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FIN 324ACADEMIC COACH

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• FIN 324 Entire Course
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• FIN 324 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethics
  Article ReviewFIN 324 Week 1 DQ 1FIN 324 Week 1
  DQ 2FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 3FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 4FIN
  324 Week 1 DQ 5FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 6FIN 324 Week
  1 DQ 7FIN 324 Week 2 Individual Assignment
  Assignments from the ReadingsFIN 324 Week 2
  Learning Team Assignment Review of Financial
  Statements PaperFIN 324 Week 2 DQ 1FIN 324 Week
  2 DQ 2FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 3FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 4

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FIN 324ACADEMIC COACH

• FIN 324 Final Exam Guide
• FIN 324 Final Exam Guide, Set of 10 Multiple
  Choice and True/False Question
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• 1. The primary users of external financial
  reports are
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• 2. If a company has 15,000 in assets and 10,000
  in equities, then liabilities are
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• 3. A revenue account is increased with

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• FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 1
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• Discuss the difference between financial and
  managerial accounting.

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• FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 2
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• What is the Financial Accounting Standards Board?
  What is their purpose?

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• FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 3
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• Discuss the difference between Certified Public
  Accountants (CPAs) and Certified Managerial
  Accountants (CMAs)

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• FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 4
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• Describe in detail the purpose of the Securities
  Exchange Commission (SEC).

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• FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 5
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• What was the purpose of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of
  2002?
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• FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 6
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• What is the purpose of adjusting entries?

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• FIN 324 Week 1 DQ 7
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• What is a Sub S type of business?

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• FIN 324 Week 1 Individual Assignment Ethics
  Article Review
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• Ethics Article Review
• Locate an article discussing ethics in accounting
  and financial decision making. 
• Prepare a 350- to 700-word review of your
  selected article. Use the Electronic Reserve
  Readings (ERR) for FIN/324, the Internet, or
  other resources locate an article discussing
  ethics in accounting and financial decision
  making. Address the following items in your
  review 
• Summarize the article.
• Relate the article to the weeks assigned
  readings.

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• FIN 324 Week 1 Summary
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• FIN 324 Week 1 Summary

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• FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 1
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• Discuss the importance of ethics and internal
  control programs.

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• FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 2
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• Is there a difference between cash and income? Is
  one more important than the other?
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• FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 3
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• Example of how cash flow and net income work
  together
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• FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 4
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• Discuss the importance of separation of duties
  where it relates to the accounting function.
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• FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 5
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• What is the benefit of cross functional training
  where it relates to the accounting function?
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• FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 6
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• Discuss the two different financial statements.
  Describe their purpose, layout, and relationship
  to another financial statement.

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• FIN 324 Week 2 DQ 7
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• Describe the relationship between debt and equity
  on balance sheet and financing activities on cash
  flow statement.

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• FIN 324 Week 2 Individual Assignment Assignments
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• Individual Assignment Assignments from the
  Readings
• ? Resource Accounting Concepts and Applications
• ? Prepare answers to the following questions and
  exerciseso
• Discussion Questions 5 and 7 (Ch. 1) of
  Accounting Concepts and Applicationso Practice
  Exercises 3-1, 3-2, 3-11, 3-12, 3-17related to
  3-11 and 3-12and 3-19related to 3-17 (Ch. 3) of
  Accounting Concepts and Applicationso Exercise
  3-34 (Ch. 3) of Accounting Concepts and
  Applicationso Discussion Questions 7, 9, 15, and
  16 (Ch. 4) of Accounting Concepts and Applications

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• FIN 324 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Review of
  Financial Statements Paper
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• You are attending a managerial meeting in your
  publicly held organization to hear a proposal for
  a possible corporate merger with a competitor.
  After a brief discussion, the chief financial
  officer conducts a presentation showing the
  competitor's financial statements. Some of your
  colleagues have little or no financial
  background. You have decided to further their
  understanding by conducting a financial
  comparison of two publicly traded organizations.
• ? Resources Electronic Reserve Readings, Week
  Two readings

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• FIN 324 Week 2 Summary
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• FIN 324 Week 2 Summary

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• FIN 324 Week 3 DQ 1
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• What is the difference between operating and
  financial leverage? Can there be too much
  financial leverage in a firm? Why or why not?
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• FIN 324 Week 3 DQ 2
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• What is the value of common stock dependent on?

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• FIN 324 Week 3 DQ 3
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• Should a company have more debt or more equity in
  its capital structure? Explain
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• FIN 324 Week 3 DQ 4
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• What are three U.S. stock exchanges where
  equities are publicly traded? Why may a stock
  split not be of great value to existing
  shareholders? How can a dividend policy be
  amended to address shareholders expectations of
  increasing returns?

