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Assignment 2: Source of Revenue: Review of Financial Statements

Download and review the financial statements of Ascension Health, a nonprofit, religious-based healthcare system, from 
http://www.ascensionhealth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article
&id=45&Itemid=160.

Download and review the financial statements of HCA Holdings, Inc., a for-profit healthcare system. You can find the financial statements on one the many sites where such information is available, such as Zacks Investment Research or MarketWatch. Search the site with HCA Holdings' ticker symbol ("HCA") and then look for the "Financial" tab or section when you come to the site’s HCA Holdings page.

Part I

Review the companies' balance sheets, statements of income/operations, and statements of cash flows. Identify and describe five similarities and five differences between the two companies' financial statements.

Part II

After analyzing the statements, respond to the following:

  1. You have reviewed information on three financial statements for two respective organizations. In what way is each statement useful? Which statement seems to you most useful?
  2. If, due to time constraints, your organization could only prepare one financial statement, which one—balance sheet, statement of income, or statement of cash flow—would you recommend? Why?

By Tuesday, February 16, 2016, submit your 2–3-page report to the W3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Name your document SUO_HCM3005_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Described five similarities and five differences between the two organizations’ financial statements.
80
Compared statements and identified usefulness of each. Selected one statement as the most useful and justified your choice.
50
Explained which financial statement you would recommend an organization prepares first over others and why.
50
Presented a structured document free of spelling and grammatical errors.
10
Properly cited sources using APA format.
10
Total
200

 

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Assignment 2: Dropbox Assignment

Creating a Report

In Week 3: Assignment 1, you began the Pre-Writing step for a report for your boss on Richard Hackman's statement that using a team to complete a complex project may not be the best approach.

Your assignment this week is to continue the 3x3 writing process and complete the report.

Continuing your research using the South University Online Library and the Internet, complete the report. Your report must include the following:

  • An outline of how you have formulated your response to Richard Hackman's statement. Your outline should provide a reasonable framework for the report and show where you are going to use each of the pieces of information you found through your research
  • An introduction to the report that explains the purpose of the report, the significance of the topic, and a preview of the main points to be discussed
  • The body of the report that uses clear headings and topics arranged logically, in an appropriate tone
  • Meaningful conclusions and practical recommendations in the report
  • Multiple current and credible sources

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Submission Details

Name your report SU_BUS2023_W3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your report to the W3 Assignment 2 Dropbox by Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Provided an outline of how the response to Richard Hackman's statement was formulated that provides a reasonable framework for the report.
30
Provided an introduction to the report that explains the purpose of the report, the significance of the topic, and a preview of the main points to be discussed.
30
Created the body of the report that used clear headings and topics arranged logically, in an appropriate tone.
30
Provided meaningful conclusions and practical recommendations in the report.
40
Provided multiple current and credible sources in the report.
30
Written components.
40
Total:
200

 

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