Category: Accounting

For this assignment you will draft a memo to your client Michael Hopkins, the CEO of Canyon Incorporated, explaining various filings required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Review the attached “Memo Template” for suggested formatting.
Assume Canyon Incorporated is a beverage manufacturer and competes with PepsiCo and Coca-Cola.
Mr. Hopkins would like information regarding the filings required by the SEC for public companies. He is seeking clarification of the purpose of the Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K. Within the Form 10-Q, Mr. Hopkins desires to understand the requirements for Part I, items 1-3. What type of information is required to be provided for each item? Why is this information important to users of the financial statements? Also, he wants more information regarding the requirements for Form 10-K Part II, items 7, 7A, and 8, and how these items differ from those presented in Form 10-Q. Emphasize how both forms are used for decision-making. Discuss the information provided in Form 8-K and why this information is required by the SEC.
Also, Mr. Hopkins wants to learn more about how Canyon Inc.’s competitors report and disclose earnings per share (EPS) in the Form 10-K. Review the Form 10-K for either PepsiCo or Coca-Cola. Locate the EPS value on the income statement and review the corresponding notes to the financial statements. Does the information contained in the notes to the financial statements match the information reported on the income statement? If so, what types of source documentation do you think PepsiCo or Coca-Cola used to calculate EPS and to create the note? How can a company ensure the source data are accurate? If the data are not accurate, what could be the explanation as to why there is a discrepancy? How or why you think this discrepancy was allowed to be reported on the income statement and the notes to the financial statements.
The memo should be approximately 500-650 words.
Rubric
Form 10-Q: Explains the purpose and requirements of form 10-Q
Form 10-K: Explains the purpose and requirements of form 10-K
Form 8-K Form: Explains the purpose and requirements of form 8-K
Canyon Inc.’s Competitors EPS: Explains the earnings per share (EPS) for either PepsiCo or Coca-Cola
Thesis, Positions, or Purpose: Communicates reason for writing and demonstrated awareness of audience
Development, Structure, and Conclusion: Advances position or purpose throughout writing; conclusion aligns and evolves from development
Evidence: Selects and Integrates evidence to support and advance position/purpose; considers other perspectives
Mechanics of Writing: Includes spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, language use, sentence structure, etc.
Formate Documentation: Uses appropriate style, such as APA, MLA, etc., for for college, subject, and level; documents sources using citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., appropriate to assignment and discipline

Build a simple relational database based on the data model (p. 95, Figure 4-2). Required tables in your database are as follows. Also You must include the attributes that you identify as primary key or foreign keys in your table. Other attributes in each table are at your discretion to include in your database or not. Please view the instructions doc DB HOMEWORK#1 and follow all the directions!!

Module 3 Discussion Board 2 Week 5 Initial Post Due 6/9
For this module discussion, you are to post an initial response to the topic below of 350-500 words and 1 reply to another student adding new value to the discussion (125-175 words). Initial posts are to be substantive based on reading and research.  Posts are to be unique for each student – not a repeat or paraphrase of what has already been stated. The initial post is due by end of day the Sunday following the chat session.. Reply posts to other students are due the following Sunday. Each module is approximately 2 weeks.  2 posts total during each 2-week period for this discussion.
Social engineering is a challenge for companies to control when confidential information is shared.  What are 3 types of social engineering and describe 2 examples of how this can occur? What can companies do to prevent this from happening?
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Samuel
Jun 10 8:29pm
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Criminals rely a lot on these techniques called Social Engineering also named “Human Hacking” in where they manipulate people to access, share or send information that they shouldn’t to obtain private personal data or extract it from an organization. From stealing personal data to use a credit card to use an employee personal data to create a dangerous virus within a company are some of the techniques these cyber -criminals use. They use victims’ emotions to persuade them to act against their own.
A widely known social engineering technique used is Phishing, where criminals produce links, webpages or messages to make it look like they are of legit precedence. They also try to manipulate the victim to share information to a supposedly trusted entity.
With the social media boom, Angler Phishing has got the attention of cybersecurities organizations and is one of the most common cyber-attacks that harm peoples identities. Angler Phishing is when criminals pretendent to be working for a company as a customer service representative using social media platforms and making the victim share their personal data, often through a phone call.
An example of this would be a customer complaining on Twitter about a delivery of a specific product from a store. The scammer would pretend to be a customer representative working for that store and offer apologies. Once it has engaged with the customer, it would create a fake reward link and obtain personal information.
Another very famous and dangerous social engineering form used by criminals is the “Water Hole Atack” called like that referring to the wild, when a predator waits for their prey near a watering hole. In these cybersecurity assaults, criminals lure people to access a webpage they would normally use to persuade them to access a malicious link to infect the software with ransomware.
For instance, if a group of cybercriminals determine that a company employee is using a news webpage on a daily basis, they would attempt to infect that webpage with damaged code, hoping the target would access it.
These types of attacks are very difficult to prevent due to the nature of the problem. The criminals intend to affect the human mind instead of machines’ actions. What companies can do to prevent these attacks is to create awareness in it employees, possibly through training to help them understand the possible damage in which they can incur. Cybersecurity technologies always are very popular to help mitigate a possible attack, like double authentication to access private data and spam filters to help catch malicious link before it reach the victim.

