ACC-240 Benchmark

Revenues Cost of goods sold Earnings Total assets Shareholders equity Coca-Cola $41,866 16,456 6,536 87,274 23,050 Pepsico $62,806 28,211 6,324 74,140 11,252 Keurig Dr Pepper $6,435 2,591 849 9,800 2,130

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1. Compute for the profitability ratios of both Elen and Melanie. Which of the two companies do you believe is more profitable? 2. Compute for the operational efficiency ratios of both Elen and Melanie. Which of the two companies do you believe is more efficient? 3. Compute for the financial health ratios of both Elen and Melanie. Which of the two companies do you believe is more financially healthy?

1. Explain how the organizations culture would influence the design of a new Accounting Information system for a company. 2. An university has various schools and departments that offer various Degree and Diploma courses. The University has been offering courses through two modes of study that include the Full-Time classes and Evening Classes. The university management has been evaluating the possibility of introducing a new mode of study where the university will offer the students the option of selecting 100% online classes option. The University will deploy this 100% online classes option by using Zoom video conferencing software. Other software’s and platforms that the university will use for the 100% online classes mode like google classroom and other softwares. The university has invited you as an expert of accounting information systems to help in the design and implementation of a new revenue transaction cycle system that will be used for the new 100% online classes option mode…

Outsourcing Call Centers; Strategy; Ethics; Present-Value Analysis (Chapter 12) Merchants’Bank (MB) is a large regional bank operating in 634 locations in the southeastern United States.Until 2014, the bank operated a call center for customer inquiries out of a single location in Atlanta,Georgia. MB understood the importance of the call center for overall customer satisfaction andmade sure that the center was managed effectively. However, in early 2013, it became clear that thecost of running the center was increasing very rapidly, along with the firm’s growth, and that someissues were arising about the quality of the service. To improve the quality and dramatically reducethe cost of the service, MB moved its call center to Bangalore, India, to be run by an experiencedoutsourcing firm, Naftel, which offers similar services to other banks like MB.The Naftel contract was for 5 years, and in late 2017 it was time to consider whether to renewthe contract, change to another call center…

Pls help...   Your corporation is presenting its financial results for the year to the board of directors. You have created a model of premium service that have increased profit margins. However, the board members are concerned that this has been achieved by adding more staff instead of better use of technology compared to your competitors. What ratio should the board members be looking for to see if their apprehensions are justified? Group of answer choices SG&A/Sales ROIC/Sales Return on sales PPE/Sales

Compare the two companies and declare which of the two company will be: a. Profitable b. Ideal for investment c. Good for short term investment d. Good for long term investment

You are in a committee meeting with the Head of Marketing and Head of Finance and are presenting a new marketing idea on how to boost K-C's sales: extending more credit sales to customers. Based on everything that we learned in PFA... focus on how this new approach will affect different line-items in financial statements (B/S, I/S, CFS) and the economics of the business. Please provide TWO points in favor of the idea and TWO arguments against allowing higher credit sales. Be as specific as you can, one sentence each and distinctive ideas, please – higher credit sales and higher revenue is basically the same.

See image attached   1.Compare and analyse the performance of the two companies based on their profit margin, asset turnover, ROCE, and debt equity ratio and explain what the board of Box Limited needs to do to achieve their objective .  2. Which other non-financial measures can influence the decision of the board of Box Limited?

Required: For each business analytics task, identify the correct step in the SOAR analytics model. Business Analytics Task STAN Deciding which data to use in the analysis Running a statistical analysis to evaluate the impact of advertising on sales of targeted products Extracting data from blogs to analyze consumer sentiment regarding Verizon wireless service Communicating current customers' key characteristics to management Analyzing how profits will change if taxes on Chinese-sourced products increase in the coming year Asking which vendor is most reliable based on past performance SOAR Analytics Model Component

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Strategy The table below contains the names of six companies. Required: For each company, categorize its strategy as being focused on customer intimacy, operational excellence, or product leadership, if you wish to improve your understanding of each company’s customer value proposition before completing the exercise, review its most recent annual report. To obtain electronic access to this information, perform an Internet search on each company’s name followed by the words “annual report.”

