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AMP 415 Module 1 Assignment For more course
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Module 1 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.
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AMP 415 Module 1 Discussion 1  For more course
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Module 1 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 course
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Module 1 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
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AMP 415 Module 2 Assignment Problem 15-18  For
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AMP 415 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.  
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AMP 415 Module 2 Discussion 1  For more course
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Module 2 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 course
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Module 2 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 course
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Module 3 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 course
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Module 3 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 course
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Module 3 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 course
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Module 4 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 course
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Module 4 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 course
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Module 4 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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415 Module 4 Discussion 2 Cash Flow
Ratios   Choose a publicly traded company and
calculate its cash flow ratios as presented in
this weeks lecture. Demonstrate your
calculations in your post, and explain what the
cash flow ratios indicate about the company. Do
not choose a company previously chosen by one
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AMP 415 Module 5 Assignment 1  For more course
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Module 5 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. However,
the total cost of the equipment and installation,
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AMP 415 Module 5 Assignment 2  For more course
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Module 5 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 course
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Module 5 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 for
this company. Do not choose a company that one
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AMP 415 Module 5 Discussion 2  For more course
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Module 5 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 course
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Module 6 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
support services. Currently, your technical
support service
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AMP 415 Module 6 Assignment 2  For more course
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Module 6 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 course
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Module 6 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 course
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Module 6 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 course
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Module 7 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 course
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Module 7 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 course
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Module 7 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 course
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Module 8 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 product,
and
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AMP 415 Module 8 Discussion 1  For more course
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Module 8 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 course
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Module 8 Discussion 2   What is the product life
cycle? How does it impact pricing decisions?  
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