Part 1: Using the 2023 reports for Sainsbury plc and Tesco plc, write a report discussing their profit performances, liquidity, efficiency, capital structures as well as appropriate investment ratios and consider whether a purchase of 5000 shares in Tesco plc should be made ( 1200 words)

For this assignment, you will act as if you are an advisor to the president, who is facing an economic crisis (one of three below depending on your last name). You will offer a fiscal policy solution, including an analysis of its impact on the deficit, national debt, and the potential impacts of implementing it on price levels and GDP. Recommendations to the president in the form of a policy brief should be 1-2 pages
Topic: Inflation is at 10% and rising fast. Unemployment is at or below the natural rate of unemployment.

Find and post a news article, past or present, that discusses a fiscal policy and its potential impact on the debt. Summarize the article and explain why you support or oppose the policy.

Details for the discussion post are in each file. There are 2 discussion posts, both needing
at least 1 credible source.

Instructions
Use the Week 2 Assignment Template Download Week 2 Assignment Templateto write a 1–2 page summary. (Please be aware that the title page and the resource page do not count towards the total number of pages.)
Support your opinion(s) by reviewing and applying one or more of the listed ethical theories.
Rational ethics
Utilitarianism
Social contract theory
Use at least three current, quality academic or authoritative sources in this assignment. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment.
Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality scholarly and/or authoritative sources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Resources
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Public Law 117-58, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law”
Week 2 Assignment TemplateDownload Week 2 Assignment Template
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify legal and ethical issues in business.
Week 2 Assignment – Ethics and Legislation
Week 2 Assignment – Ethics and Legislation
Criteria Ratings Pts
Explain six or more concept of rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to justify the selection of a particular ethical theory.
44 to >39.6 pts
Exemplary
Explains six or more concept of rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to justify the selection of a particular ethical theory.
39.6 to >35.2 pts
Competent
Explains three – four concepts of rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to justify the selection of a particular ethical theory.
35.2 to >30.8 pts
Satisfactory
Explains two – three concepts of rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to justify the selection of a particular ethical theory.
30.8 to >26.4 pts
Needs Improvement
Explains one (1) concept of rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to justify the selection of a particular ethical theory.
26.4 to >0 pts
Unacceptable
Did not submit or explain six or more concept of rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to justify the selection of a particular ethical theory.
/ 44 pts
Justify the support of the legislation using six or more concepts from rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to support the legislation.
44 to >39.6 pts
Exemplary
Justifies the support of the legislation using six or more concepts from rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to support the legislation.
39.6 to >35.2 pts
Competent
Justifies the support of the legislation using three -four concepts from rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to support the legislation.
35.2 to >30.8 pts
Satisfactory
Justifies the support of the legislation using two-three concepts from rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to support the legislation.
30.8 to >26.4 pts
Needs Improvement
Justifies the support of the legislation only using one concept from rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to support the legislation.
26.4 to >0 pts
Unacceptable
Did not submit or justify the support of the legislation using six or more concepts from rational ethics, utilitarianism, or social contract theory to support the legislation.
/ 44 pts
Follow guidelines for clear and organized writing that includes introductory and concluding paragraphs, and body paragraphs with topic sentences, main ideas, and supporting sentences including a minimum of three sources, correct spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
22 to >19.8 pts
Exemplary
Writing is organized with clear introductory and concluding paragraphs, body paragraphs, topic sentences, and main ideas. Supporting sentences are evident in every paragraph including a minimum of three sources correct spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
19.8 to >17.6 pts
Competent
Writing is organized with clear introductory and concluding paragraphs, body paragraphs, topic sentences, and main ideas. Supporting sentences are not evident in every paragraph including sources correct spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
17.6 to >15.4 pts
Satisfactory
Writing is organized with introductory and concluding paragraphs and body paragraphs that contain main ideas. Topic sentences and supporting sentences are not evident in every paragraph including most of the sources correct spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
15.4 to >13.2 pts
Needs Improvement
Writing is structured with body paragraphs but is missing either an introductory or conclusion paragraph. Topic sentences and supporting sentences are not present in every paragraph including part of the sources correct spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
13.2 to >0 pts
Unacceptable
Did not submit or writing is unorganized with unclear introductory and not concluding paragraphs, body paragraphs, topic sentences, and main ideas. Supporting sentences are evident in every paragraph not including a minimum of three sources incorrect spelling, grammar, and sentence structure.
/ 22 pts

