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Question # 1

Locate an article from a financial periodical from the past 2 years about a company that restated its financial statements due to an error in accounting principal. Examples of periodicals are CFO and Journal of Accountancy.
Write a paper of no more than 700 words with references discussing the restatement of the company, the accounting principals involved, the effect of errors and changes on financial statements, and the affect on the stockholders.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Question # 2 please:

Ron Nord and Lisa Smith are examining the following statement of cash flows for Carpino Company for the year ended January 31, 2007

CARPINO COMPANY
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended January 31, 2007
Sources of cash
From sales of merchandise	$380,000
From sale of capital stock	420,000
From sale of investment (purchased below)	80,000
From depreciation	55,000
From issuance of note for truck	20,000
From interest on investments	6,000
Total sources of cash	961,000
Uses of cash
For purchase of fixtures and equipment	330,000
For merchandise purchased for resale	258,000
For operating expenses (including depreciation)	160,000
For purchase of investment	75,000
For purchase of truck by issuance of note	20,000
For purchase of treasury stock	10,000
For interest on note payable	3,000
Total uses of cash	856,000
Net increase in cash	$ 105,000

Ron claims that Carpino's statement of cash flows is an excellent portrayal of a superb first year with cash increasing $105,000. Lisa replies that it was not a superb first year. Rather, she says, the year was an operating failure, that the statement is presented incorrectly, and that $105,000 is not the actual increase in cash. The cash balance at the beginning of the year was $140,000.
Instructions
With the class divided into groups, answer the following.

a. Using the data provided, prepare a statement of cash flows in proper form using the indirect method. The only noncash items in the income statement are depreciation and the gain from the sale of the investment.

b. With whom do you agree, Ron or Lisa? Explain your position.

Read the scenario presented in Broaden Your Perspective (BYP) 12-6 on p. 641 in Ch. 12 of Financial Accounting.

Prepare the statement of cash flows using the indirect method. The only noncash items are depreciation and the gain on sale from investments.

Write a memo to shareholders explaining whether the organization had a performing or underperforming first year.

Discuss the reasons for your conclusion, referencing actual numbers from the statement of cash flows you developed.