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P1–5, Concluded
4. PENDRAY SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y5
Cash flows from operating activities:
Note to Instructors: The determination of cash receipts and payments from
operating activities is not discussed in Chapter 1 and is beyond the student
level of understanding or comprehension at this point in the text. This topic
will be covered in later chapters. However, for completeness of the solution, the
cash receipts and payments for operating activities are computed as follows:
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METRIC-BASED ANALYSIS
MBA 1–1
1. The following metrics appear on the companies’ respective 10-Ks:
Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.
Twitter
Monthly Active Users (MAUs)
Timeline views (the number of timelines requested and delivered when regis-
tered users visit Twitter or refresh a home timeline, but not other timelines or
view search results)
2. In general, the differences in the metrics used by each company can be
explained by looking at each company’s operations. Interpublic Group of
Companies Inc. uses traditional metrics based upon the financial statements.
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MBA 1–2
1. The following metrics appear on the companies’ respective 10-Ks:
JetBlue
Available seat miles (ASM)
Number of revenue passengers
Costco
Net sales (less merchandise costs)
Gross margin (profit) as a percentage of net sales
2. In general, the differences in the metrics used by each company can be ex-
plained by looking at each company’s operations. JetBlue uses nontraditional
metrics based upon its operations. Costco uses more traditional retail metrics
based upon the financial statements.
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MBA 1–3
1. $6,644
MBA 1–4
1. 63.0% ($342 ÷ $543) (Rounded)
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MBA 1–4, Concluded
5. Hershey’s markup percentage of 75.6% is higher than Tootsie Roll’s markup
MBA 1–5
1. Note to Instructors: Answers will vary. The purpose of this requirement is to
2. Pfizer:
3. Microsoft has the highest return on assets of 7.0%. This is due to the wide-
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MBA 1–6
1. Note to Instructors: Answers will vary. The purpose of this requirement is to
get students thinking about businesses and their profitability. This is done by
2. ExxonMobil:
Coca-Cola:
3. ExxonMobil has the highest return on assets of 9.3%. This is due to the high
demand for petroleum based products. At the same time, ExxonMobil’s
operations have the most risks. These risks include such factors as oil spills,
with their resulting fines and clean-up costs, as well as the uncertainty of
MBA 1–7
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CASES
Case 1–1
Management’s actions are ethical. Management has a responsibility to the com-
pany’s stockholders to remain competitive and profitable. Similarly, many com-
Case 1–2
1. Acceptable professional conduct requires that Loretta Smith supply City
National Bank with all the relevant financial statements necessary for the
2. a. Owners are generally willing to provide bankers with information about
the operating and financial condition of the business, such as the follow-
ing:
Operating Information:
description of business operations
results of past operations
preliminary results of current operations
plans for future operations
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Case 1–2, Concluded
the business or future plans to expand operations into areas not currently
served by a competitor.
Case 1–3
1. In a commodity business like poultry production, the dominant business em-
phasis is a low-cost emphasis because customers cannot differentiate be-
2. A major business risk includes the selling of contaminated chickens and the
possibility that competitors will develop lower-cost methods of breeding and
raising chickens. Also, a major cost of raising chickens is the cost of feed.
3. The company could differentiate its products by emphasizing that it raises its
chickens with only “natural” feeds without the use of artificial ingredients
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Case 1–4
The difference in the two bank balances, $175,000 ($215,000 – $40,000), may not
be pure profit from an accounting perspective. To determine the accounting profit
for the 8-month period, the revenues for the period would need to be matched
Case 1–5
Note to Instructors: Answers will vary. The purpose of this activity is to show
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Case 1–6
As can be seen from the balance sheet data in the case, Enron was financed
largely by debt as compared to equity. Specifically, Enron’s stockholders’ equity
represented only 17.5% ($11,470 ÷ $65,503) of Enron’s total assets. The remainder
of Enron’s total assets, 82.5%, was financed by debt. When a company is financed

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