Accounting Question

Purpose

You will continue to analyze your publicly traded manufacturing companys financial statements.

Task

  1. Use your selected publicly traded manufacturing company.
  2. Obtain the company’s most recent annual report.
  3. Using the complete the following tasks:

Task 1: Calculate and Interpret Accounts Payable Turnover

  • Calculate the company’s accounts payable turnover ratio.
  • Interpret the ratio in the context of the company’s industry and peers.

Task 2: Differentiate Between Short-Term and Long-Term Notes

  • Identify the company’s short-term and long-term notes payable from its balance sheet.
  • Explain the key differences between short-term and long-term notes payable.

Task 3: Calculate Bond Yields

  • Calculate the yield to maturity for the company’s outstanding bonds.
  • Explain how bond yields are calculated and what they represent.

Task 4: Distinguish Between Operating and Finance Leases

  • Identify the company’s operating and finance leases from its footnotes.
  • Explain the key differences between operating and finance leases.

Task 5: Assess Pension Liability Impact on Financial Statements

  • Assess the impact of the company’s pension liability on its financial statements.
  • Explain how pension liabilities are calculated and reported.

Submission

Submit an executive summary that includes the following:

  • A brief introduction to the company you chose and its industry
  • Your calculations and interpretations for each of the five tasks using the Excel spreadsheet to guide your work
  • A conclusion that summarizes your findings and provides any additional insights you gained from completing the projectYou may review an example of the assignment by downloading the

Requirements: 1 page

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