Accounting 1. Which of the following are possible motives for managers to manipulate their earnings lower (I.e., make reported earnings less than unmanaged earnings)?(check all that apply)     Unmanaged earnings would fall below security analysts’ forecasts of earnings   Government is investigating potential monopolistic practices by the company because of its high levels of profitability   A potential competitor is deciding whether to introduce new products to compete with the company’s product line and will do so only if it thinks the company is making huge profits   The company is close to violating a debt covenant on its public bond issue because of low earnings   Congress is planning a vote on extending tax credits to company’s industry due to its poor recent performance

A company has recently experienced a significant decline in sales due to a economic downturn. Discuss the potential impact of this decline on the company's financial statements and the steps the company can take to mitigate the impact. What are the implications of the decline for the company's going concern assumption? How can the company communicate this information to stakeholders? Answer?

Assuming that the fiscal health of the Health Company is not optimal, explain how Return on Equity (ROE) can help justify paying dividends to shareholders and increasing the company's debts. If Liver Corporation has a lower price/earnings (P/E) ratio than another firm engaged in the same business, what reasons might explain these differences? Describe at least three problems encountered in the analysis of financial indicators. Explain how the DuPont equation can help in analyzing company results.

How can the company communicate this information to stakeholders

Which of the following is not a reason a company would be willing to accept new business at a loss?   A.) The company has the expectation that certain customers can influence other potential customers. B.) The company has the expectation that it will make up for it in later years and has the expectation that certain customers can influence other potential customers. C.) The company has the expectation that its estimates will prove incorrect and that the business will result in a profit. D.) The company has the expectation that it will make up for it in later years.

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Identify the major problems in this situation and explain how they impact the organization. You will need to consider both behavioral and analytical factors. Specifically, how might managerial accounting concepts, tools, or techniques be applied to help resolve this dilemma? What are possible consequences of applying the same to this dilemma? Briefly explain Orange Electronics has been experiencing declining profit margins and has been looking for ways to increase operating income. It cannot raise selling prices for fear of losing business to its competitors. It must either cut costs or improve productivity. The company uses a standard cost system to evaluate the performance of the soldering department. It investigates all unfavorable variances at the end of the month. The soldering department rarely completes the operations in less time than the standard allows (which would result in a favorable variance). In most months, the variance is zero or slightly unfavorable. Reasoning that…

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Can you identify a possible explanation for the company’s declining profits? If so, what is it?

Explain, with examples, why accruals reverse and what the long term consequences are for a firm with aggressive accounting, i.e. with a management trying to overstate the firm's profit.