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Woodsworth College Courses
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WDW101Y1
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Scot Wortley

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The ucr form was revised in 1984- more sophisticated analysis of crime and patterns. Percentage change, often from year to year +or - %. Higher homicide rate in the northwest territories because gun availability and male female ration. A lot of crime is concentrated among young people. strengths of ucr, they have standardized reporting that permit comparisons/ provide accurate analysis/ understand when and where crime takes place. coroner s reports ( good source of data on homicides) world health organization data (official data on source of death) victimization surveys take a random sample of the population and ask the m question. From this we realize that most of the crimes are not reported (ex. public opinion surveys document the fear of crime, the performance of the police the laws, what should the government do. To have a good survey you have to be careful with the sample.

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Using the cohesion case (PepsiCo, Inc,-2014), the www.fiance.yahoo.com information, the annual report, and the industry survey, list what you consider to be PepsiCo's major strengths, major opportunities, major threats, and major weaknesses. Each factor listed for this exercise must include a percent, a number, dollar, or ratio to reveal some quantified fact trend. These factors provided the underlying basis for a strategic plan because a firm strives to take advantage of strength, improve weaknesses avoid threats, and capitalize on the opportunity.

1. In addition to the financial statements andthe accompanying notes, corporate annual reports normally includewhich of the following?

a. Management Discussion and Analysis

b. Report on Internal Control

c. Report on Fairness of the Financial Statements

d. All of these choices are correct.

2. Typical items included in the MD&A wouldinclude all the following except

a. management's analysis and explanations of any significantchanges between the current and prior years' financialstatements.

b. important accounting principles or policies that could affectinterpretation of the financial statements, including the effect ofchanges in accounting principles or the adoption of new accountingprinciples.

c. management's assessment of the company's liquidity and theavailability of capital to the company.

d. a worksheet.

3. An extraordinary item is defined as an eventor transaction that is

a. unusual in nature.

b. infrequent in occurrence.

c. both unusual in nature and infrequent in occurrence.

d. None of these choices are correct.

4. Generally accepted accounting principlesrequire that unusual items

a. be reported within operating income on the incomestatement.

b. be reported separately on the income statement.

c. not be reported on the income statement.

d. None of these choices are correct.

SFAS 158 made revisions on how pension plansand postretirement benefit information should be reported in thefinancial statements.

Refer to Fatality Analysis Reporting System(FARS) to identify the changes that were made, both within thefinancial statements themselves and in the requireddisclosures.


Based on your analysis of the informationprovided, answer the following:

  • What are the currentrequirements for reporting pension plan and postretirement benefitinformation in the financial statements?
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  • Have these changes improved reporting for the users offinancial statements?

In your evaluation, you should consider howthe changes either improved or did not improve the characteristicsof usefulness and understandability identified in the conceptualframework for financial reporting, such as thefollowing:

  • Representationalfaithfulness
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  • Conservatism
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