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ACCT 3309 EXAM 2 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!!
LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+


The Whole Picture (To Indicate Financial Health) - (ANSWER)-3 financial statements

-MD&A

-additional stuff you know about the company

-tell whole story instead of reading one sentence



Ranges for Ratios - (ANSWER)-no set range

-each business is unique

-different business models, operating environments, and industry standards

-weigh many metrics together with FS

-compare metrics to past performance and to industry avgs.



Liquidity Ratios - (ANSWER)-tells how flexible and powerful the company is

-does entity have enough liquid resources to cover its obligations?



Profitability Ratios - (ANSWER)-tells us what kind of return the organization brings for its owners

-does entity generate enough of its own funding to make it worth it for them to be in business?



Financing Ratios - (ANSWER)-tells us how the organization is getting resources to operate

-is it generating its own resources, borrowing resources, or selling equity for resources?



Metrics - (ANSWER)-no standard for how they should be calculated

-no set GAAP/rule to determine how to compute them

-weigh many of them together with FS

-compare them to past ones and to industry avgs.

-recalculate them for yourself instead of relying on those provided

-be consistent between companies and over time

, ACCT 3309 EXAM 2 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED!!!
LATEST UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+


Financial Statements - (ANSWER)-the end result, not the cause of success/failure

-can't measure everything

-can't tell you WHY something is happening



Financial Analysis - (ANSWER)can highlight some of the values and choices companies make



Balanced Scorecard - (ANSWER)-encourages managers to take holistic view on the org.

-Robert Kaplan

-has four sections: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth



Robert Kaplan's Argument - (ANSWER)businesses should create goals and metrics in FOUR categories,
not just one



Financial Component (Scorecard) - (ANSWER)-financial statements, ratio analysis

-how do we look to our owners?

-are the owners happy with the return they're getting?



Customer Component (Scorecard) - (ANSWER)-market share, cust. acquisition, CSAT, cust. retention,
shares of the customer wallet, response time, convenient access, brand recognition

-how do our customers see us?



Internal Business Processes Component (Scorecard) - (ANSWER)-what must the company get right,
where must we excel to succeed?

-amt. of research done on emerging and future customer prefs.

-% of sales of new products

-new products introduced vs. planned

-% of defects

-time customer must wait for delivery

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