Your term paper should include the following elements:
(a) Abstract: give your audience a quick view to know what the paper is about
(b) Introduction: Introduce the company (Something interesting about the company).
(c) Please use the following ratios for the roles:
c1. Management Consultant: DuPont Return on Asset (is the company’s
management doing a good job of maximizing the company’s profitability?)
Please:
1. Define the ratio
2. Explain why it is important to the user of financial statements
3. List the ratio formula and prepare the calculation for the last 3-fiscal years
4. Analyze the results of the calculation.
5. Provide two recommendations for improvement at the company, if any.
c2. Loan Officer: Debt Ratio (should the loan officer approve the loan request?)
Please:
6. Define the ratio
7. Explain why it is important to the user of financial statements
8. List the ratio formula and prepare the calculation for the last 3-fiscal years
9. Analyze the results of the calculation.
10. Provide one recommendation for improvement at the company, if any.
c3. Financial Advisor: Return on Investment (should clients invest or not?)
Please:
11. Define the ratio
12. Explain why it is important to the user of financial statements
13. List the ratio formula and prepare the calculation for the last 3-fiscal years
14. Analyze the results of the calculation.
15. Provide one recommendation for improvement at the company, if any.
(d) Conclusion
(e) References
(f) Tables: one-page each for the income statements and balance sheets
Part II: Style and Font
1. Text should be formatted for 8.5 x 11-inch paper (the default of MS Word), double –
spaced Times New Roman at 12 points, with one-inch margins. You should follow the
American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines to prepare your paper
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2. An ideal length of the paper is between 10 – 12 pages (excluding the Tables)
3. Any tables, charts, or figures, etc. should be inserted into the proper locations.
4. Avoid typographical errors; missing pages; inconsistent footnotes, headings, or
references; and other similar blunders. They communicate to the reader that the paper
was prepared hastily.