This document provides an overview of homework help and resources for University of Phoenix's ACC 230 accounting course. It lists weekly checkpoints, assignments, discussion questions and case studies that students can get assistance with. It provides links to practice problems, financial statements, and other materials needed to complete the coursework. The document covers all topics in the ACC 230 curriculum from financial reporting and analysis to interpreting cash flows, ratios and annual reports.

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ACC 230 Week 1 Checkpoint Financial Statements
Checkpoint: Assessing Financial Statements
Resource:Ch. 2 of Understanding Financial Statements, and Ch. 1 PowerPoint® (pp. 1-10, 1-11, and
1-13)
Searchthe Internet for the financial statements of your favorite company or your employer. You may
either locate the corporate Web site for your chosen company, or you may select a company’s
financial statements from the EDGAR database at
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm.
Post a 200- to 300-word response that includes the following information:
Three strengths and three weaknesses in the financial statements
Trends in net profit, debt ratio as a percentage of total assets, and debt as a percentage of total
equity
A review of 2- to 3-year trends and an analysis of positive and negative trends

2. A confirmation of whether or not the company is discussing what it intends to do to correct negative
trends
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ACC 230 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Go to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov and the
Financial Accounting Standards Board’sWeb site at http://www.fasb.org. Identify the mission and
main activities of each organization. Then, analyze the similarities and differences between the roles
of each entity. Which entity has more influence over financial statement reporting? Explain your
answer.
Search the Internet or the Online Library for information about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A useful
guide to some of these provisions is located at http://www.soxlaw.com. Summarize at least two
provisions of the law, and discuss your interpretation of these provisions with your classmates. Do
you think this law will make financial statements more reliable? Also, discuss how Sarbanes-Oxley
establishes boundaries to ensure ethical practices. What does the law allow or prohibit, and why?
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ACC 230 Week 2 Assignment Lucent Technologies Case
Assignment:LucentTechnologiesCase
Resource:Ch.2 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements
ReadCase 2.1: Lucent Technologiesonpp.79-80 (Ch.2) of the text.
Compose a500- to 750-word paperthat includesyouranswerstoquestions2-4on p. 79 (Ch.2).
Format yourpaperaccording to APA standards.

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ACC 230 Week 2 Checkpoint Differentiating DepreciationMethods
CheckPoint:DifferentiatingDepreciationMethods
Resource:Ch.2 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements
Compose a200- to 300-word response toQuestion2.4on p.74 (Ch.2). Inaddition,includeasummary
of the advantagesanddisadvantagesof usingdifferentdepreciationmethods,suchasstraightline
versusaccelerated.
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ACC 230 Week 3 Checkpoint Preparing an Income Statement
CheckPoint: PreparinganIncome Statement
Resources:Ch.3 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements,andmultistep_template.xls
Complete Problem3.10on p. 109 (Ch.3).
Use multistep_template.xlstoprepare amultiple-stepincome statement.

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ACC 230 Week 3 DQ 1 And DQ 2
Postyour answertoProblem3.5 on p. 109 (Ch.3). How mightthe informationcontainedwithinthe
stockholderequitystatementbe usedformanagementandinvestordecision-making?Providespecific
examplesof situationsinwhichthe stockholderequityinformationmightbe used.
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ACC 230 Week 4 Assignment Web Sites Search
Assignment:WebSitesSearch
Resource:Ch.3of UnderstandingFinancialStatements
ResearchWebsitesthatcontainexamplesof stockdividends,stocksplits,andreversesplits.Yahoo!
Finance at http://finance.yahoo.comisahelpful startingpointforlocatingthese Websites.
Write a 750- to 1,050-word paperbased on yourfindings.Include the followinginyourpaper:
A descriptionof the Website examplesyoufound,includingthe location,orURL, of the Websites

5. Definitionsof stockdividends,stocksplits,reverse splits,andeffectsonper-share calculationsAn
analysisof the reasonsforstock dividends,stocksplits,andreverse splitsAnexplanationof how stock
dividends,stocksplits,andreversesplitsaffectthe firmandthe investorFormatyourpaperaccordingto
APA standards.
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ACC 230 Week 4 Checkpoint Analyzing an Income Statement
CheckPoint:AnalyzinganIncome Statement
Resource:Ch.3 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements
Complete Problem3.16bon p. 111 (Ch.3).
Analyze the income statementof EastmanKodak,locatedat
http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_fraser_financial_8.SelectChapter1from the topmenu,thenselect
InternetLinksinthe left-handmenutoaccessthe income statement.
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ACC 230 Week 5 Checkpoint Preparing aStatement of Cash Flows
CheckPoint:PreparingaStatementof CashFlows