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• FIN 324 Week 3 DQ 5
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• How do we estimate future dividends?

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• FIN 324 Week 3 Individual Assignment Assignments
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• Individual Assignment Assignments from the
  Readings
• ? Resource Accounting Concepts and Applications
• ? Prepare answers to the following exerciseso
  Practice Exercise 2-14 (Ch. 2) of Accounting
  Concepts and Applicationso Exercises 2-25,
  2-27Part 12-32, 2-29, and 2-33 (Ch. 2) of
  Accounting Concepts and Applications

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• FIN 324 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Key
  Financial Relationships Paper
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• Learning Team Assignment Key Financial
  Relationships Paper
• ? Resource Review of Financial Statements Paper
• ? Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word summary
  comparing the organizations two most recent
  fiscal years based on the followingo Discuss the
  interrelationships noted among data provided by
  each statement.o Describe where key components of
  the basic accounting equation are illustrated in
  the organizations financial statements.o
  Describe any control techniques or issues
  discussed in the statements.
• ? Format your paper according to APA standards

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• FIN 324 Week 3 Summary
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• FIN 324 Week 3 Summary

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• FIN 324 Week 4 DQ 1
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• Define the purpose of working capital.
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• FIN 324 Week 4 DQ 2
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• Why is controlling turnover in the inventory
  important? How can improvements in inventory
  management affect profitability?
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• FIN 324 Week 4 DQ 3
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• What costs are associated with inventory?
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• FIN 324 Week 4 DQ 4
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• Why is controlling turnover in the inventory
  important? How can improvements in inventory
  management affect profitability?
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• FIN 324 Week 4 DQ 5
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• What are ramifications if an organization has too
  much cash on hand?

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• FIN 324 Week 4 DQ 6
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• How have recent zero money down and zero money
  interest for 12 months offers affected potential
  cash buyers?
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• FIN 324 Week 4 DQ 7
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• How does extending credit affect working capital
  requirements and the cash conversion period?
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• FIN 324 Week 4 Individual Assignment Assignments
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• Individual Assignment Assignments from the
  Readings
• ? Resource Accounting Concepts and Applications
• ? Prepare answers to the following questions and
  exerciseso Discussion Questions 9-11, 16, and 18
  (Ch. 15) of Accounting Concepts and Applicationso
  Practice Exercise 15-8, 15-12, and 15-14 (Ch. 15)
  of Accounting Concepts and Applicationso Exercise
  15-23 (Ch. 15) of Accounting Concepts and
  Applications

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• FIN 324 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Final
  Report and Presentation
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• Learning Team Assignment Final Report
• The chief executive officer of your organization
  has asked you to compare the organization you are
  thinking of acquiring with a competitor. Obtain
  financial statements for the organization under
  investigation and its competitor, and perform the
  following tasks
• ? Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word summary comparing
  the organizations two most recent fiscal years,
  based on the followingo Profitability ratioso
  Management efficiency ratioso Leverage ratios

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• FIN 324 Week 4 Summary
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• FIN 324 Week 4 Summary

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• FIN 324 Week 5 DQ 1
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• What is the difference between stocks and bonds?
  Which represents more risk to the organization?
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FIN 324 Week 5 DQ 2For more course tutorials
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affect its stock price?  

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FIN 324 Week 5 DQ 3For more course tutorials
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have agencies that focus on specific industries?

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FIN 324 Week 5 DQ 4For more course tutorials
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the Department of Commerce?

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FIN 324 Week 5 DQ 5For more course tutorials
visitwww.uophelp.com Does an organization
receive money when its stock is traded in the
secondary market? 

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FIN 324 Week 5 Individual Assignment Assignments
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Assignments from the Readings? Resource
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Accounting
Concepts and Applications? Prepare answers to
the following problemso Quiz Problems 1 and 5
(Ch. 19) of Fundamentals of Corporate Finance?
Prepare answers to the following questiono
Discussion Question 3 (Ch. 22) of Accounting
Concepts and Applications

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FIN 324 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Investor
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Investor Profile Paper? Resource Mergent Online
database? Select one of the organizations you
have analyzed during the course.? Prepare a 350-
to 700-word paper in which you address the
followingo Identify two lenders the organization
uses.o Identify the investment bank the
organization uses to issue stock.o Identify and
discuss the role these intermediaries play for
the organization.o Discuss which government
entities regulate securities this organization
issues.o Examine the role these entities play for
investors.

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