BUS 591 (Ashford) Complete Week 4 – DQs and Homework Problems
BUS 591 – Week 4
Week 4 DQ 1 Why do I need accounting:Consider the following scenario: Your friend (who is also in school) just emailed you to express frustration with his accounting class. In the email, he said, Why do I need to take accounting? What will I ever need to know about reporting and analyzing long-lived assets? I am a management major. Write a 100- to 250-word response to your friend, including specific details about the benefits of learning accounting. Focus particularly on reporting and analyzing long-lived assets from a managers perspective. Discuss the benefit and purpose of learning accounting as a business student. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
Week 4 DQ 2 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:Search the Internet and locate an annual financial report for a public U.S. company. Read the Notes to the Financial Statements to determine the criteria for cash equivalents and how cash and cash equivalents are handled. Discuss your findings. Find information about the internal control policy of the company and summarize this policy in your post. Is it in compliance with SOX? What are some references to SOX mentioned in the annual report? Your answer should demonstrate understanding of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and be a minimum of 100 to 200 words in length. Respond to at least two of your classmates posts.
BUS 591 Week 4 Homework Problems: Complete the following Workbook Template Week Four or you may complete the problems P8-2B and P8-6B from Chapter 8 and Problems 9P-2B and P9-7B from Chapter 9. Submit your assignment to the instructor by the posted due date. Show all your work to earn full credit.