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Analyze the financial condition for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 200%"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">Essential Accounting</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 200%"> <font face="Arial"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color:black">Each student will be asked to analyze the financial  condition for </span></font><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO). </span></b><font face="Arial"> <span style="color:black">The company financial statement may be obtained from  Moody Web Site; you can access Moody from DeVry and other financial sites on the  World Wide</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black"> </span></b></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black">Required Information:</span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color: black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color: black">1.</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">a)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Explain </span></font><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">Cisco </span></b> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">mission and goal? What is their  market share?</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">b)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">List their competitor </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black"> </span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black">2.</span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">a)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Explain </span></font><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">Cisco</span></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">  plan for keeping pace with technology?</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">b)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Do </span></font><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">Cisco</span></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">  Plan for new product, Explain </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">c)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Indicate any capital project exist or in the  planning process. </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black">3.      </span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .4in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">v</span><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">     How </span></font><b><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">Cisco</span></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">  manage to distinguish them self from their competitor? Explain</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color: black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color: black">4.</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color: black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .55in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">a)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Calculate the <b>Current Asset </b>and <b> Current Liabilities </b>from 2006 financial statement.</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .55in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">b)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Compute The “</span><b><span style="color: black">  Fundamental Accounting Equation” </span></b><span style="color:black">for this  corporation</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .55in; margin-right: -.25in; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt"> <font face="Arial"><b><span style="color: black">c)     </span></b> <span style="color:black">What is the balance of the </span><b> <span style="color: black">Cash Account at year End?</span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black"> </span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color: black">6.</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .4in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">v</span><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">     </span><span style="color:black">Does the company report a cost of sales (Cost  of Goods Sold)? If so, what is the amount, and where is the information shown?</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black">7.      </span><span style="color:black">Calculate  the following financial Accounting Ratio</span></b><span style="color:black">  (Show Detail Calculations)</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .25in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="text-decoration: none; color: black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">a)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">What is the dollar amount of working capital at  year-end 2006?</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">b)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Current Ratio </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">c)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Quick Ratio</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">d)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Debt to Asset Ratio</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.75in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 2.0in"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">v</span><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">                           </span><span style="color:black">Has the above Ratio improved or worsened?  Explain.</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.25in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black">8. Indicate the amount of the following:</span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black"> </span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">a)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Net Cash Provided by Operating Activates</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">b)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Net cash Used for Investing Activities</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">c)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">Net Cash provided by Financing Activities</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">d)</span><span style="color: black">      </span><span style="color:black">How do you evaluate their cash operation?  Explain</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> <span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"><b> <span style="color: black">9.</span></b></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .4in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">v</span><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">     </span><span style="color:black">What was </span></font><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">Cisco</span></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">  sales growth in 2005 vc.2006</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .4in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">v</span><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">     </span><span style="color:black">What was </span></font><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">Cisco</span></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">  gross profit ratio in 2005 & 2006</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .4in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">v</span><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">     </span><span style="color:black">Has the above Ratio improved or worsened?  Explain </span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .4in; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .3in"> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">v</span><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black">     </span><span style="color:black">What are </span></font><b> <span style="font-family: Arial; color: black">Cisco</span></b><font face="Arial"><span style="color:black">  forecasted sales in 2006?</span></font></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%"><font face="Arial"> </font></p><br /></p><br /><p><br />Credit:ivythesis.typepad.com</p><br />

Analyze the financial condition for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)

Essential Accounting Each student will be asked to analyze the financial condition for Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO). The company fi...

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