6. Resource:Ch.4 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements
Complete Problem4.5on p.141 (Ch.4). RefertoExhibit4.1 on p. 118 (Ch.4) to create yourstatement
of cash flows.
Submityourcompletedstatementof cashflowsanda 200- to 300-word analysisof the statement.
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ACC 230 Week 5 DQ 1 And DQ 2
In whatwaysdoesthe statementof cash flowsrelate tothe balance sheetandincome statement?
Discusshowthe statementof cash flowsisutilizedbyinvestors.If youwere aninvestorreviewinga
statementof cashflows,whatsectionmightinterestyoumost?Why?Discussthe circumstancesin
whichothersectionsof the statementmightbe importanttoaninvestor.
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ACC 230 Week 6 Assignment Candela CorporationCase
Assignment:CandelaCorporationCase
Resource:Ch.4 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements

7. Compose a500- to 750-word paperrespondingtoquestions1and 2 of the CandelaCorporationCase on
p. 146 (Ch.4).
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ACC 230 Week 6 CheckPoint Analyzing Statements ofCash Flows
CheckPoint: AnalyzingStatementsof CashFlows
Resource:Ch.4 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements
Complete ResearchProblem4.8aonp. 142 (Ch.4); however,choose three companiestocompare
insteadof five.
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ACC 230 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2
Postyour answertoStudy Question5.2on p. 180 (Ch.5). As youread yourclassmates’responses,
considerthe followingscenario:If youcomparedtwodifferentcompaniesthatutilizedtwodifferent
valuationmethods,howmightthe qualityof the resultsdiffer?Also,commentonthe difficultyof
makingcomparisonsbetweentwofirmsthatuse differentvaluationmethods.

8. Postyour answertoStudy Question5.6on p. 180 (Ch.5). Discussthe consequencesof poorquality
reporting.Whathas the U.S. governmentdone toimprove the qualityof reportingafterrecentfinancial
scandalssuch as Enron?
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ACC 230 Week 8 Assignment Analyzing Financial Data
CheckPoint: AnalyzingFinancial Data
Resource:Ch.6 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements
Complete Problem6.6on p.232 (Ch.6).
SubmityouranswerstoquestionsA andB.
InterpretingFinancialRatios
Resource:Ch.6of UnderstandingFinancialStatements
Complete Problem6.2on p.230 (Ch.6).
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9. ACC 230 Week 8 CheckPoint Presenting to Stakeholders
PresentingtoStakeholders
Resource:pp.192-193 (Ch.6) of UnderstandingFinancialStatements
Readthe scenarioinProblem6.9on p. 234 (Ch.6).
Compose a350- to 500-word response thatincludesaparagraphaboutthe main ideasof the annual
reportand an explanationof howyoumightpresentthese ideastostakeholders.
Refertothe questionsinthe Objectivesof Analysissectiononpp.192-193 (Ch.6) for guidance on
tailoringideastopresenttostakeholders.
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CC 230 Week 9 Capstone DQ
What have youlearnedinthiscourse aboutthe processof analyzingfinancialstatements?
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10. ACC 230 Week 9 Final Project Evaluating Financial Health
Final Project:EvaluatingFinancial Health
Resources:Appendix A,Ch.1 PowerPoint®,andCh.6 of UnderstandingFinancial Statements
Write a 750- to 1,050-word paperevaluatingthe financial healthof acompany.Highlightthe importance
of industry comparisonsandtrends.
Conductan industrycomparison.Inyourpaper,discusshow yourcompany’sfinancial performance
compareswithothersinyourcompany’sindustry.
Cite all of your sources,andprovide Website URLs.
Format yourpaperaccording to APA standards.
Postyour paperas a Microsoft® Word attachment.
Submita 3- to 5-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentationthathighlightsthe financialdataof your
companyand illustratesthe comparisonsyouwrote aboutinyourpaper.
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