Overview
Most businesses are forced to evaluate opportunities for capital investments to allocate scarce funds. While there are many ways to evaluate the wisdom of capital investment, one such way is to do so from a cost accounting perspective. In this assignment, you play the role of cost accountant evaluating a planned investment.
Scenario
Healthcare America is weighing the purchase of a new $3M MRI facility to serve its expanding presence in the area of orthopedic medicine. The expectation is that the machine will be nearly fully utilized in the next five years. The government recently exempted taxes on profits from new investments to encourage capital investments. The equipment is expected to have 10 years of useful life with no salvage value. The company employs straight-line depreciation. Net cash inflows of $800,000 are expected each year for five years. The company uses a rate of 9% in evaluating its capital investment projects.
Instructions
Create a professional PowerPoint presentation (with detailed speaker′s notes) that fully supports your recommendation of whether or not this capital expenditure is justified from a cost accounting perspective.
Include the following in the presentation:
Explain your overall approach to evaluating the capital purchase.
What criteria are most important?
What questions do you need answered?
Justify your choice of three capital investment measures that you believe best support a responsible recommendation.
Perform the calculations for each of your chosen measures. (Note: If you need more data for your chosen methods, make sure to state your assumptions or reasonably chosen data values.)
Recommend your choice on whether or not to make this investment with support from your calculations and the other considerations stated in your overall approach.
Describe the two most significant risks associated with your recommendation from a cost accounting perspective.
Additional Requirements
Presentation Guidelines
Length: 8-10 slides, that would accompany an approximately 10-15-minute oral presentation. Although you are not required to record or give a presentation for this assignment, the slides and speaker notes must contain enough information as if you were presenting.
Prepare detailed speaker′s notes describing items on each slide so that the viewer can accurately interpret the deeper meanings and intentions that would have been conveyed orally.
Visuals: Include graphical elements that are easy to read and interpret. Use colors, fonts, formatting, and other design principles that make the information clear and generally add to the aesthetic and professionalism of the presentation.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Evaluate capital investments from a cost accounting perspective.

Instructions
Your assignment for this chapter is to complete Exercise 17-10 and Problem 17.4A from the textbook. For assistance with these problems, please view Problem Demo Exercise 17-2 (5:49) and Problem Demo Exercise 17-4 (5:13).
Submission Instructions
Submit your solution as an ″Excel″ or ″Word″ attachments.
If possible, use one workbook with each problem in a separate worksheet. For any assignment in Excel, you need to use the formulas for any calculations.
Upload all assignments under one submission if you are submitting more than one file. Please do not submit homework problems in parts. All must be completed with one submission.