendations. Length limit: Five pages (11 point font, single-spaced, 1” margins). LENGTH IS NOT MANDATORY. UP TO 5 PAGES. NO LONGER. AS LONG AS CONTENT IS GOOD.  THE IMAGES I UPLOADED GO IN ORDER OF THE 4 DIGIT NUMBERS IN THE FILE NAMES.  Grading Rubric Clearly identifies the strategic issues with references to key course terms 10 Provides thoughtful analysis of the firm’s situation using appropriate analytical tools 10 Cites sound evidence for evaluation 10 Provides clear recommendations on what the company should do; how they will do it; and when 10 Writing is clear and direct 5

You are the plant accountant for a company that makes a popular brand of basketball shoes. Currently, your company sells 1,000 pairs of shoes each month for $100 apiece. The variable costs are 40% of sales, and the fixed costs are $35,000/month. The company’s advertising director is asking for an increase in her marketing budget of $1,500 per month. She plans to enhance her marketing campaign in a targeted area of the West Coast. She estimates that the additional advertising will result in a 50% increase in demand. For this situation, the additional advertising costs are considered a fixed cost. What is the impact of this request on the company’s operating income? On the other hand, the production manager believes that this increase in sales could put pressure on the production line. He estimates that there will need to be a $2.00 increase in labor costs per unit. Consider the following: Using the projected monthly income figure calculated above, how many units would the company need to sell to meet the initial monthly income figure?  What is the break-even sales volume needed?  Summarize the results of your analysis. Respond to the following for this assignment: How did you calculate the original operating income and break-even point before changes?  What is the new break-even point after including the effects of the increased advertising and higher variable costs?  Compare the two break-even results, and make a recommendation on whether the company should change or not. Be sure to show your breakeven analysis in a table in a word document. Answer the questions above as part of your analysis. The assignment is 5 pages minimum. The breakeven analysis can be one page of the analysis. Assignments should follow APA formatting requirements. Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following: Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals.  Length: 5 pages minimum  Abstract: This is a summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third person.  Body: This begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The typeface should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics, except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.  Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hanging indent, italics, and uppercase and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

The supplies adjustment records the office supplies used for the month. A co-worker asks you to record a larger supplies adjustment compared to what is leftover so the extra supplies can be used at a nonprofit organization. Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:  Would you do as your co-worker requests so the nonprofit organization can have these extra supplies? Why or why not?

it’s now time to complete your second graded project, which is called “Project 2: Northern Sports.” Take time to read the instructions carefully. Complete your work accurately and be sure to check it thoroughly when you complete it. This project will be submitted for grading. PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS Project 2: Northern Sports is found after Chapter 15 in your textbook. Northern Sports sells bicycles and is organized as a corporation. You purchased Northern Sports in December 2016. First, read through the project to become familiar with the tasks you’re required to do. Refer back to Chapters 12–15 for a review of accounting for a merchandising business if you’re unsure how to perform an assigned task. This project is very similar to what you’ve been doing throughout these chapters. n Complete Steps 1–9 as instructed in the textbook. n Complete Steps 1–5 for the General Ledger. n Complete Steps 1 and 2 for Accounts Payable. n Complete Steps 1 and 2 for Accounts Receivable. n Complete Steps 1–6 for Payroll. n Complete Steps 1–4 for Inventory. n Journalize and post the transactions. n Complete the account reconciliation. n Complete Steps 1–7 for printing the reports. Please note the following important points: n You’retoexportthefollowingreportstoanExcelfile: Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows © PENN FOSTER, INC. 2017 PROJECT 2: NORTHERN SPORTS PAGE 2 Graded Project n When creating the Excel file for the Balance Sheet, under the File option, select Create a new Microsoft Excel workbook option. To name the file, use your stu- dent number, followed by an underscore, and then the first six digits of the exam number. For example: 12345678_061461 (Your student ID_exam number). n WhencreatingtheExcelfilefortheIncomeStatementandtheStatementof Cash Flows, under the File option, select Add a new worksheet to an exist- ing Microsoft Excel workbook. Click Browse to find and select the file you just created to add the Income Statement and the Statement of Cash Flows as new worksheets in the already existing file that contains the Balance Sheet. n The time frame to be used for both reports is the current period default (01/1/17 thru 01/31/17). n It isn’t necessary to export the other statements. They aren’t being graded. Only the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows will be used for grading purposes.

