Homework Analyzing Financial Position Assignment

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1. What three pieces of information are needed to convert nominal dollars to constant dollars? The adjusted value of the account in historical or normal dollars A price index that reflects the purchasing power in which the unadjusted value is currently expressed A price index that reflects the purchasing power at the date the account is to be restarted. 2. For restating financial statements to convert to constant dollars, what index is required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board? The consumer price index is required by the financial accounting standards board 33 to restate historical cists to constant dollars 3. The HC method, which uses unadjusted historical costs, does not consider depreciation expenses, purchasing power, and unrealized gains in replacement value. Despite these weaknesses as a financial reporting method, the HC method is used more frequently for accounting purposes than other methods, such as the HC-GPL, CV, and CV-GPL methods. Why is this so? The HC method is consistent and used more frequently because the other methods would provide some degree of inflationary adjustment. Changes in financial reporting methods also could influence decisions reached by regulatory and rate-setting organizations 4. What are two major methods of asset valuation? 5. Inflation was 8% during the most recent year and your organization's investment in land rose 12%. If the beginning appraised land value was $1,000,000, what increase in specific prices over general price level would be reported, stated in year-end dollars? 6. You purchased an MRI scanner two years ago for $2.0 million. The MRI has a 5-year depreciable life with no salvage value. If that same MRI now costs $3.0 million, what would be the difference between replacement cost depreciation and historical cost depreciation? Historical cost depreciation $2,000,000/5 = 400,000 Replacement cost depreciation $3,000,000/5 = 600,000 Difference in cost 600,000 – 400,000= $200,00 7. What are the four critical questions that must be answered for dashboard reporting? What is most important to the firms success? What are the critical drivers that influence preformation attainment?
What are the most relevant measures that reflect critical driver relationship? What relevant benchmarking data are available to assess performance? Number as a measure of success can be misleading 8. What should be a firm's primary long-term financial objective? A firm’s primary long term financial objective should be sustained growth. 9. What is/are the primary determinant(s) of firm value? The primary determinants of firm value are profit, investment required to support operations and cost of capital 10. Listed below are the financial ratios for Calvin Community Clinic. Calvin improved its overall financial condition from 2008 to 2009. Identify these areas of improvement and attempt to explain how this improvement came about. The Acid test ratio is more meaning there is more cash and marketable securities are available to pay off all current liabilities. The days in accounts receivable are less which will increase working capital. It took less days for bills to be paid under the average payment period. DCOH was more and the organization could continue to operate given its current level of cash and operating expenses. More money was invested in the organization’s plant and equipment based on the fixed asset turnover. The Operating margin is more which means more operating income/total revenue which can help in growth, but we believe that relying on this number as a measure of success can be misleading in many situations. More profit was earned for each dollar invested in assets based on the Return of total assets. Debt service coverage was increased which helps to avoid financial risk exposure and the investment needs of its strategic plan 11. Listed below are the balance sheet and statement of operations for Wynn Memorial Nursing Home for 2008 and 2009. Compute the following ratios: 1. Current Ratio: December 31, 2008:
Current Ratio = 365 / 240 Current Ratio = 1.52: 1 December 31, 2009: Current Ratio = 405 / 295 Current Ratio = 1.37: 1 2. Acid-test Ratio: December 31, 2008: Acid test = 285/ 240 Acid test = 1.18:1 December 31, 2009: Acid test = 325/ 295 Acid test = 1.10: 1 3. Days in Accounts Receivable : December 31, 2009: Average payment period = 220/(1600/360) Average payment period = 49.44 4. Average Payment Period: Average Accounts Receivable = (295 + 235) / 2 Average Accounts Receivable = $265 Days in Accounts Receivable = 365 * 265 / 1,400 Days’ in Accounts Receivable = 69.09 or 69 days 5. Long-term Debt to Net Assets Ratio: December 31, 2008: Long Term Debt to Net Assets Ratio = 20 / 355 Long Term Debt to Net Assets Ratio = 0.06 times December 31, 2009: Long Term Debt to Net Assets Ratio = 100 / 493 Long Term Debt to Net Assets Ratio = 0.20 times
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