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BUS 591 Entire Course (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 1 Generally Accepted Accounting
  Principles (G.A.A.P.).
• BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 2 Annual Reports
• BUS 591 Week 1 Homework Problems
• BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 1 Debits and Credits
• BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 2 Revenue Expense
• BUS 591 Week 2 Homework Problems
• BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 1 Perpetual Inventory System
• BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 2 Inventory Valuation Methods

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BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 1 Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (G.A.A.P.)(Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 1 Generally Accepted Accounting
  Principles (G.A.A.P.). 
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
  (G.A.A.P.). Briefly discuss Generally Accepted
  Accounting Principles or G.A.A.P. What are they?
  What is their purpose? Name the U.S. and
  international standard-setting bodies that
  established these principles. Are all companies
  required to follow these principles? Why or why
  not?
• Your answer should illustrate understanding of
  generally accepted accounting principles and
  their international counterpart. Respond to at
  least two of your classmates posts.

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BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 2 Annual Reports (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 2 Annual Reports 
• Annual Reports. Visit the website for Tootsie
  Roll (www.tootsie.com). Click on Company
  Information then Financial Information. Open
  the latest annual report and review it to find
  the answers to the following questions
• What are Tootsie Rolls corporate principles?
  Do you agree with these principles, or do you
  feel there are additional principles that should
  be included?
• What was the total amount of Tootsie Rolls
  assets for the most current year available?
• What was the total amount of Tootsie Rolls
  liabilities for the most current year available?
• What is the amount of the difference between
  Tootsie Rolls assets and liabilities? What is
  this difference called?
• Based on your initial findings at the Tootsie
  Roll website, would you consider investing in
  them? Why or why not? Your answer should
  illustrate critical thought and understanding of
  the annual report and financial statements.
  Respond to at least two of your classmates
  posts.

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BUS 591 Week 1 Homework Problems (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 1 Homework Problems 
• Week One Homework Problems. Complete the
  following Workbook Template Week One or you may
  complete the Problem 1-3B on page 36, 1-4B on
  page 37 (Chapter 1) and Problem 2-7B on page 90
  (Chapter 2) of your text. Submit your work to
  your instructor by the posted due date. Show all
  your work in order to earn full credit 

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BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 1 Debits and Credits (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 1 Debits and Credits 
• Debits and Credits. Define debits and credits and
  explain how they are used to record business
  transactions. Is it true that debits always
  increase and credits always decrease? Why or why
  not?
• Respond to at least two of your classmates
  posts.

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BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 2 Revenue Expense (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 2 DQ 2 Revenue Expense 
• Revenue Expense. Review the section called
  Investor Insight in Chapter 3 of your text
  which shows the major revenue and expense
  accounts of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.
  Considering the huge increase in professional
  baseball players salaries in the last decade,
  what do you think has happened to total expenses
  and net income of professional baseball teams? If
  net income has not decreased, what has been done
  to offset the higher salaries? Should fans be
  expected to pay higher prices for Americas
  national pastime to help offset the costs of
  higher salaries? Respond to at least two of your
  classmates posts 

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BUS 591 Week 2 Homework Problems (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 2 Homework Problems 
• Week Two Homework Problems. Complete Workbook
  Template Week Two or you may find the problems
  3-2B on page 150 and 3-5B on page 151 from
  Chapter 3 of your text. Also complete problems
  E4-13, E4-14, E4-15, E4-16, E4-17, and E4-18 from
  Chapter 4. Submit your work to your instructor by
  the posted due date. Show all your work in order
  to earn full credit.

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BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 1 Perpetual Inventory System
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• BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 1 Perpetual Inventory System 
• Perpetual Inventory System. Present a detailed
  explanation of the recording of purchases under a
  perpetual inventory system. Use hypothetical
  figures to illustrate the perpetual inventory
  system. After presenting your hypothetical
  figures, discuss how a perpetual inventory system
  is different from a periodic inventory system.
  Your answer should illustrate understanding of
  the perpetual inventory system. Respond to at
  least two of your classmates posts. 

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BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 2 Inventory Valuation Methods
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• BUS 591 Week 3 DQ 2 Inventory Valuation Methods 
• Inventory Valuation Methods. Identify the
  differences between F.I.F.O., L.I.F.O., and the
  average-cost method of inventory valuation. Be
  sure to include the effects of each method on
  cost of goods sold and net income in your answer.
  Also discuss the differences between the physical
  movement of goods and cost flow assumptions. Your
  answer should illustrate understanding of the
  three major inventory valuation methods, and the
  relationship between physical inventory flow and
  cost flow assumptions. Respond to at least two of
  your classmates posts. 

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BUS 591 Week 3 Homework Problems (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 3 Homework Problems 
• Week Three Homework Problems. Complete the
  following Workbook Template Week Three or you may
  complete the problems E5-2, E5-6 and P5-5B from
  Chapter 5 and Problems 6-2B and 6-3B Chapter 6.
  Submit your work to your instructor by the posted
  due date. Show all your work in order to earn
  full credit. 