PROJECT 1: MARY WILLIAMS, ACCOUNTING INTRODUCTION (EXCEL Project) Textbook and Directions in the files It’s now time to complete your first graded project from the textbook, entitled Project 1: Mary Williams, Accounting. Take time to read the instructions carefully. Complete your work accurately and be sure to check it thoroughly when you complete it. This project will be submitted for grading. PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS Project 1: Mary Williams Accounting is found after Chapter 11 in your textbook. For your graded project, you’ll complete the accounting cycle for the month of December 2017. First, read through the project to become familiar with the tasks you’re required to do. Refer back to Chapters 9–11 if you’re unsure how to perform an assigned task. This project is very similar to what you’ve been doing throughout these chapters. 1. Complete Steps 1–28 as instructed in the textbook. 2. Please note the following important changes to Step 29: Export only the following reports to an Excel file: Balance Sheet Income Statement See the section “Export Financial Statements to Excel” in Chapter 7 of your textbook. These detailed instructions show how to export a financial state- ment to an Excel file and then to add additional statements as worksheets within the file when needed. When creating the Excel file for the Balance Sheet, under the File option, select the Create a new Microsoft Excel workbook option. To name the file, use your student number, followed by an underscore, and the first six digits of the exam number. For example: 12345678_061459 (Your student ID_exam number). When creating the Excel file for the Income Statement, under the File option, select the Add a new worksheet to an existing Microsoft Excel workbook option. Click on the Browse button to find and select the file you just created. Add the Income Statement to the file containing the Balance Sheet. APPLICATIONS PAGE 36 IN ACCOUNTING

Question:Autonomy was acquired by Hewlett-Packard (HP) in October 2011. The deal valued Autonomy at$11.7 billion (£7.4 billion). Within a year, HP had written off $8.8 billion of Autonomy’s value.With reference to the relevant and appropriate accounting theory, you are required to identifyand critically discuss the main accounting issues relating to this scandal.Word limit (excluding tables, charts, references and appendices): 1,400 – 1700 words.Style and FormatStyle : ReportFont size : 12 (preferably Arial)Line spacing : 1.5 linesReferences : Harvard style

This Competency Assessment assesses the following outcome(s):AC116M2: Answer each question by writing the calculation using complete sentence. Analyze the valuation and disclosure of liabilities in financial statements. Write each calculation in a complete sentenceLiabilities are debts of the business, and it is necessary to effectively manage them to protect the company. Companies have current assets that are due within one year and long-term assets due beyond one year. It is imperative that companies do not take on more obligations than they can handle, so understanding the impact they have on the accounts is essential. Accounting for liabilities affects the balance sheet and profitability of the company.10 Questions:(1).Sonoma Company has the following selected accounts after posting adjusting entries:Accounts Payable                                      $62,000   Notes Payable, 3-month                                40,000   Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment        14,000   Notes Payable, 5-year, 6%                        80,000   Payroll Tax Expense                                  4,000   Interest Payable                                          3,000   Mortgage Payable                                      120,000   Sales Taxes Payable                                38,000   Prepare the current liability section of Sonoma Company’s balance sheet, assuming $16,000 of the mortgage is payable next year. (For Notes Payable enter the account name only and do not provide any additional descriptive information e.g. due 2017, 5 Months.)Calculate the following: Notes Payable, Interest Payable, Accounts Payable, Sales Taxes Payable, Salaries and Wages Payable(2). Faulkner Company has the following selected accounts after posting adjusting entries:Accounts Payable                              $45,000Notes Payable, 3-month                    70,000Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment            14,000FICA Taxes Payable                        27,000Notes Payable 5-year,8%                    30,000Warranty Liability                                29,000Payroll Taxes Expense                          6,000Interest Payable                                  3,000Mortgage Payable                                      200,000   Sales Taxes Payable                            16,000   Prepare the current liability section of Faulkner Company’s balance sheet, assuming $25,000 of the mortgage is payable next year. (For Notes Payable enter the account name only and do not provide any additional descriptive information e.g. due 2017, 5 Months.)Calculate the current liabilities:  Accounts Payable, Notes Payable, Interest Payable, Sales Taxes Payable, Warranty Liability, FICA Taxes Payable(3). On December 1, Cypress Grove Company introduces a new product that includes a one-year warranty on parts. In December, 500 units are sold. Management believes that 5% of the units will be defective and that the average warranty costs will be $60 per unit.Prepare the adjusting entry at December 31 to accrue the estimated warranty cost. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select “No Entry” for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)Identify December 31. Account titles and Explanation by Calculating the Warranty Expense and Warranty Liability(4). Blalock Company sells products with a 2-year warranty. Past experience indicates that 2% of the units sold will be returned during the warranty period for repairs. The average cost of repairs under warranty is estimated to be $75 per unit. During 2014, 7,000 units were sold at an average price of $400. During the year, repairs were made on 55 units at a cost of $3,600.Calculate the journal entries to record the repairs made under warranty and estimated warranty expense for the year. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select “No Entry” for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)By calculating the Warranty Liability and Repair Parts by cost of honoring 55 warrantiesWarranty Expense and Warranty Liability by accrue estimated warranty costs on 140 warranty contracts(5). Maddy Peters’s regular hourly wage rate is $14, and she receives an hourly rate of $21 for work in excess of 40 hours. During a March pay period, Maddy works 47 hours. Maddy’s federal income tax withholding is $80, and she has no voluntary deductions. The FICA tax rate is 7.65%.Compute Maddy Peters’s gross earnings and net pay for the pay period. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)Calculate the Gross Earnings and Net Pay(6). Maddy Peters’s regular hourly wage rate is $14, and she receives an hourly rate of $21 for work in excess of 40 hours. During a March pay period, Maddy works 47 hours. Maddy’s federal income tax withholding is $80, and she has no voluntary deductions.Prepare the journal entry to record Maddy’s pay for the period. Use March 15 for the end of the pay period. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select “No Entry” for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)Prepare the  March 15th Account Titles and Explanation by caculating Salaries and Wages Expense, Federal Income Taxes Payable, FICA Taxes Payable Salaries and Wages Payable.(7). In February, gross earnings in Napoli Company totaled $75,000. All earnings are subject to 7.65% FICA taxes, 5.4% state unemployment taxes, and 0.8% federal unemployment taxes.Prepare the entry to record February payroll tax expense. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select “No Entry” for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)Calculate the Payroll Tax Expense, FICA Taxes Payable, Federal Unemployment Taxes Pay, State Unemployment Taxes Payable(8). Employee earnings records for Oz Company reveal the following gross earnings for four employees through the pay period of December 15.T. Tucker        $ 105,700        D. Paiva        $125,700B. Bitney        $124,400                N. Doane        $128,200For the pay period ending December 31, each employee’s gross earnings is $4,800. The FICA tax rate is 7.65% on gross earnings of $127,200.Compute the FICA withholdings that should be made for each employee for the December 31 pay period. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 52.75.)Calculate the FICA withholding for each: T. Tucker, B. Bitney, D. Paiva, N. Doane(9). If a 7%, 10-year, $800,000 bond is issued at face value and interest is paid annually, what is the amount of the interest payment at the end of the first year period?Calculate the Interest Payment(10). If the Bonds Payable account has a balance of $900,000 and the Discount on Bonds Payable account has a balance of $120,000, what is the carrying value of the bonds?Calculate the Carrying value of the bonds

