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Discussion-Understanding Financial Statements
In this assignment, you will learn to read and interpret financial statements. Understanding the picture these four-document summaries provide of a company's financial performance is critical to making decisions about its management and its relation to the global economy and financial markets.
Tasks:
• Please put the following income statement and balance sheet terms in the proper order:
Taxes, Interest, gross profit, selling, general and administrative expenses, sales, depreciation, net income, cost of goods sold, EBITDA.
• Please put the following balance sheet terms in the appropriate category as either short-term assets, long-term assets, short-term liabilities, long-term liabilities, and/or owner's equity:
Cash, accounts payable, accruals, property, plant and equipment, inventory, accounts receivables, paid in capital, retained earnings, notes payable, mortgage, accounts payable.
• In terms of McGladrey and Pullen's "Reading & understanding financial statements," explain the balance sheet equation in 300 words or less.
Your initial post should be 750 to 1000 words long and demonstrate critical thinking and analysis. Apply APA standards to all citations of sources.
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Review the information presented in the financial statements
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What is the gdp deflator explain it in detail
: Under what circumstances might it be a more useful measure of price than the CPI and PPI?
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Explain three major categories of the statement of cash flow
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How large is government spending ( g )
: Assume that GDP is $6,000, personal disposable income is $5,100, and the government budget deficit is $200. Consumption is $3,800, and the trade deficit is $100.
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Provide of a companys financial performance
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Determine the total resistance and current
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What are some problems with this interpretation
: Which do you think is the biggest problem with it, and why?
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Calculate real gdp do affect the calculated growth rate
: Your answer should demonstrate that the prices that are used to calculate real GDP do affect the calculated growth rate, but typically not by very much.
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Write a research paper on an overview of significant trends
: Write a research paper on an overview of the significant trends and issues facing special education today.- Identify a minimum of 5 trends.
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