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BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 1 Why do I need accounting
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• BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 1 Why do I need accounting 
• Why do I need accounting? Consider the following
  scenario Your friend (who is also in school)
  just emailed you to express frustration with his
  accounting class. In the email, he said, Why do
  I need to take accounting? What will I ever need
  to know about reporting and analyzing long-lived
  assets? I am a management major. Write a 100- to
  250-word response to your friend, including
  specific details about the benefits of learning
  accounting. Focus particularly on reporting and
  analyzing long-lived assets from a managers
  perspective. Discuss the benefit and purpose of
  learning accounting as a business student.
  Respond to at least two of your classmates
  posts. 

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BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 2 Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002
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• BUS 591 Week 4 DQ 2 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Search the Internet
  and locate an annual financial report for a
  public U.S. company. Read the Notes to the
  Financial Statements to determine the criteria
  for cash equivalents and how cash and cash
  equivalents are handled. Discuss your findings.
  Find information about the internal control
  policy of the company and summarize this policy
  in your post. Is it in compliance with SOX? What
  are some references to SOX mentioned in the
  annual report? Your answer should demonstrate
  understanding of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and be a
  minimum of 100 to 200 words in length. Respond to
  at least two of your classmates posts. 

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BUS 591 Week 4 Homework Problems (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 4 Homework Problems 
• Week Four Homework Problems. Complete the
  following Workbook Template Week Four or you may
  complete the problems P8-2B and P8-6B from
  Chapter 8 and Problems 9P-2B and P9-7B from
  Chapter 9. Submit your assignment to the
  instructor by the posted due date. Show all your
  work to earn full credit. 

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BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 1 Liabilities and Financial
Analysis (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 1 Liabilities and Financial
  Analysis 
• Liabilities and Financial Analysis. Discuss
  current liabilities and long-term liabilities.
  What are the differences between the two?
  Illustrate your understanding of liabilities,
  making sure to identify major types of current
  liabilities. Respond to at least two of your
  classmates posts 

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BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 2 Colgate s Annual Report (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 5 DQ 2 Colgates Annual Report 
• Colgates Annual Report. Obtain a copy of
  Colgates annual report from the Online Library
  or from a valid academic source found elsewhere
  on the Internet. Use this information to answer
  the following questions. If researching online,
  go to the Colgate company website
  (http//www.colgate.com). Use the ratios
  discussed in Chapter 11 (dividend payout ratio
  and return on common stockholders equity) to
  evaluate Colgates dividend and earnings
  performance from a stockholders perspective.
  Your answer should illustrate understanding of
  dividend ratios and return on equity ratios, an
  analysis of financial statements. Respond to at
  least two of your classmates posts. 

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BUS 591 Week 5 Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002Methods
of Depreciation (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 5 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Methods
  of Depreciation 
• Research and discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
  2002. Identify key components of the
  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and its primary
  objective. What are some of the criticisms
  surrounding the Act? Are there  any economic
  consequences for companies as a result of
  implementing the Act? Has the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  achieved its goals so far?
• Explain the methods of depreciation. Explain the
  methods of depletion. How do depletion and
  depreciation methods differ? Compare and contrast
  the depreciation and depletion methods. Use
  scholarly references (no Wikipedia, Answers.com,
  etc.) to support the points you make in your
  paper. 

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BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 1 Indirect Method vs. Direct
Method (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 1 Indirect Method vs. Direct
  Method 
• Indirect Method vs. Direct Method. Financial
  statement preparers have two choices in preparing
  the statement of cash flows the indirect method
  and the direct method. The indirect method is
  used extensively in practice even though the
  F.A.S.B. has expressed a preference for the
  direct method. Discuss the similarities and
  differences between the direct and indirect
  methods, and the advantages of using each method.
• Your answer should illustrate understanding of
  the cash flow statement. A minimum of 100 to 200
  words is required for your answer. Respond to at
  least two of your classmates posts.

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BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 2 Horizontal vs. Vertical
Analysis (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 2 Horizontal vs. Vertical
  Analysis
• Horizontal vs. Vertical Analysis. Discuss the
  horizontal and vertical analysis of a financial
  statement, and how each is used to help financial
  statement users make better decisions. Also,
  explain the liquidity, solvency, and
  profitability ratios introduced throughout the
  text. Describe how the ratios are used in
  analyzing a firms liquidity, solvency, and
  profitability. Your answer should illustrate
  understanding of financial statement analysis,
  including ratios. A minimum of 100 to 200 words
  is required for your answer. Respond to at least
  two of your classmates posts. 

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BUS 591 Week 6 Final Project (Ash)

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• BUS 591 Week 6 Final Project 
• FINAL PAPER
• You should begin working on elements of the Final
  Project in Week One. Each week, there is a
  recommended learning activity associated with
  helping you complete the Final Project. There are
  ungraded and graded practice exercises, which
  will allow you to practice applying accounting
  skills learned in class to different scenarios.
  Work through the problems, starting with Chapter
  1, following the instructions in the textbook and
  Excel template.
• Download and open the Excel file marked BUS 591
  Final Project Template. Review the instructions
  presented on the Instructions Tab in the Workbook
  and the weekly recommended learning activity. If
  you complete each part as recommended, you will
  have the complete Final Project finished by Week
  Six. Chapters 1, 2 and 3 are ungraded practice
  problems, while Chapters 4 and 13 are graded
  problems. Take your time and complete all
  requirements. Also, if you complete the practice
  problems from Chapter 3, completing the graded
  portion from Chapter 4 will be much easier.

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BUS 591 Read, Lead, Succeed/Uophelpdotcom

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