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48 Items Found in Financial Accounting: New/Updated Item  New/Updated Item  |   Popular Item  Popular Item

Title (click on title for details)Author(s)PagesTNSettingFunctional AreaLevelEP
Albergo del Mare
A relatively simple introductory financial accounting case. New information has come to light that indicates the original set of financial statements is incorrect. Students must make the corrections. There is a curve ball that confuses many students and makes for a good learning experience. The same case as Oceanside Inn.
Young, David W.
2 No
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Amerbran (A)
This case is based on actual financial statements of American Brands, Inc. Although the numbers have been changed from those reported, the magnitudes and relationships have been preserved. This case provides practice in preparing a statement of cash flows. Since specific information is not given on cash collections and operating disbursements, students will need to use the indirect approach in developing the cash generated by operations amount.
Reece, James S.
2 Yes
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
Financial Analysis and Management
INT Add
Amerbran (B)
This is a straightforward exercise in calculating various ratios for two years’ of an actual company’s (American Brands) financial statements. Although the numbers have been revised, the magnitudes and relationships have been preserved. (Most of the data appear in Exhibit 1 of Amerbrand Company (A). Students are encouraged to think about the meaning of the ratios, and not just mindlessly calculate them.
Reece, James S.
1 Yes
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
Financial Analysis and Management
INT Add
Boise Park Health Care Foundation (A)
A new IPA-type HMO is being offered to some employers, and there are questions about its financial stability. Some tricky accounting is going on.
Young, David W.
6 Yes
Healthcare Management
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Brookstone Ob-Gyn Associates (A) Popular Item
The (A) case is a very simple introduction to financial accounting.
Young, David W.
5 Yes
Healthcare Management
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Brookstone Ob-Gyn Associates (B) Popular Item
The (A) case is a very simple introduction to financial accounting. The (B) case (which can be taught without the (A) case) begins with the (A) case results, and asks students to figure out why a profitable group practice is running out of cash.
Young, David W.
6 Yes
Healthcare Management
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
CareGroup, Inc.
Contains the financial statements for the years up to and including the serious financial difficulties experienced by this organization.
Young, David W.
15 Yes
Healthcare Management
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Carson Realty Company (A) Popular Item
An introductory financial accounting case designed to familiarize students with the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. (A) case is pretty simple, but a disaster is looming and most students don't see it.
Young, David W.
1 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Carson Realty Company (B) Popular Item
An introductory financial accounting case designed to familiarize students with the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. (A) case is pretty simple, but a disaster is looming and most students don't see it.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Compact Computing Company Popular Item
Illustrates some of the complexities in accounting for shareholders’ equity in conjunction with the growth-related decisions that gave rise to the transactions.
Menon, Krishnagopal
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation
Provides sufficient information for students to calculate how large a surplus the nonprofit theatre needs to be financial viable.
Young, David W.
5 Yes
Nonprofit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Docs in a Box, Inc. Popular Item
A relatively basic financial accounting case concerning a start-up company. Has been used successfully as a test of students mastery of introductory material.
Young, David W.
1 Yes
For Profit
Healthcare Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Financial Accounting for Managers Popular Item
This primer is designed to provide an introductory level of instruction to students who are studying financial accounting for the first time. Its purpose is to provide a user-oriented approach to financial accounting principles and concepts. A distinctive feature is the interactive learning process. Throughout the Primer, students are asked to stop reading and either work out the solution to a short problem or take a mini-test. In addition at the end of each chapter, there is a practice case study. Answers to the mini-tests and practice cases are contained in the Primer's Appendix. The Primer addresses: cash vs. accrual accounting, income statements, balance sheets, statements of cash flows, and some important financing issues. The Primer in designed to be used in a one semester undergraduate course. It has also been used in a half semester MBA course.
Young, David W.
250 No
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
B-I Add
Giovanni Wallerts
A relatively simple case that requires students to prepare a statement of cash flows. Contains the tricky entry of a gain on a sale of an asset. Also emphasizes the importance of the depreciation-add-back in the SCF
Young, David W.
