assignment. Judgment Case 4-1 creates good class discussions. Real World Cases 4–4 and
4–14 and Research Case 4-11 are suitable for student presentation(s).
Research Skills. In their careers, our graduates will be required to locate and extract relevant
information from available resource material to determine the correct accounting practice,
perhaps identifying the appropriate authoritative literature to support a decision. Research
Case 4–5 and Exercises 4–22 and 4–23 provide excellent opportunities to help students
develop this skill. In addition, Real World Case 4–4 can be adapted to require students to
research the authoritative literature on the presentation of non-GAAP earnings.
Analysis Skills. The “Broaden Your Perspective” section includes Analysis Cases that direct
students to gather, assemble, organize, process, or interpret data to provide options for
making business and investment decisions. In addition to Analysis Case 4–13, Judgment
Cases 4–6 and 4–7 also provide opportunities to develop and sharpen analytical skills.
Judgment Skills. The “Broaden Your Perspective” section includes Judgment Cases that
require students to critically analyze issues to apply concepts learned to business situations
in order to evaluate options for decision making and provide an appropriate conclusion.
Assignment Chart
Learning Est.
time
Questions Objective(s) Topic
(min.)
4–1 1 Purpose of the income statement 5
4–2 1 Income from continuing operations 5
4–3 1 Operating and nonoperating income 5
4–4 1 Single-step and multiple-step income statements 5
4–5 2 Earnings quality 5
4–6 3 Restructuring costs 5
4–7 4 Intraperiod tax allocation 5
4–8 4 Discontinued operations 5
4–9 5 Change in accounting principle 5
4–10 5 Change in accounting estimate 5
4–11 5 Correction of errors 5
4–12 5 Earnings per share 5
4–13 6 Comprehensive income 5
4–14 7 Purpose of the statement of cash flows 5
4–15 8 Classification of cash flows 5
4–16 8 Noncash investing and financing activities 5
4–17 8 Direct method versus indirect method 5
4–18 9 IFRS; statement of cash flows 5
4–19 10 Activity ratios 5
4–20 10 Profitability ratios 5
4–21 10 DuPont framework 5