You are working as an accountant in Hotel Four Seasons. You are asked to make a meaningful comparison of your financial statements against the figures of your main competitor in town. Required: Choose the best method of analysis to compare the following figures (assets) of Four Seasons and Hotel Two Moons. Also explain your choice method (2-3 sentences). Use a prepared grid for your results! Show all figures with 2 decimal places! Hotel Four Seasons. December 31. 2020 Assets   Cash 14,000 Marketable Securities 15,000 Accounts Receivable (net) 65,000 Inventories 9,000 Building 2,617,000 Furnishings and Equipment 943,000 Less: Accumulated Depreciation 565,000 Total 3,098,000   Hotel Two Moons, December 31, 2020 Assets   Cash 134,000 Marketable Securities 898,000 Account Receivable (net) 1,981,000 Inventories 186,000 Building 5,207,000 Furnishing and Equipment 2,650,000 Less: Accumulated Depreciation 749,000 Total 10,307,000

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You are working as an accountant in Hotel Four Seasons. You are asked to make a meaningful comparison of your financial statements against the figures of your main competitor in town.

Required: Choose the best method of analysis to compare the following figures (assets) of Four Seasons and Hotel Two Moons. Also explain your choice method (2-3 sentences). Use a prepared grid for your results! Show all figures with 2 decimal places!

Hotel Four Seasons. December 31. 2020

Assets

 

Cash

14,000

Marketable Securities

15,000

Accounts Receivable (net)

65,000

Inventories

9,000

Building

2,617,000

Furnishings and Equipment

943,000

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

565,000

Total

3,098,000

 

Hotel Two Moons, December 31, 2020

Assets

 

Cash

134,000

Marketable Securities

898,000

Account Receivable (net)

1,981,000

Inventories

186,000

Building

5,207,000

Furnishing and Equipment

2,650,000

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

749,000

Total

10,307,000

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The aim of comparison is to know the position, strength as compared with the other ones.

Comparisons can be different types like income statement comparison, balance sheet comparison.

 

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