1 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Gotham Meals on Wheels
Students must prepare a spreadsheet that links the balance sheet, operating statement, and statement of cash flows, and then use forecasted sales and expenses to uncover the reasons underlying an impending cash shortage.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
Nonprofit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Gourmet Delights, Inc. Popular Item
Students must prepare a spreadsheet that links the balance sheet, operating statement, and statement of cash flows, and then use forecasted sales and expenses to uncover the reasons underlying an impending cash shortage. Same as Gotham but in a for-profit context.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Granville Symphony Orchestra Popular Item
Some unusual accounting that makes a surplus look like a deficit. Students must reconstruct an unusual operating statement to show this. In addition, they must assess the assumptions underlying an eight year set of financial forecasts.
Anthony, Robert N.
Young, David W.
6 Yes
Nonprofit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
J. Prep Company (A)
Three introductory financial accounting cases. The (A) and (B) cases require balance sheets only. The (A) case is a startup, where the owner is not managing cash well. The (B) case introduces a bank loan. The (C) case is the same as (B) except it requires students to prepare an income statement.
Young, David W.
3 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
J. Prep Company (B)
Three introductory financial accounting cases. The (A) and (B) cases require balance sheets only. The (A) case is a startup, where the owner is not managing cash well. The (B) case introduces a bank loan. The (C) case is the same as (B) except it requires students to prepare an income statement.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Jamie Kincade Popular Item
Mr. Kincade is thinking of starting up a new business. Students must use a variety of estimates to forecast his volume and profits.
Reece, James S.
2 Yes
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Jupiter Insurance Company
Requires students to use their knowledge of accounts such as prepaid insurance and unearned revenue and the underlying concepts to analyze a situation that involves the matching concept in an insurance company, using the liability account "claims incurred but not received," (or the IBNR, as it is called in the insurance industry).
Young, David W.
3 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Kim Fuller
A nice introductory case for a financial accounting course. A person starting a business must draw up a beginning balance sheet, and also think about what kinds of non-accounting information will be needed to manage the business on an ongoing basis.
Anthony, Robert N.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Larkin Motel
An apparently successful motel may not be as profitable as the owners think. Students must sort through some data, prepare an income statement and then compare it on a common-sized basis to some industry data.
Reece, James S.
4 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Los Niños Day Care Center
A fairly basic case on preparing a set of financial statements from some traditional information.
Reece, James S.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Menotomy Diaper Services
A company is financing fixed asset acquisition and long-term debt reduction with cash and short-term debt. Students must figure this out and propose solutions (like Butler Lumber and similar cases). Similar to the other Menotomy cases but in a for profit context.
Young, David W.
6 Yes
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Menotomy Home Health Services Popular Item
A home health agency is financing fixed asset acquisition and long-term debt reduction with cash and short-term debt. Students must figure this out and propose a solution (a health care version of Menotomy Diaper Services, Butler Lumber and similar cases).
Young, David W.
6 Yes
Healthcare Management
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Merced College Popular Item
A debate about how to account for and spend earnings on a college’s endowment. At issue are some new accounting regulations that make the issue more complicated than it needs to be.
Young, David W.
