ACC 400 Week 5 DQ 1

1. ACC 400 Entire Course Purchase here http://chosecourses.com/ACC%20400/acc-400-entire-course Description ACC 400 Week 1 DQ 1 Define current assets and noncurrent assets. Discuss differences between these two types of assets. Additionally please list the statement or statements you would find these types of assets. ACC 400 Week 1 DQ 2 What is an example of a significant accounting estimate? What is the importance of these estimates? Which financial statements include significant accounting estimates? Why? ACC 400 Week 1 DQ 3 Discuss internal controls and why companies need them. What are some examples of internal controls? Who is responsible for developing internal controls? ACC 400 Week 1 Individual Current and Noncurrent Asset Paper ACC 400 Week 2 DQ 1 What is a current liability? What is a noncurrent liability? What is the difference between the two types of liabilities? In which financial statement would you find these liabilities? ACC 400 Week 2 DQ 2 What are the types of equity accounts? What is the role of equity accounts in raising capital? ACC 400 Week 2 Individual Assignments from the Readings Week 2 Questions from the readings · Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making · Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-text: o Ch. 8: Questions 3 & 4 o 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:

2. o Ch. 9: Exercise E9-9 ACC 400 Week 2 LTA Assignments from Readings Week 2 Team Questions from the Readings · 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 ACC 400 Week 3 DQ 1 How does a change in accounting principles affect the financial statements? ACC 400 Week 3 DQ 2 Horizontal Analysis 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? ACC 400 Week 3 Individual Assignments from Readings Resources:Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making · Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-text: o Ch. 10: Questions 1, 7, 8, & 19; Brief Exercise BE10-1; and Financial Reporting Problem BYP10-1 o Ch. 11: Ethics Case: BYP11-10 · Resources:Financial and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions · Prepare responses to the following assignment from the e-text: o Ch. 11: Internet Assignment 11-1 ACC 400 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment E11-1 ACC 400 Week 4 DQ 1 What are some of the various lease options? When would you use one option over the others? What could be the financial influence of this decision? ACC 400 Week 4 DQ 2 Under which circumstances would you lease versus purchase? What are the criteria that you would use to make this decision? What is the financial influence of this decision? ACC 400 Week 4 DQ 3 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? ACC 400 Week 4 LTA Interpreting Financial Statements Report The CEO of your organization has asked your Learning Team to analyze the companies listed in Problem BYP13-4, of Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making. · Resources: Problem BYP13-4 (Ch. 13) of Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making; and Section 4.2 (Ch. 4) of Communication Skills: Handbook for Accounting

3. · Provide a report to your CEO. According to the report structure outlined in Section 4.2 of Communication Skills: Handbook for Accounting, address the following items: o Provide your calculated ratios and the commentaries derived from the ratios. o What information outside the annual report may be useful to you as an investor? Why? o Which company is more profitable? Why? o Which company’s stock would you purchase? Why? ACC 400 Week 5 Assignments BYP13-7 23.10 and 23.12 ACC 400 Week 5 DQ 1 What are the components of a budget? Are the components the same for every organization? Why or why not? Should every organization forecast its operating budget? Why or why not? ACC 400 Week 5 DQ 2 Who are the users of financial statements? How would users differ in their views of the financial statements? Why would users rely on financial statements? What is an example of a financial measure that an external user might use? What is an example of a financial measure that an internal user might use? ACC 400 Week 5 Individual Assignment Debt versus Equity Financing Paper Prepare a 350- to 700-word paper comparing and contrasting lease verses purchase options. In your paper, discuss the following questions: o What is debt financing? Provide at least two examples. o What is equity financing? Provide at least two examples. o Which alternative capital structure is more advantageous? Why? · Format your paper according to APA standards. 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.