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BUS 591 Entire Course For more classes
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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    
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  BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 1 Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P.) For more
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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?    
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BUS 591 Week 1 DQ 2 Annual Reports For more
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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      
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  BUS 591 Week 1 Homework Problems For more
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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 For more
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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 For more
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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    
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BUS 591 Week 2 Homework Problems For more
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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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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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591 Week 3 DQ 2 Inventory Valuation Methods      
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  BUS 591 Week 3 Homework Problems For more
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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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591 Week 4 DQ 1 Why do I need accountin  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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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 For more
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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
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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 For
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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.    
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BUS 591 Week 5 Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002Methods
of Depreciation For more classes
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Methods 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?    
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BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 1 Indirect Method vs. Direct
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om   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.      
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  BUS 591 Week 6 DQ 2 Horizontal vs. Vertical
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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 
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BUS 591 Week 6 Final Project For more classes
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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.  
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