Managerial Accounting

PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY 7

We have covered several ratios in this unit that users of financial statements can work with to

evaluate a company’s perfor

mance. However, not all ratios are important for or applicable to all

organizations. In particular, service organizations have different business models than

manufacturing organizations. Using the company you worked with for your Unit 5 portfolio

assignmen

t, explain which financial ratios would be applicable to the company and which would

not. State the reasons for your assertions.

As portfolio activities are to be self

-

reflective, please make sure to connect the portfolio

assignment to:

·

Your personal expe

riences. Reflect on how this assignment topic is applicable to and will

benefit you.

·

Course readings and any external readings.

·

Discussion forum posts or other course objectives.

The Portfolio Activity entry should be a minimum of 500 words and not more than 750

words. Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other

sources.

This activity will be assessed using the

Portfolio rubric

:

H

ere's the rubric for the assessment of the paper. I hope it helps. Please also make sure to

use in

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text citation, must also have a conclusion drawn. Aspect 1

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Self

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disclosure: Y

ou

must connect concepts from class to personal experiences. Aspect 2

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Connection to outside

experiences: Do a good job of identifying some general ideas or issues of selected aspects of

experiences related to the topic. Aspect 3

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Connection to course re

adings and discipline

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specific literature: Explaining specific ideas or issues from the reading related to the topic.

Aspect 4

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Connection to class discussions and course objectives: You need to synthesize,

analyze, and evaluate ideas and issues from the

class discussion in your portfolio

assignment response

.

Please include this book in the

references

1.

Heisinger, K., & Hoyle, J. B. (n.d.). Accounting for Managers. Retrieved

from

https://2012books.lardbucket.

org/books/accounting

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for

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managers/index.html

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Chapter 13

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How Do Managers use Financial and Nonfinancial Performance Measures?

PORTFOLIO ACTIVITY 7

We have covered several ratios in this unit that users of financial statements can work with to

evaluate a company’s performance. However, not all ratios are important for or applicable to all

organizations. In particular, service organizations have different business models than

manufacturing organizations. Using the company you worked with for your Unit 5 portfolio

assignment, explain which financial ratios would be applicable to the company and which would

not. State the reasons for your assertions.

As portfolio activities are to be self-reflective, please make sure to connect the portfolio

assignment to:

 Your personal experiences. Reflect on how this assignment topic is applicable to and will

benefit you.

 Course readings and any external readings.

 Discussion forum posts or other course objectives.

The Portfolio Activity entry should be a minimum of 500 words and not more than 750

words. Use APA citations and references if you use ideas from the readings or other

sources.

This activity will be assessed using the Portfolio rubric:

Here's the rubric for the assessment of the paper. I hope it helps. Please also make sure to

use in-text citation, must also have a conclusion drawn. Aspect 1 - Self-disclosure: You

must connect concepts from class to personal experiences. Aspect 2 - Connection to outside

experiences: Do a good job of identifying some general ideas or issues of selected aspects of

experiences related to the topic. Aspect 3 - Connection to course readings and discipline-

specific literature: Explaining specific ideas or issues from the reading related to the topic.

Aspect 4 - Connection to class discussions and course objectives: You need to synthesize,

analyze, and evaluate ideas and issues from the class discussion in your portfolio

assignment response.

Please include this book in the references

1. Heisinger, K., & Hoyle, J. B. (n.d.). Accounting for Managers. Retrieved

from https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/accounting-for-managers/index.html

 Chapter 13 – How Do Managers use Financial and Nonfinancial Performance Measures?