Week One Financial Accounting and Analysis Homework

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BUS591 – Financial Statement and Analysis

Week 1 Homework Assignment Templates

Instructions: Only enter data in the yellow boxes. The remaining areas are already completed for you.

Save the file as follows: lastnamewk1.docx

Submit to the assignment box before the due date. (Late assignments will receive a late penalty).

Grading Rubric: There are a total of 68 “questions” for you to answer (as determined by the yellow box). Each item is worth 0.06 points for a total of 4.00 points.

*P1-3B, Prepare an income statement, retained earnings statement, and balance sheet; discuss results.*

*Instructions:*
(a) Prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the month of May and a balance sheet at May 31, 2014.
SHAW’S GARDEN
Income Statement
For the Month Ended May 31, 2014
Revenues
Account title	Amount
Expenses
Account title	Amount
Account title	Amount
Account title	Amount
Account title	Amount
Total expenses	Amount
Net income	Amount

SHAW’S GARDEN
Retained Earnings Statement
For the Month Ended May 31, 2014
Retained earnings, May 1	Amount
Add:	Account title	Amount
	Amount
Less:	Account title	Amount
Retained earnings, May 31	Amount

SHAW’S GARDEN
Balance Sheet
May 31, 2014
Assets
Account title	Amount
Account title	Amount
Account title	Amount
Total assets	Amount

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities
Account title	Amount
Account title	Amount
Total liabilities	Amount
Stockholders' equity
Account title	Amount
Account title	Amount
Total stockholders' equity	Amount
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	Amount

(b) Briefly discuss whether the company’s first month of operations was a success.
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(c) Discuss the company’s decision to distribute a dividend.
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P1-4B, Determine items to be included in a statement of cash flows, prepare a cash flow statement and discuss the results.

Instructions:

(a) Determine which items should be included in a statement of cash flows and then prepare the statement for Preacher Corporation.

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PREACHER CORPORATION
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Activity	Amount
Activity	Amount
Net cash provided by operating activities	Amount
Cash flows from investing activities
Activity	Amount
Activity	Amount
Net cash used by investing activities	Amount
Cash flows from financing activities
Activity	Amount
Activity	Amount
Net cash provided by financing activities	Amount
Net increase in cash	Amount

(b) Comment on the adequacy of net cash provided by operating activities to fund the company’s investing activities and dividend payments.
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(Continued)

*P2-7B, Compute values and ratios for the following; discuss results.*

*Instructions:*
(a) For each company, compute these values and ratios: *be sure to show your computations!*
	Home Depot	Lowe’s
Working Capital	Amount	Amount
Current ratio (round to two decimal places)	Amount	Amount
Debt to total assets ratio	Amount	Amount
Free cash flow	Amount	Amount
Earnings per share	Amount	Amount

(b) Compare the liquidity, profitability and solvency of the two companies.
Enter text answer here.

BUS591 – Financial Statement and Analysis

Week 1 Homework Assignment Templates

Instructions: Only enter data in the yellow boxes. The remaining areas are already completed

for you.

Save the file as follows: lastnamewk1.docx

Submit to the assignment box before the due date. (Late assignments will receive a late

penalty).

Grading Rubric: There are a total of 68 “questions” for you to answer (as determined by the

yellow box). Each item is worth 0.06 points for a total of 4.00 points.

P1-3B, Prepare an income statement, retained earnings statement, and balance sheet;

discuss results.

Instructions:

(a) Prepare an income statement and a retained earnings statement for the month of May and

a balance sheet at May 31, 2014.

SHAW’S GARDEN

Income Statement

For the Month Ended May 31, 2014

Revenues

Account title Amount

Expenses

Account title Amount

Total expenses Amount

Net income Amount

SHAW’S GARDEN

Retained Earnings Statement

For the Month Ended May 31, 2014

Retained earnings, May 1 Amount

Add: Account title Amount

Amount

Less: Account title Amount

Retained earnings, May 31 Amount