DATA ANALYTICS FOR ACCOUNTING W/CONNECT
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Author: RICHARDSON
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 7, Problem 1P
From Exhibit 7-5, choose 5 Financial Performance KPIs to answer the following three questions. This URL (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130905053105-64875646-the-75-kpis-every-manager-needs-to-know) provides links with background information for each individual KPI that may be helpful in understanding the individual KPIs and answering the questions.
- a. Identify the equation/relationship/data needed to calculate the KPI. If you need data, how frequently would the data need to be incorporated to be most useful?
- b. Describe a simple visualization that would help a manager track the KPI.
- c. Identify a benchmark for the KPI from the Internet. Choose an industry and find the average, if possible. This is for context only.
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DATA ANALYTICS FOR ACCOUNTING W/CONNECT
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Ch. 7 - We know that a Balanced Scorecard is comprised of...Ch. 7 - Prob. 2DQCh. 7 - Amazon, in the authors opinion, has cared less...Ch. 7 - For an accounting firm like PwC, how would the...Ch. 7 - For a company like Walmart, how would the Balanced...Ch. 7 - Prob. 6DQCh. 7 - If the data underlying your digital dashboard are...Ch. 7 - In which of the four components of a Balanced...Ch. 7 - From Exhibit 7-5, choose 5 Financial Performance...Ch. 7 - From Exhibit 7-5, choose 10 Employee Performance...Ch. 7 - From Exhibit 7-5, choose 10 Marketing KPIs to...Ch. 7 - Prob. 4PCh. 7 - If ROA is considered a key KPI for a company, what...Ch. 7 - If Time to Market is considered a key KPI for a...Ch. 7 - Prob. 7P
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