4 Yes
Nonprofit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Narcolarm, Inc. (A)
This is a series of cases designed for an introductory accounting course. Each case can be introduced at various points in the course. In the (A) case, students must create a beginning balance sheet from some very basic information. The (B) case contains a solution to the (A) case and a set of 10 activities for the first year of operations; students are asked to use T accounts to create an end-of-year balance sheet. The (C) case is much like the (B) case but adds some complications, including manufacturing inventories; it also asks the students to prepare two income statements (from the B case and from the C case) and to compare them, thereby illustrating the impact of costs being held in manufacturing inventories. The (D) case removes manufacturing inventories, and asks the students to prepare a statement of cash flows. The (E) case asks the students to do a CVP analysis and also to consider a make/buy decision. In each case, students are asked to consider the viability of the venture.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
BEG Add
Narcolarm, Inc. (B)
This is a series of cases designed for an introductory accounting course. Each case can be introduced at various points in the course. In the (A) case, students must create a beginning balance sheet from some very basic information. The (B) case contains a solution to the (A) case and a set of 10 activities for the first year of operations; students are asked to use T accounts to create an end-of-year balance sheet. The (C) case is much like the (B) case but adds some complications, including manufacturing inventories; it also asks the students to prepare two income statements (from the B case and from the C case) and to compare them, thereby illustrating the impact of costs being held in manufacturing inventories. The (D) case removes manufacturing inventories, and asks the students to prepare a statement of cash flows. The (E) case asks the students to do a CVP analysis and also to consider a make/buy decision. In each case, students are asked to consider the viability of the venture. Cases can be mixed and matched depending on the goals of the instructor.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
BEG Add
Narcolarm, Inc. (C)
This is a series of cases designed for an introductory accounting course. Each case can be introduced at various points in the course. In the (A) case, students must create a beginning balance sheet from some very basic information. The (B) case contains a solution to the (A) case and a set of 10 activities for the first year of operations; students are asked to use T accounts to create an end-of-year balance sheet. The (C) case is much like the (B) case but adds some complications, including manufacturing inventories; it also asks the students to prepare two income statements (from the B case and from the C case) and to compare them, thereby illustrating the impact of costs being held in manufacturing inventories. The (D) case removes manufacturing inventories, and asks the students to prepare a statement of cash flows. The (E) case asks the students to do a CVP analysis and also to consider a make/buy decision. In each case, students are asked to consider the viability of the venture. Cases can be mixed and matched depending on the goals of the instructor.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
BEG Add
Narcolarm, Inc. (D)
This is a series of cases designed for an introductory accounting course. Each case can be introduced at various points in the course. In the (A) case, students must create a beginning balance sheet from some very basic information. The (B) case contains a solution to the (A) case and a set of 10 activities for the first year of operations; students are asked to use T accounts to create an end-of-year balance sheet. The (C) case is much like the (B) case but adds some complications, including manufacturing inventories; it also asks the students to prepare two income statements (from the B case and from the C case) and to compare them, thereby illustrating the impact of costs being held in manufacturing inventories. The (D) case removes manufacturing inventories, and asks the students to prepare a statement of cash flows. The (E) case asks the students to do a CVP analysis and also to consider a make/buy decision. In each case, students are asked to consider the viability of the venture. Cases can be mixed and matched depending on the goals of the instructor.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
BEG Add
New England Trust Popular Item
A "ratio detective" case involving 10 nonprofit organizations of varying sizes, characteristics, and means of support.
Young, David W.
4 Yes
Nonprofit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Northridge
A continuing care retirement community located in a small college town is attempting to determine whether it should earn a surplus on its operations and, if so, how much. A wide variety of matters that bear on the issue are presented in the case.
Anthony, Robert N.
7 Yes
Nonprofit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Note on Accounting Principles and Depreciation
Explains the nine fundamental accounting concepts (entity, dual aspect, money measurement, going concern, cost, realization, matching, conservatism, and materiality). Then discusses the rationale for depreciation in light of these concepts.
Young, David W.
7 No
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Note on Financial Accounting in Nonprofit Organizations Popular Item
Discusses the basics of financial accounting, using examples of nonprofit organizations. Takes students through a simple example of building a small day care center from inception. Contains three practice cases of increasing levels of difficulty. Does not discuss fund accounting, which is contained in a different note.
Young, David W.
37 No
Nonprofit
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Note on Financial Statement Analysis
Discusses (a) the role of ratios in financial statement analysis, including the four categories of ratios that typically are used (profitability, liquidity, asset management, long-term solvency) and how to calculate several ratios in each category; (b) the three standards that typically are used for comparison of ratios (industry, historical, and managerial), and their use for understanding of how an organization has managed its profitability, liquidity, assets, and long-term solvency; (c) the distinction between accounting and financial management issues, including the role of the notes to the financial statement; (d) the importance of leverage and its drawbacks, including the distinction between financial risk and business risk; (e) the role of profit, and its importance for financing fixed assets and providing the cash needed for growth; and (f) the general process for analyzing a set of financial statements, including making a strategic assessment, identifying accounting issues, and analyzing financial management issues.
Young, David W.
