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ASSOCIATE DEGREE Final Exam Assignment #2
SEMESTER II – JANUARY 2020
PROGRAMME: BUSINESS STUDIES
COURSE NAME: COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
CODE: CMA2222
YEAR GROUP: TWO
DUE DATE:
UNIT: FIVE
ASSESSMENT TYPE: COURSEWORK – GROUP: PROJECT 30%
INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL questions.
The analysis and interpretation of accounting information is vital for decision making in the manufacturing, trading, service and financial sectors. As students of Cost Accounting, you are required to conduct a research on a Manufacturing or Merchandising Company listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange/ any other stock exchange for the period 2016-2018. The research MUST be conducted in groups of 3 and should meet the following objectives:
A. Provide;
i. A brief background on the company
ii. Financial statements for two consecutive years (This can be shown in the appendix)
B. From the financial statements selected compute TWO (2) ratios from each category of ratios for the two years:
i. liquidity
ii. solvency
iii. profitability
iv. efficiency
v. capital structure
C. Analyse the performance of the company in terms of items ( i. - v . above) based on the ratios computed.
D. Compare the two years’ performance and indicate in which of the years the company performed better in terms of liquidity and solvency, profitability and investment. performance.
E. Based on your analysis, advise THREE (3) different users on whether they would invest in the company you have selected.
PROJECT RUBRIC
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN BUSINESS STUDIES
GROUP: ________________________________
NAMES: ________________________________
DATE: ___________________________
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CRITERIA |
Total Marks |
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Students Marks |
COMMENT |
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Background Information |
10 marks |
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Provision of Financial Information for the company (data must be with the period specified) |
6 marks |
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Computes 12 ratios (2 for each category for both period) |
33 marks (11/2 x 22 calculations) |
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Analyse the company’s performance |
12 marks (2 marks for each category) |
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Comparison in terms of liquidity and solvency, profitability and investment |
15 marks |
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Advise to users |
9 marks |
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Citation and reference (online and text) |
6 (3 citations) 6 (3 references) |
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Total Mark |
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Company financial statements (2 years) |
6 marks (1 mark for each statement for the 2 periods) |
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Table of contents and cover page |
2 marks |
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Organisation: APA format; pagination, double line spacing etc |
2 marks |
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TOTAL |
100 |
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2019/2020- Semester 2
Cost and Management Accounting
