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• AMP 415 Module 1 Assignment
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• AMP 415 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.
• You are not required to submit this assignment
  to Turnitin.

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• AMP 415 Module 1 Discussion 1
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• AMP 415 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,

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• AMP 415 Module 1 Discussion 2
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• AMP 415 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.

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• AMP 415 Module 2 Assignment Problem 15-18
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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
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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•  AMP 415 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)
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• AMP 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 of your
  classmates.

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• AMP 415 Module 5 Assignment 1
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• AMP 415 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.

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• AMP 415 Module 5 Assignment 2
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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.

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• AMP 415 Module 5 Discussion 2
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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.

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• AMP 415 Module 6 Assignment 2
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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
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•  AMP 415 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 2
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 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,

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• AMP 415 Module 8 Discussion 1
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• AMP 415 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
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• AMP 415 Module 8 Discussion 2
• What is the product life cycle? How does it
  impact pricing decisions?

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