38 No
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Note on Forecasting Financial Statements Popular Item
Discusses some basic techniques for financial statement forecasting, two cash-related cycles (operating and financing), three financial management concepts (debt structure, leverage, and the role of profit), the distinction between financial risk and business risk, some issues related to financing fixed assets, some issues related to financing growth, cost behavior and its relationship to forecasting financial statements, the differential cost concept, techniques for undertaking alternative choice decisions concerning discontinuing a product line, several important principles associated with alternative choice decisions, the concept of contribution, and the structure of a contribution income statement. Has a short practice case to help students solidify their understanding.
Young, David W.
22 No
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Note on Ratio Analysis Popular Item
Similar to the Note on Financial Statement Analysis, but shorter. Excludes the material on assessing the accounting-related issues.
Young, David W.
20 No
For Profit
Nonprofit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Note on the Statement of Cash Flows Popular Item
Provides detailed instruction on how to prepare and interpret a SCF. Interactive problem solving throughout the note allows students to master some of the tricky aspects of preparing the SCF. At the end they have a clear understanding of (a) why a positive net income does not necessarily result in a positive inflow of cash; (b) the three activities that effect cash inflows and outflows for an organization: operations, investing, and financing; (c) the nature of the SCF and how it is prepared using the direct method and the indirect method; (d) how to use the SCF to assess the way an organization has managed its cash during a given accounting period.
Young, David W.
22 No
For Profit
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Note on Understanding Financial Statements
Discusses the balance sheet and what it measures, some specific assets and liabilities (including: cash, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, accounts payable, loans payable, interest payable, goodwill), the income statement and what it measures, the creation of owners' equity, and the basis for changes in it, five of the nine fundamental accounting concepts (entity, dual aspect, money measurement, cost, realization), some basic accounting and finance concepts (the distinction between levels and flows, the nature of an account, the accounting period, the current versus non-current distinction, working capital and the current ratio, leverage, unmeasured value, the accounting cycle, depreciation, interest expense). Is highly interactive, requiring students to stop and solve problems as they read. Contains three practice cases for students to use to test their new knowledge and skills.
Young, David W.
40 No
For Profit
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Oceanside Inn
A relatively simple introductory financial accounting case. New information has come to light that indicates the original set of financial statements is incorrect. Students must make the corrections. There is a curve ball that confuses many students and makes for a good learning experience. Same as Oceanside Nursing Home but in a for profit context.
Young, David W.
2 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Padovani Press
A company is moving, and is selling some of its assets and acquiring new ones. There are a variety of somewhat sophisticated accounting transactions that are needed to account for the activities.
Young, David W.
2 No
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Pi Kappa Phi, Inc.
Lets students be forensic accountants. A fraternity house was damaged by fire, and alumni are being asked to donate funds for reconstruction. There also has been a large insurance settlement. Some digging in the financials suggests that perhaps the fire (that took place in June, just after graduation) was not as devastating as might first be imagined.
Young, David W.
7 Yes
Nonprofit
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Protectomatic, Inc.
A quite complicated case concerning the expensing of various costs for a credit card protection company. The accounting is done in such a way that the company pays no taxes. Students must figure out some fairly complex transactions that are at work.
Reece, James S.
4 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
ADV Add
Specter Systems, Inc.
A relatively simple case that allows students to look at the effects of LIFO/FIFO over a 2-year period, and also to assess the differences between a capital lease and an operating lease.
Young, David W.
3 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Stampa Francesca
A basic case on financial accounting that requires students to use a series of pretty simple economic events to record transactions and prepare a balance sheet and income statement.
Young, David W.
1 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
BEG Add
Van Nuys Community Hospital
A case that asks students to analyze the financial statements of a hospital that is in some financial difficulty, and then to recommend a solution to the CEO.
Young, David W.
Breitner, Leslie K.
7 No
Healthcare Management
Finance/Financial Management
Financial Accounting
INT Add
Wang Laboratories, Inc.
A case where financial analysis combined with an assessment of general management practices can help explain many of the causes of a financial crisis. The objective for students is to determine when the crisis at Wang became apparent on the financial statements, and for what reasons. Students can also make arguments as to what actions could have prevented some of the company's financial problems.
Young, David W.
6 Yes
For Profit
Financial Accounting
General Management
BEG Add