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AMP 415 Module 1 Assignment For more classes
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Assignment   Using Excel, prepare a classified
balance sheet and multistep income statement
using the Adjusted Trial Balance for ABC
Corporation as of and for the year ended December
31, 2010.   You are not required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin.  
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AMP 415 Module 1 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1   Identify one account that would
typically be found on a balance sheet, and one
account that would typically be found on an
income statement, and define them. Cite any
references used, and do not identify accounts
that have already been chosen by any of your
classmates.
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AMP 415 Module 1 Discussion 2 For more classes
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Discussion 2   Choose one of the assumptions,
principles, constraints, primary characteristics,
secondary characteristics, or elements of
accounting as found in the conceptual framework
of accounting. Explain the concept in your own
words and describe a business situation in which
the concept could be applied. D
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AMP 415 Module 2 Assignment Problem 15-18 For
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Module 2 Assignment   Complete Problem 15-18
Common Size Statements and Financial Ratios for a
Loan Application in chapter 15 of Managerial
Accounting and present your responses in an Excel
spreadsheet.   You are not required to submit
this assignment to Turnitin.
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AMP 415 Module 2 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1 What information might you use,
besides the financial statements of an
organization, when analyzing its financial
health? Be specific, and identify the usefulness
of the information that you identify.  
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AMP 415 Module 2 Discussion 2 For more classes
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Discussion 2    In performing a horizontal
analysis on a companys income statement, you
notice that sales have decreased by 4, but the
gross profit has increased by 10. What are some
factors that could cause this to happen?  
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AMP 415 Module 3 Assignment For more classes
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Assignment   This is a CLC assignment.   With
your CLC, select a publicly traded company to
analyze. You must clear the company with your
instructor, as no two groups may examine the same
company.  
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AMP 415 Module 3 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1   What are the benefits of ratio
analysis? What are the limitations of ratio
analysis? What can be done to minimize the
limitations on ratio analysis? Explain.
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AMP 415 Module 3 Discussion 2 For more classes
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Discussion 2   You have computed all of the
liquidity ratios for a company, and each of them
appears to be close to or better than the
industry averages. What other information would
you want before you made a final assessment of
the companys short-term debt paying ability?  
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AMP 415 Module 4 Assignment 1 For more classes
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Assignment 1 For this assignment, you will
interview an accountant to learn more about the
field and how financial statements and
information are utilized to make important
managerial decisions.  
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AMP 415 Module 4 Assignment 2 For more classes
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Assignment 2   Complete Problem 14-10 Prepare a
Statement of Cash Flows Free Cash Flow in
chapter 14 of Managerial Accounting. Present your
responses in an Excel spreadsheet.  
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AMP 415 Module 4 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1   What are the differences between
the indirect and direct methods of preparing the
statement of cash flows? Do you agree with the
FASB that the direct method is preferred? Why, or
why not?    
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AMP 415 Module 4 Discussion 2 (Apple) For more
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Module 4 Discussion 2 Cash Flow Ratios   Choose a
publicly traded company and calculate its cash
flow ratios as presented in this
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AMP 415 Module 5 Assignment 1 For more classes
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Assignment 1   Your company, Diamond Dynamics, is
researching whether or not it would be a good
decision to invest in new manufacturing equipment
that will significantly speed up production time
on the assembly line.
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AMP 415 Module 5 Assignment 2 For more classes
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Assignment 2   Complete Problem 6-21 Segment
Reporting and Decision Making in chapter 6 of
Managerial Accounting and present your responses
in an Excel spreadsheet.
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AMP 415 Module 5 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1   Distinguish between a variable
cost, a fixed cost, and a mixed cost. Identify a
publicly traded, well-known company, and identify
what you envision would be a variable cost, a
fixed cost, and a mixed cost
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AMP 415 Module 5 Discussion 2 For more classes
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Discussion 2   What is meant by a products
contribution margin ratio? How is this ratio
useful in planning business operations?  
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AMP 415 Module 6 Assignment 1 For more classes
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Assignment 1   Voice App is a midsize software
company that specializes in voice recognition
software. Due to rising costs of maintaining IT
technical support, your director is considering
outsourcing your technical
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AMP 415 Module 6 Assignment 2 For more classes
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Assignment 2   Complete P14-48 on pages 624-625
of Managerial Accounting Creating Value in a
Dynamic Business Environment and present your
responses in an Excel spreadsheet.  
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AMP 415 Module 6 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1 What other ways, besides relevant
costs, could be used to analyze a make-or-buy
decision?  
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AMP 415 Module 6 Discussion 2 For more classes
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Discussion 2   How is relevant costing used in
decision making? What would the relevant costs be
in deciding whether to discontinue a segment of
business? What would the relevant costs be in
deciding how to optimize use of a constrained
resource?
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AMP 415 Module 7 Assignment For more classes
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Assignment Complete Problem 8-21 Schedule of
Expected Cash Collections Cash Budget in
chapter 8 of Managerial Accounting and present
your responses in an Excel spreadsheet.  
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AMP 415 Module 7 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1 What is a static budget? What is a
flexible budget? Which is more useful, and why?  
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AMP 415 Module 7 Discussion 2 For more classes
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Discussion 2   Consider your current position, or
consider a job that you might like to have in the
future. Describe how budgeting might impact you
in that role. 
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AMP 415 Module 8 Assignment For more classes
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Assignment This is a CLC assignment.   Within
your CLC, choose a publicly traded company and
identify one of its products that the group will
analyze. Describe the strategic implications that
would need to be considered in setting a price
for that
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AMP 415 Module 8 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1   What is the difference between a
value-added and a non-value-added cost? Give an
example of each. Participate in follow-up
discussions by reviewing your classmates posts
and expanding upon what they have written
regarding value-added and non-value-added costs.  
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AMP 415 Module 8 Discussion 2 For more classes
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Discussion 2   What is the product life cycle?
How does it impact pricing decisions?    
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AMP 415 Module 8 Discussion 1 For more classes
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Discussion 1   What is the difference between a
value-added and a non-value-added cost? Give an
example of each. Participate in follow-up
discussions by reviewing your classmates posts
and expanding upon what they have written
regarding value-added and non-value-added costs.
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