In this case students must ascertain what financial ratios they recommend the company focus on and they must also decide how best to communicate, explain, and bring to life those metrics so that the company's cadre of non-financial middle managers can most easily understand the significance of,...

This case raises the question, How does a company reasonably estimate and record entries for uncollectible trade receivables and under what circumstances are receivables written off as uncollectible? The required accounting transactions for the case involve estimating a receivables allowance...

This case provides an opportunity for students to (1) understand the calculation of a number of basic financial ratios, (2) analyze a set of common-size balance sheets and several financial ratio metrics, (3) hypothesize how some basic understanding of an industry should be reflected in certain...

Traditional financial-ratio analysis is a popular after-the-fact look at financial and managerial performance. This case introduces a means for incorporating rates of improvement, growth, or change into traditional financial-ratio analysis. Indeed, the Delta Factor tables presented in the case...

This case provides an opportunity to explore very simple job-order costing. It also provides a chance to discuss contribution analysis in the context of a pricing decision and the absorption of manufacturing-overhead costs by the various jobs the company has under contract

The primary purpose of this case is to provide students with an opportunity to practice the implementation of a simple activity-based costing (ABC) system. In doing so, students are asked to review several possible allocation bases and ascertain the best base by which to allocate plant...

The D case presents the perspective of a board member who is concerned about the seemingly dysfunctional dynamics between family members who have significant owner/manager roles. Students must decide how such concerns impact (if at all) their financial concerns for the company. See also the A...

The C case presents the perspective of a board member who is concerned with the competency of top management. Students decide how such concerns impact (if at all) their financial concerns for the company. All four cases in the series may be used together as part of an introductory audit course...

Financial ratios and common-size balance sheets for 13 amp;quot;mysteryamp;quot; companies are provided. Students then match each mystery company's data to 1 of the 13 industries provided. In the process, students learn how to calculate a number of basic financial ratios; craft a story about the...

This case provides an opportunity for students to: (1) learn about the calculation of various financial ratios, (2) hypothesize how some of their basic understandings of an industry would be reflected in certain financial metrics, and (3) discuss an organizing framework for financial ratios