ACC 543 Wk 1 Discussion – Ratio Analysis

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Financial statement analysis focuses primarily on isolating information that is useful for making a particular decision. Through ratio analysis, users of financial data can analyze various relationships between items reported.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Describe the 3 main categories of ratios and provide a specific example of a ratio that is used in each category. For each of the 3 ratios you selected, describe how it is used in managerial decision-making.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

ACC 543 Wk 2 Discussion – Capital Investment Decisions

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Managers can choose from several analytical techniques to help them make capital investment decisions. Each technique has advantages and disadvantages.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Distinguish between the 3 capital investment techniques of (1) Net Present Value, (2) Internal Rate of Return, and (3) Payback Method.
• Describe what you consider to be the top 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of each technique and provide an example to support your top advantage of each method.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

ACC 543 Wk 3 Discussion – Costing Systems

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

The type of product a company produces affects the type of accounting system needed to determine product cost. The 2 most common types of costing systems are job-order costing and process costing.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Compare and contrast job-order and process costing systems. How can events in a job-order costing system affect financial statements? How can events in a process costing system affect financial statements? Provide specific examples for each type.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

ACC 543 Wk 4 Discussion – Flexible and Static Budgets

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Budgeting is a tool used by management for performing the functions of planning, coordinating, and controlling operations of a business. Our textbook, Managing Accounting Concepts, describes 2 main types of budgeting: static budgets and flexible budgets.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Differentiate between the 2 types of budgets.
• Provide an example of the type of business or company that would benefit from using a flexible budget.
• Provide support for your business selection and include the advantage for using a flexible budget over a static budget.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

ACC 543 Wk 5 Discussion – Form of Business

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Choosing the form of business to create is one of the most important decisions an enterprise makes. The extent of liability and control the owner will have depends on the form of the business.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Differentiate among the major forms of business organization and describe what you consider to be the top 2 advantages and disadvantages of each form. Address the regulatory and financial statement differences of each form of business.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

ACC 543 Wk 6 Discussion – Federal Trade Commission

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Consumer laws were established to protect purchasers of goods and services.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• What purpose does the Federal Trade Commission serve and why must business owners be educated on Federal Trade Commission practices?
• Consider 1 of the following sections of the Federal Trade Commission Act:
• Deceptive Advertising
• Labeling and Packaging Laws
• Sales
• Regarding the section you chose, provide an example of when a deceptive practice has been used in business and the consequence(s) for the deceptive practice.

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.