M10. Assignment 10.1: Financial Accounting

Answer the following questions:

• Identify the three types of services performed by CPAs.
• How does the double-entry system reduce the chances of mistakes or fraud in accounting?
• What are the three basic financial statements, and what major information does each contain?
• Identify the three major classifications of financial statement ratios, and give an example of one ratio in each category.
• Explain how financial ratios allow managers to monitor efficiency and effectiveness.
• Explain the ways in which financial accounting differs from managerial (management) accounting.
• If you were planning to invest in a company, which of the three types of financial statements would you most want to see? Why?
• Dasar Co. reports the following data in its September 30, 2004, financial statements:
  • Gross sales: $225,000
  • Current assets: 40,000
  • Long-term assets: 100,000
  • Current liabilities: 16,000
  • Long-term liabilities: 44,000
  • Owners' equity: 80,000
  • Net income: 7,200
• Using Dasar's financial statements, compute the following ratios:
  • Current ratio
  • Debt-to-equity ratio
  • Return on owner's equity
• Why do currency values change daily?
• How do exchange rates affect business transactions?
• What are the problems associated with variations in financial reporting from country to country?