Question 1.1. (TCO A) An advantage of the corporate form of business is _____. (Points : 5)
Question 2.2.
(TCO B) The following selected data was retrieved from the Walmart, Inc. financial statements for the year ending January 31, 2013:
Accounts Payable
$38,080
Accounts Receivable
6,768
Cash
7,781
Common Stock
3,952
Cost of Goods Sold
352,488
Income Tax Expense
7,981
Interest Expenses
2,064
Membership Revenues
3,048
Net Sales
466,114
Operating, Selling and Administrative Expenses
88,873
Retained Earnings
72,978
Required:
Using the information provided above:
1. Prepare a multiple-step income statement
2. Calculate the Profit Margin, and Gross profit rate for the company. Be sure to provide the formula you are using, show your calculations, and discuss your findings/results.
(Points : 36)
Question 3.3. (TCO C) Please review the following real-world Hewlett Packard Statement of Cash flows and address the two questions below:
Cash flow from operating activities
In millions
In millions
For the year ended 2012
For the year ended 2011
Net (loss) earnings
$(12,650)
$7,074
Depreciation and amortization
5,095
4,984
Impairment of goodwill and purchased intangible assets
18,035
885
Stock-based compensation expense
635
685
Provision for doubtful accounts
142
81
Provision for inventory
277
217
Restructuring charges
2,266
645
Deferred taxes on earnings
(711)
166
Excess tax benefit from stock-based competition
(12)
(163)
Other, net
265
(46)
Accounts and financing receivables
1,269
(227)
Inventory
890
(1,252)
Accounts payable
(1,414)
275
Taxes on earnings
(320)
610
Restructuring
(840)
(1,002)
Other assets and liabilities
(2,356)
(293)
Net cash provided by operating activities
10,571
12,639
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in property, plant, and equipment
(3,706)
(4,539)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment
617
999
Purchases of available-for-sale securities and other investments
(972)
(96)
Maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities and other investment
662
68
Payments in connection with business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(141)
(10,480)
Proceeds from business divestiture, net
87
89
Net cash used in investing activities
(3,453)
(13,959)
Cash flow from financing activities:
(Payments) issuance of commercial paper and notes payable, net
(2,775)
(1,270)
Issuance of debt
5,154
11,942
Payment of debt
(4,333)
(2,336)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans
716
896
Repurchase of common stock
(1,619)
(10,117)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
12
163
Cash dividends paid
(1,015)
(844)
Net cash used in financing activities
(3,860)
(1,566)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
3,258
(2,886)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
8,043
10,929
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$11,301
$8,043
Required:
1)Please calculate the percentage increase or decrease in cash for the total line of the operating, investing, and financing sections bolded above and explain the major reasons for the increase or decrease for each of these sections.
2) Please calculate the free cash flow for 2012 and explain the meaning of this ratio.
(Points : 36)
Question 4.4. (TCO D) You are CFO of Goforit, Inc., a wholesale distribution company specializing in emerging technologies. Your CEO is a brilliant marketer, but relies on you to explain issues and choices in accounting and finance. She has heard from other members of a CEO organization to which she belongs that a company’s net income can vary widely depending on which accounting choices are made from the “GAAP menu.”
Assuming the goal is to maximize net income, choose an accounting treatment from each of the following scenarios, and explain to your CEO why the choice will produce the desired effect on reported Net Income for the current year. Include in your answer the effect of the choice on both the income statement and balance sheet.
Required:
a. Goforit carries significant electronics inventory in a competitive environment in which prices are actually falling. Which inventory valuation method would you choose—LIFO, FIFO, or average cost? Assume that unit purchases exceed unit sales.
b. Goforit has a large investment in warehouse equipment, including conveyor belts, forklifts, and automated packaging systems. Which depreciation method would you choose: straight line (SL) or double declining balance (DDB)?
(Points : 36)
Question 5.5. (TCO F) Please review the following real-world ratios for Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer for the year ended 2012 and address the 2 questions below.
Ratio Name
Johnson & Johnson
Pfizer
Profit margin
16.1%
24.7%
Inventory turnover ratio
3.1
1.7
Average collection period
59.4 days
69.1 days
Cash debt coverage ratio
.27
.16
Debt to Total assets
46.6%
127.5%
Required:
1)Please explain the meaning of each of the Pfizer ratios above.
2)Please state which company performed better for each ratio.