Briefly describe an organization with which you are familiar. Describe a situation when a manager in that organization could use cost behavior information and how the manager could use the information. Compare discretionary fixed costs to committed fixed costs. Think of an organization with which you are familiar. Give two examples of discretionary fixed costs and two examples of committed fixed costs which that organization may have. Explain why the costs you have chosen as examples fit within the definitions of “discretionary fixed costs” and “committed fixed costs.”

I would like to search on non profit organization in canada, simple language, plirigisam  free! Word or Excell file!  I would like you to find a non-profit organization (governmental or private) and perform an assessment of the operations. This can be an organization that you currently work with, or you can just do online research. Beyond defining the organization, I would like you to dig deeper and develop a case analysis based on the following questions:What are the characteristics of this organization that you feel are important? How you would evaluate management performance given the priorities of the organization? I would like you to present your answer in the standard format for cases detailing the five different sections.The standard format for cases that we will be using for this course is as follows:Executive Summary: This is the “report in short”. Give the essential information in no more than one page. If you are delivering a report to a senior manager, this section will tell that manager the essence of your report.Introduction & Background: This is where you identify the key issues that are being addressed and some of the background information that will come from analyzing the situation internally and externally. This is where you can use tools such as SWOT and PESTE to give a really clear picture of what the problem is, why the problem exists and develop the foundations for your alternatives.Alternatives: This is where you will give options to the key issues. In this section you should develop the Key Decision Criteria (KDC) to determine how you will come to a single alternative that will become part of your recommendation. The KDC should be short, measureable and relate to your problem. By doing the KDC, you will find the further analysis becomes easier. Further analysis should have an in depth coverage of the pros and cons of each alternative that connect to the background information. This is where you can provide in depth qualitative and quantitative analysis using tables and appendices.Recommendations: This is the ultimate objective of the analysis, what you have determined the best course of action is going to be.Implementation: This will tell the senior manager how and when objectives will be implemented to achieve the recommendations.