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Chapter 24: Question 26Q (page 1446)
What is the relationship of the asset turnover to the return on assets?
An increase in asset turnover while maintaining a stable profit margin leads to an increase in relation to returning on resources and vice versa.
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Subsequent events are reviewed through which date under IFRS?
a) Statement of financial position date.
b) Sixty days after the year-end date.
c) Date of independent auditor鈥檚 opinion.
d) Authorization date of the financial statements
What is the full disclosure principle in accounting? Why has disclosure increased substantially in the last 10 years?
The following statement is an excerpt from the FASB pronouncement related to interim reporting. Interim financial information is essential to provide investors and others with timely information as to the progress of the enterprise. The usefulness of such information rests on the relationship that it has to the annual results of operations. Accordingly, the Board has concluded that each interim period should be viewed primarily as an integral part of an annual period. In general, the results for each interim period should be based on the accounting principles and practices used by an enterprise in the preparation of its latest annual financial statements unless a change in an accounting practice or policy has been adopted in the current year. The Board has concluded, however, that certain accounting principles and practices followed for annual reporting purposes may require modification at interim reporting dates so that the reported results for the interim period may better relate to the results of operations for the annual period.
Instructions
The following six independent cases present how accounting facts might be reported on an individual company鈥檚 interim financial reports. For each of these cases, state whether the method proposed to be used for interim reporting would be acceptable under generally accepted accounting principles applicable to interim financial data. Support each answer with a brief explanation.
b) Rockford Company is planning to report one-fourth of its pension expense each quarter.
The following information was described in a note of Canon Packing Co.
鈥淒uring August, Holland Products Corporation purchased 311,003 shares of the Company鈥檚 common stock which constitutes approximately 35% of the stock outstanding. Holland has since obtained representation on the Board of Directors.鈥�
鈥淎n affiliate of Holland Products Corporation acts as a food broker for Canon Packing in the greater New York City marketing area. The commissions for such services after August amounted to approximately $20,000.鈥�
Why is this information disclosed?
Edna Millay Inc. is a manufacturer of electronic components and accessories with total assets of $20,000,000. Selected financial ratios for Millay and the industry averages for firms of similar size are presented below.
Edna Millay | 2017 Industry | |||
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Averages | |
Current ratio | 2.09 | 2.27 | 2.51 | 2.24 |
Quick ratio | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 1.22 |
Inventory turnover | 2.40 | 2.18 | 2.02 | 3.50 |
Net sales to stockholders鈥� equity | 2.71 | 2.80 | 2.99 | 2.85 |
Return on common stockholders鈥� equity | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.11 |
Total liabilities to stockholders鈥� equity | 1.41 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 0.95 |
Millay is being reviewed by several entities whose interests vary, and the company鈥檚 financial ratios are a part of the data being considered. Each of the parties listed below must recommend an action based on its evaluation of Millay鈥檚 financial position.
Archibald MacLeish Bank. The bank is processing Millay鈥檚 application for a new 5-year term note. Archibald MacLeish has been Millay鈥檚 banker for several years but must reevaluate the company鈥檚 financial position for each major transaction.
Robert Penn Warren. A brokerage firm specializing in the stock of electronics firms that are sold over-the-counter, Robert Penn Warren must decide if it will include Millay in a new fund being established for sale to Robert Penn Warren鈥檚 clients.
Working Capital Management Committee. This is a committee of Millay鈥檚 management personnel chaired by the chief operating officer. The committee is charged with the responsibility of periodically reviewing the company鈥檚 working capital position, comparing actual data against budgets, and recommending changes in strategy as needed.
Instructions
a) Describe the analytical use of each of the six ratios presented above.
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