Working Papers for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 14th
Working Papers for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 14th
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ISBN: 9781305878839
Author: Carl Warren, Jonathan Duchac, James M. Reeve
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.1TIF

Ethics in Action

Head Donuts Inc. is a retailer of designer headphones, earphones, and hands-free audio devices. Polly Ester, the company president, is reviewing the company’s financial statements after the dose of the fiscal year and is troubled that earnings decreased by 10%. She shares her concerns with the company’s chief accountant, Lucas Simmons, who points out that the drop in earnings was balanced by a 20% increase in cash flows, from operating activities. Polly is encouraged by the increase in cash flows from operating activities, but Ls worried that investors might miss this information because it is “buried” in the statement of cash flows. To make it easier for investors to find this information, she instructs Lucas to include an operating cash flow per share number on the face of the income statement, directly below earnings per share. While Lucas is concerned about using such an unconventional financial reporting tactic, he agrees to include the information on the income statement.

Is Lucas behaving in an ethical and professional manner? Explain your answer.

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Working Papers for Warren/Reeve/Duchac's Corporate Financial Accounting, 14th

Ch. 13 - Classifying cash flows Identify whether each of...Ch. 13 - Adjustments to net incomeindirect method Ripley...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.3BECh. 13 - Prob. 13.4BECh. 13 - Prob. 13.5BECh. 13 - Common stock transactions on the statement of cash...Ch. 13 - Appendix 2 Cash received from customersdirect...Ch. 13 - Reporting changes in equipment on statement of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.1EXCh. 13 - Effect of transactions on cash flows State the...Ch. 13 - Classifying cash flows Identify the type of cash...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.4EXCh. 13 - Cash flows from operating activities indirect...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.6EXCh. 13 - Cash flows from operating activitiesindirect...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.8EXCh. 13 - Prob. 13.9EXCh. 13 - Prob. 13.10EXCh. 13 - Determining cash payments to stockholders The...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.12EXCh. 13 - Reporting land acquisition for cash and mortgage...Ch. 13 - Reporting issuance and retirement of long-term...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.15EXCh. 13 - Prob. 13.16EXCh. 13 - Statement of cash flowsindirect method The...Ch. 13 - Statement of cash flowsindirect method List the...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.19EXCh. 13 - Prob. 13.20EXCh. 13 - Prob. 13.21EXCh. 13 - Prob. 13.22EXCh. 13 - Statement of cash flowsindirect method The...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.2APRCh. 13 - Prob. 13.3APRCh. 13 - Prob. 13.4APRCh. 13 - Statement of cash flows direct method applied to...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.1BPRCh. 13 - Prob. 13.2BPRCh. 13 - Prob. 13.3BPRCh. 13 - Prob. 13.4BPRCh. 13 - Statement of cash flowsdirect method applied to PR...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.1ADMCh. 13 - Prob. 13.2ADMCh. 13 - Prob. 13.3ADMCh. 13 - Priceline: Free cash flow Priceline Group, Inc. is...Ch. 13 - Ethics in Action Head Donuts Inc. is a retailer of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 13.3TIF
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