Why does a company report a different number for cash flows and income that a firm has generated, shouldn't they yield the same number?
Also what does each section of the cash flow statement tell you about the firm?

Answer the following questions:

* Explain the terms pre-acquisition earnings and pre-acquisition dividends in your own word.

* How are pre-acquisition earnings accounted for by a parent under the equity method? How are they accounted for in the consolidated income statement?

* Assume that a subsidiary has 10,000 shares of stock outstanding, of which 8,000 shares owned by the parent. What equity method adjustment will be necessary on the parent books if the subsidiary sells 2,000 additional shares of its own stock to outside interest at book value? At an amount in excess of book value?

Please explain it in detail...

In Section 1.8 of the text there are standard translation matrices defined. Choose two and determine their product.

Use the product matrix and determine the transformation of one of the geometric shapes created by the following points:

a) (0, 0), (-3, 3), and (3, 3)

b) (0, 0), (-3, -3), and (3, -3)

c) (0, 0), (3, 3), and (3, -3)

d) (0, 0), (-1, 4), and (1, 4)

e) (0, 0), (-4, 2), and (4, 2)

Do not post a duplicate example.

Then, create your own geometric shape and identify its vertices. Explain how your shape would be transformed by the product matrix.

Briefly talk about Project Requirements. Your answer should be about 150 words. Use a text box on your spreadsheet for the answer.

Use a functional vs non-functional, SMART, etc.

Assignment: Using research of a chosen business environment or a company you are familiar with, please gather, interpret and analyze the current state of business operations to strategize methodology to achieve the three principles (eliminate waste, remove variability, and improve throughput) of lean. Please defend your answers on a tactical level by explaining how these recommendations (proposed methodology when applied conceptually) will balance cost and quality.

Break the paper into the following sections:

• Introduction - describe the company in general and what it does

• Using the three principles as section headings, analyze the company along each principle

• Conclusion - is the company balancing cost and quality? Why or why not?

Detail an investment strategy that could be used to exploit a passive investing ‘bubble’, making sure to explain why/how your proposed strategy has merit, the type of investor that might consider implementing your strategy, as well as any limitations or risks. Note, you can consider any asset- classes or types of securities in your investment strategy.

In 750-1,000 words, propose a health policy change (that is currently a bill, a law, or may not exist at all) at the state or federal level that you believe needs to change and why.

The policy must not be a clinical care policy for individual care. The policy involved may include public or community health, legislative or regulatory, professional organization (nursing-oriented), advanced nursing practice, health plan, or hospital plan.

Include a specific section for the exact wording for the bill or change in wording of the law.

Include the plan for the implementation of your policy development, to lobbying for passage, to next steps after passage.

Discuss who would be the champion for the bill/law change from your state advocates (legislators, federal legislators, local or national state nursing organizations). Are these individuals also influential in making changes occur? Did you vote for the individual in office that you want to help you make this change?

A client hired you to file an individual tax return. The client is a divorced single custodial parent with two children. The client claims they are entitled to the dependency deduction for the children. The ex-spouse of your client contends it is their right to claim the dependency deduction for the children on their tax returns.

• Explain in detail which one has the right to claim the dependency deduction for the children relying on the applicable income tax laws.
• Communicate the findings to both parties and provide support for the decision based on applicable tax laws.
• Explain why it is more advantageous to elect joint filing status as a married couple rather than separate filing status.
• Describe in detail the election of “head of the household” filing status

A description of the costs of implementing ACA provisions in the state of Delaware. Then, explain the benefits of the ACA in your state. Explain how the costs and benefits of the ACA may impact you as a current or future health care executive and your health care organization or one with which you are familiar.