2. What business risks does Blue Nile face that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? What are some examples of control activities that the company could use to reduce these risks? Are some of the risks faced by Blue Nile difficult to reduce through control activities? Explain.
There are so many risk factors for Blue Nile, but main risk factors a
Ⅱ. Exchange rate regime
1. What is the exchange rate?
In finance, the exchange rates between two currencies specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other. It is the value of a foreign nation’s currency in terms of the home nation’s currency. For example an exchange rate of 91 Japanese yen (JPY, ¥) to the United States dollar (USD, $) means that 91 yen is worth the
2. By recognizing rentals as equipment sales in the current period, does this increase or decrease Xerox’s sales revenue in the future period?
Since such creative accounting is basically moving up future revenue boost current revenue, Xerox’s revenue in future periods is expected to decrease. If dealt properly, Xerox would have recorded revenue by $10 each month However, if Xerox records it
income?
When Xerox posted the journal entry for “exposed receivables” after they have admitted it, it would have meant a decrease in the book value of account receivables. Because a portion of account receivables have turned uncollectible, the contra-account, the allowances for bad debts, should be debited as the account receivables are credited. The total asset value would decrease in cons
I. Introduction
1. Purpose of the Project
The purpose of this our group was to analyze two similar hospitality companies by using tools learned in accounting class. Based on annual reports of two companies, our group members learned how the terms learned in class is actually used in the report. We hope to understand how certain variation affects accounting items and identify why certain does