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Quick Stop operates 1,000 convenience stores throughout the United States. The company’s slogan is “Best Stop of the Day,” and its mission is to make every customer a return customer. Quick Stop’s corporate strategy supports this mission by stressing the importance of sparkling clean surroundings, well-stocked shelves, and, above all, cheerful employees. Of course, improved shareholder value drives this strategy. Q. Assume that Quick Stop uses a balanced scorecard approach to formulating its management control system. List three measures that Quick Stop might use to evaluate each of the four balanced scorecard perspectives: financial perspective, customer perspective, internal-business- process perspective, and learning-and-growth perspective.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING vs. MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING Suppose you have been hired by an ice cream company as a market analyst. Your first assignment is to evaluate the sales of various standard and specialty ice creams within the Western region where the company operates. You also need to determine the best-selling flavors of ice cream in other regions of the Canada as well as the selling patterns of the flavors. Do some flavors sell better than others at different times of the year, or are some top sellers sold as limited-edition flavors? Remember that one of the strategic goals of the company is to increase market share, and the first step in meeting this goal is to sell their product in 10 percent more stores within their current market, so your research will help upper-level management carry out the company's goals. 1. Where would you gather the information? Where would you find this information? 2. What type of information would you need? 3. How would the company determine the impact of…

Read the situation about Apple and answer the “Question and Analysis” part

Question 2 Please read the following scenario and answer the questions that follow: You are an analyst in the food and beverage industry. In this industry, there are various sizes of businesses - from small to significant global companies. In order to conduct an effective comparison of the different businesses, you have chosen to use a 'common size' analysis. Common size analysis converts all financial statement variables to percentages, thereby allowing the effectiveness and efficiency of the individual businesses to be compared. What follows is the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income of two of the businesses, Fruity Rush Limited and Sparkling Thirst (Pty) Limited, respectively. Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the period ending 30 June 2021 R'000 Fruity Rush Sparkling Thirst Sales 86,000 28,000 Cost of sales 40,000 14,000 Gross profit 46,000 14,000 Operating expenses 30,000 6,000 Selling expenses 4,000 3,000 Depreciation 7,000…

Which of the following are examples of financial objectives that a company might choose to pursue?               A         Provision of good wages and salaries             B         Restricting the level of gearing to below a specified target             C         Dealing honestly and fairly with customers on all occasions             D         Producing environmentally friendly products                                      Which of the following is true?               A         Management accounting is highly regulated             B         Financial accounting is highly regulated             C         Management accounting is externally focused             D         Financial accounting is only internally communicated                        Which of the following is NOT a connected stakeholder?               A         Shareholders             B         Customers             C         Competitors             D         Local community…

Assume that you are purchasing an investment and have decided to invest in a company in the digital phone business. You have narrowed the choice to Digitized Corp. and Very Network​, Inc. and have assembled the following data. LOADING... ​(Click to view the income statement​ data.) Data Table Selected income statement data for the current​ year:     Digitized Very Network Net Sales Revenue (all on credit) $418,290 $494,940 Cost of Goods Sold 210,000 256,000 Interest Expense 0 15,000 Net Income 62,000 70,000 ​(Click to view the balance sheet and market price​ data.) Data Table Selected balance sheet and market price data at the end of the current​ year:     Digitized Very Network Current Assets:     Cash $24,000 $21,000 Short-term Investments 42,000 19,000 Accounts Receivables, Net 36,000 46,000 Merchandise Inventory 67,000 98,000 Prepaid Expenses 22,000 18,000 Total…

See Image for Information Compute the following performance indices for both companies: Profit margin Asset turnover Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Current ratio Debt equity ratio  Compare and analyse the performance of the two companies computed in (1) above and explain what the board of Box Limited needs to do to achieve their objective .  c. Which other non-financial measures can influence the decision of the board of Box Limited?

Performing vertical analysis The Randall Department Stores, Inc. chief executive officer (CEO) has asked you to compare the company’s profit performance and financial position with the averages for the industry. The CEO has given you the company’s income statement and sheet as well as the industry average data for retailers. Requirements Prepare a vertical analysis for Randall for both its income statement and balance sheet. 2 Compare the company’s profit performance and financial position with the average for the industry.

The balanced scorecard for a service company American Express Company is a major financial services company noted for its American Express card. Some of the performance measures used by the company on its balanced scorecard are listed below. a. For each measure, identify whether the measure best fits the learning and growth, internal processes, customer, or financial performance perspective of the balanced scorecard. Performance Measure Average card member spending Number of Internet features Cards in force Performance Perspective Number of merchant signings Earnings growth Number of new card launches Hours of credit consultant training Return on equity Investment in information technology Revenue growth Number of card choices b. From the list of measures, select the option that would be considered lagging indicators relative to the rest of the measures listed. Lagging indicators Lagging indicators Lagging indicators