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Essay Instructions: Accounting essay. Discuss these 3 depreciation methods (straight-line method, units of production method, and double declining balance method). How do you calculate depreciation using these methods? Why should a business select a particular one? Which type of depreciation method will benefit which types of business? What are the effects on net income of each of these methods? What are the tax effects on a business that chooses these methods? (For example, if equipment is being used more in first years and less in later years, straight line depreciation method would overstate net income for first years and you'd lose more money in taxes).

Thank you very much for your help.

Essay Instructions: request for shelby! No other writer take.

Hello Mark,
In case you are not familiar with me, I purchased a Microeconomic paper back in July (Order ID: 79080, Order Number: A1113739). I have the same instructor for Macroeconomics. The author of the Microeconomic term paper did such a fantastic job; I am requesting the same author, if that's possible.

Suggested Topics of the Macroeconomics Term paper include:
1) Oil price increase and its implication for the U.S. economy.
2) Economic effects of U.S. dollar depreciation
3) Appreciation of Euro: Will it take over the dollar as a reserve currency?
4) Government debt: Should we sorry about it?
5) Trade deficit: Causes and consequences.
6) Country Study: China, Russia, Mexico, Canada, etc (any one of the following)
7) U.S. FDI investment inflows
8) U.S. Budget deficit: causes and consequences
9) The current credit crunch: Its sources and implication (Mortgage Crisis)
10) U.S. international debt
11) The State of the U.S. Economy
12) Financial Crisis (any one of the following):
a. Asian
b. Mexican
c. Argentina
13) U.S. Productivity
14) Saving rate in the United States (S/Y)
15) Any other macroeconomic topic of your interest
(As long as the term paper is unique, formatted correctly, and has factual content, I don’t care. Whatever is easiest for you?)

The professor’s guidance is as follows:
10-15 pages typed, double spaced (not to include reference page and title page)
At least 5 references from articles and/or journals (must be from current viable sources that can easily be found at the local library. For instance, Wall Street Journal, Money, Forbes, Fortune)
Must have a Title Page and Reference Page (Format don’t care)
Figures and/or Tables must be referenced and cited appropriately
Any supported documentation from journals and articles must be cited properly and formatted correctly within the term paper and be included on reference page

Uniqueness, content, and formatting are top priority

If you have any questions or seek any additional guidance, please don’t hesitate to email.

Thank you very much for your assistance.
Matt

Essay Instructions: Using the annual report from PepsiCo please answer the following:

1.What is the amount of property and equipment on the balance sheet for the two most recent years? What is the amount of depreciation expense? What amounts are on the cash flow statement for the most recent year that relate to depreciation, gains and sales of property and equipment, and purchases and sale of property of equipment? What amounts are permitted for inclusion in the capitalized cost of property and equipment?

2.Looking at the footnote disclosures of the company, what are the individual components of property and equipment? For example, what are the amounts for land, building, equipment, accumulated depreciation, and so forth? How do companies account for nonmonetary exchange and dispositions of property and equipment?

3.Does the company have intangible assets? If so what are the types of intangible assets (patent, copyrights, etc.) and their amounts? What is the amount of amortization expense? What amounts on the most recent cash flow statement relate to the purchase and sale of intangible assets? How do intangible assets differ from property and equipment? What costs do we include in intangible assets?

4.Goes the company have goodwill? What are the footnote disclosures relating to goodwill and the related acquisition? Please also describe the calculation of goodwill and how we account for differences between fair value and book value of assets acquired.

5.What are the company's depreciation methods? What is the range of estimated useful lives used for depreciating their assets? Does the company use the same depreciation methods for financial statements and tax returns? If not, please describe the methods used for tax purposes.

6.What are the company's footnote disclosures relating to impairment? Please also describe how to determine if an impairment exists and how to calculate the impairment loss.

7.What are the amounts and descriptions for the company's current liabilities for the most recent year? Does the company have any contingent liabilities? If yes, please describe. What are the three categories of contingent liabilities and the treatment for each type? Does the company have any subsequent events disclosed in their footnotes? If so, please describe them.

8.What are the amounts and descriptions for all of the company's long-term liabilities on their balance sheet for the most recent two years? What is the interest expense for the two most recent years? What amounts are included in the cash flow statements for proceeds from issuance of debt and repayment of debt for the most recent year? For each note payable discussed in the footnotes disclosures, what is the interest rate, total amount borrowed, and maturity date?

9.Does the company have bonds payable? If so, what are the amounts? Please also describe how bonds payable differ from notes payable and how to account for the issuance of bonds at par, at a discount, and at a premium. How is the discount and premium amortized? What is the effective interest method?

10.Does the company have capital leases? If so, what are the amounts and terms of the leases? What are the four criteria for a lease to be considered a capital lease? What are the additional criteria for the lessor? What is the difference between a sales-type lease and a direct financing lease?

Essay Instructions: Assignment:
? Assignment #1 ? Brandywine Homecare
HSA525 Student Version 201004 [1010 ? 01/10/10] Page 5 of 22
Brandywine Homecare, a not-for-profit business, had revenues of $12 million in 2007.
Expenses other than depreciation totaled 75 percent of revenues, and depreciation
expense was $1.5 million. All revenues were collected in cash during the year and all
expenses other than depreciation were paid in cash.
You are to write a 4-7 page report that answers the following:
1. Construct Brandywine?s 2007 income statement.
2. What were Brandywine?s 2007 net income, total profit margin, and cash flow?
3. Suppose the company changed its depreciation calculation procedures (still within
GAAP) such that its depreciation expense doubled. How would this change affect
Brandywine?s net income, total profit margin, and cash flow?
4. Explain the difference between cash and accrual accounting. Be sure to include a
discussion of the revenue recognition and matching principles.
5. Explain the difference between equity section of a not-for-profit business and an
investor-owned business.
The format of the report is to be as follows:
o Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one inch margins on all
sides, APA format.
o Type the question followed by your answer to the question.
o In addition to the 4-7 pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page
is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor?s name, the
course title, and the date.
NOTE: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the
report, your language skills, and your writing skills.
The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:
Outcomes Assessed
? Apply fundamental financial management skills and knowledge to health care
organizations.
? Identify the components of important financial statements ? income statement, balance
sheet, and statement of cash flows ? and explain how they relate both to each other and
to the underlying sources of data.
? Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial
management.

Additional information: Title Page- Health Financial Management
Dr. Merle Point-Johnson
HSA 525
Strayer University
Please include cites that includes actual web sites along with cites and quotes from text book "Healthcare Finance: An Introduction to accounting and Financial Management (4th edition) Chicago: AUPHA Press/ Health Addministration Press

Thanks in advance!