TIME AND PURPOSE OF CONCEPTS FOR ANALYSIS
CA 5.1 (Time 20–25 minutes)
Purpose—to provide a varied number of financial transactions and then determine how each of these
CA 5.2 (Time 25–30 minutes)
Purpose—to present the student with the opportunity to determine whether certain accounts should be
CA 5.3 (Time 30–35 minutes)
CA 5.4 (Time 20–25 minutes)
Purpose—to present a statement of financial position that must be analyzed to assess its deficiencies.
Items such as improper classification, terminology, and disclosure must be considered.
CA 5.5 (Time 20–25 minutes)
CA 5.6 (Time 40–50 minutes)
Purpose—to present a cash flow statement that must be analyzed to explain differences in cash flow
and net income, and sources and uses of cash flow and ways to improve cash flow.
SOLUTIONS TO CONCEPTS FOR ANALYSIS
CA 5.1
1. The new estimate would be used in computing depreciation expense for 2019. No adjustment of
the balance in accumulated depreciation at the beginning of the year would be made. Instead, the
2. The effect of the error at December 31, 2018, should be shown as an adjustment of the beginning
3. Generally, an entry is made for a cash dividend on the date of declaration. The appropriate
CA 5.2
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Interest accrued on government securities.
Preference dividend, payable Nov. 1, 2019.
Notes receivable.
Income taxes payable.
Petty cash fund.
Customers’ advances (on contracts to be
Government securities.
completed next year).
Cash in bank.
Provision for warranties.
Inventory of operating parts and supplies.
Officers’ 2019 bonus accrued.
Inventory of raw materials.
Accrued payroll.
Accounts receivable.
Notes payable.
Government contracts.
Accrued interest on bonds.
Inventory of finished goods.
Inventory of work in process.
CA 5.2 (Continued)
Borderline cases that have been classified on the basis of assumptions are:
1. Notes receivable are assumed to be collectible within the longer of one year or the operating cycle.
2. Government securities are assumed to be a temporary investment of current funds.
CA 5.3
Deficiencies in the presentation of Fonzarellis’s assets are as follows:
1. Non-controlling interest should be shown under equity as an addition to total equity.
2. Trading securities should be reported at fair value, not cost.
3. Bad Debt Reserve is generally viewed an improper terminology; Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
is considered more appropriate. The amount of estimated uncollectibles should be disclosed.
CA 5.4
Criticisms of the statement of financial position of the Rasheed Brothers Corporation are as follows:
1. The basis for the valuation of short-term investments should be shown. Short-term investments
2. An allowance for doubtful accounts receivable is not indicated.
CA 5.4 (Continued)
3. The basis for the valuation and the method of pricing for Inventory are not indicated.
7. Buildings and land should be segregated. Accumulated depreciation-buildings should be shown as
a subtraction from the Buildings account only.
8. Cash restricted for plant expansion would be more appropriately shown under the heading of
“Investments.”
9. Equity should be reported before liabilities and current liabilities should be reported after the non–
current liabilities.
10. Unrealized gains on non-trading equity investments should be appropriately reported as
accumulated other comprehensive income in the equity section. The use of the term deferred
credits is inappropriate.
CA 5.5
(a). The ethical issues involved are integrity and honesty in financial reporting, full disclosure, and the
accountant’s professionalism.
CA 5.5 (Continued)
Because of the significant impact on the financial statements of the depreciation method(s) used,
the following disclosures should be made.
CA 5.6
Date
President Kappeler, CEO
Kappeler Corporation
125 Wall Street
Middleton, Kansas 67458
Dear Mr. Kappeler:
I have good news and bad news about the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The good news is that net income of $100,000 is close to what you predicted in the strategic plan last
year, indicating strong performance this year. The bad news is that the cash balance is seriously low.
Enclosed is the Statement of Cash Flows, which best illustrates how both of these situations occurred
simultaneously.
The corporation made significant investments in equipment and land. These were paid from cash
reserves. These purchases used 75% ($300,000/$400,000) of the company’s cash. In addition, the
redemption of the bonds improved the equity of the corporation and reduced interest expense.
However, it also used 25% ($100,000/$400,000) of the corporation’s cash. It is normal to use cash for
investing and financing activities. But when cash is used, it must also be replenished.
FINANCIAL REPORTING PROBLEM
(a) M&S could have adopted the account form or report form. M&S uses the
report form.
(b) On April 2, 2016, M&S had negative working capital (current assets less
(c) The following table summarizes M&S’s cash flows from operating,
investing, and financing activities in 2015 and 2016 (in millions).
2016
2015
Net cash provided by operating activities
£ 1,212.0
£1,278.0
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
(d) 1. Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities ÷ Average Current
Liabilities = Current Cash Debt Coverage
FINANCIAL REPORTING PROBLEM (Continued)
3. Net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures
and dividends
Net cash provided by operating activities …….
£1,212.0
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CASE
(a) Both adidas and Puma use the account form.
(b) adidas had a working capital of €2,133 million (€7,497 million – €5,364
(c) The most significant difference relates to intangible assets. adidas has
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets of €3,208 million (24% of assets);
Puma has Intangible Assets of €403.3 million (or 15% of assets). adidas
is about four times bigger than Puma.
(d) adidas has increased net cash provided by operating activities from
(e) Puma
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CASE (Continued)
(€ millions)
Free cash flow
Net cash provided by operating activities ……………..
€ (37.1)
Puma’s free cash flow is €44.5.
adidas
Current Cash Debt
Less: Capital spending ………………..
adidas has strong liquidity and financial flexibility.
Puma’s working capital position appears sound but its cash
generating ability is very tenuous with negative free cash flow.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS CASE 1
(a) These accounts are shown in the order in which Cathay Pacific actually
presented the accounts. The order shown may be modified somewhat.
NON-CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Fixed assets
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Deferred taxation
Retirement benefit obligations
NET NON-CURRENT ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Share capital—ordinary
Reserves
Funds attributable to owners of Cathay Pacific
Non-controlling interest
(b) When Cathay passengers purchase tickets for future flights, Cash and
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS CASE 2
(a) Working Capital, Current Ratio
Without off-balance-sheet commitments
Working Capital Current Ratio
Without information on off-balance-sheet commitments, an analyst
would overstate Dior’s liquidity, as measured by working capital and
the current ratio.
(b) 1. Based on the analysis in Part (a), Dior has a pretty good liquidity
cushion. It would be able to pay a loan of up to €2,970 million, if
due in one year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS CASE 3
(a) (W in billions) Current Year Prior Year
Cash provided by operations ….. W10,217 W8,807
Capital expenditures ………………. W8,190 W5,071
(b) Cash provided by operations increased in the current year relative to
the prior year by W1,410 billion (W10,217 – W8,807). This is due to a
ACCOUNTING, ANALYSIS, AND PRINCIPLES
ACCOUNTING
HOPKINS PLC
Statement of Financial Position
December 31, 2019
Assets
Non-current assets
Long-term investments
Bond sinking fund …………………………………………. £ 15,000
Current Assets
Inventory …………………………………………… 65,300
Accounts receivable (£52,000 – £9,000) . £43,000
Equity and Liabilities
Equity
Share capital-ordinary …………………………………… £100,000
Retained earnings …………………………………………. 50,800
Total equity …………………………………………….. £150,800
ACCOUNTING, ANALYSIS, AND PRINCIPLES (Continued)
ANALYSIS
The classified statement of financial position provides subtotals for current
assets and current liabilities, which are assets expected to be converted to
cash (or liabilities expected to be paid from cash) in the next year or operating
PRINCIPLES
The primary objection that the bank is likely to raise about this supple-
mental information is the reliability of the estimates of fair values for the
RESEARCH CASE
(a) International Accounting Standard 8 covers the disclosure of account–
ing policies.
(c) An entity shall select and apply its accounting policies consistently
for similar transactions, other events and conditions, unless an IFRS
specifically requires or permits categorisation of items for which different
(d) Disclosure
When initial application of an IFRS has an effect on the current period
or any prior period, would have such an effect except that it is imprac–
ticable to determine the amount of the adjustment, or might have an
effect on future periods, an entity shall disclose:
a. the title of the IFRS;
RESEARCH CASE (Continued)
f. for the current period and each prior period presented, to the
extent practicable, the amount of the adjustment:
Financial statements of subsequent periods need not repeat these
disclosures. (para. 28)
When a voluntary change in accounting policy has an effect on the
current period or any prior period, would have an effect on that period
except that it is impracticable to determine the amount of the adjustment,
or might have an effect on future periods, an entity shall disclose:
a. the nature of the change in accounting policy;
b. the reasons why applying the new accounting policy provides reliable
GAAP PRACTICE
GAAP5.1. The similarities between IFRS and U.S. GAAP related to statement
of financial position presentation are as follows:
• IAS 1 specifies minimum note disclosures. These must include
information about (1) accounting policies followed, (2) judgments
that management has made in the process of applying the entity’s
GAAP5.2. The IASB and the FASB are working on a project to converge their
standards related to financial statement presentation. This joint project
will establish a common, high-quality standard for presentation of
information in the financial statements, including the classification and
GAAP PRACTICE (Continued)
GAAP5.3. Rainmaker would present current assets first in its statement of
financial position instead of last under IFRS. It would report cash
GAAP5.4. (a) Some of the differences are:
1. Report form and subtotals—Nordstrom uses a modified report
form but does not report “Total non–current assets.” It also
does not report “Total liabilities.” Nordstrom also uses “Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity” instead of just “Total
liabilities and equity.”
2. Classifications—the classifications are arranged according
to decreasing liquidity. For example, “Current assets” are
listed first, then “Property, plant, and equipment”. Current