Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) - Students with last name M - Z Then: Acquire the company's 10-K at the EDGAR link at the SEC website (www.sec.gov), and look at the companys website for further information. When you start to write the information required. Use the two (2) documents provided to answer each of the questions. Save each of the files to your own file changing the Last name (yours preferably) COMPANY NAME. Once you have created the file, use the file to enter as much of the information as possible directly after the question. For example, Where is the corporate headquarters, what city and state? St. Louis, Missouri NOTE: IF YOU ARE ASKED TO REPORT A RATIO, A PERCENTAGE, OR IF THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE, YOU MUST SHOW CALCULATIONS (Excel Formulas preferred). For most questions, you should use the actual financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Stockholders Equity, Cash Flow Statement, and the attached accompanying footnotes. The Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is very useful in determining causes of what may be reflected in the financial statements; therefore, do not overlook the MD&A. You might have to be creative in finding information; for example, the companys website, Google, Yahoo Finance may be helpful. Also besides the 10K there are also several 8Ks that provide additional information. In addition, determine whether the economy has impacted the companys financials. THE MAJORITY OF YOUR GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE ANSWER TO THE FINAL QUESTION. THE BALANCE WILL BE CALCULATED BY CHECKING FOR ACCURACY, SPELLING AND GRAMMAR AND PROOFREADING YOUR FINAL PRODUCT. Here are some preliminary resources in regards to ratio analysis for your review that we will also review the importance of ratio analysis in the profession in class. VIDEO LINK: http://www.investopedia.com/video/play/ratio-analysis/ SHORT READING: Ratio Analyis Basics - Investopedia.pdf Discussion Board Financial Statement Project Q&A This is not a required discussion forum but a Q&A for you to me and to each other (I am not awake at 11 PM). I will check in for questions but you can help peers also. You can post anonymously and please do as I am sure others will have the same questions. Remember to look at your Unit 5 discussion board feedback. You want to incorporate a minimum of two reasons from your ratio work into your increased risk assessment. Assignment F/S - Part 1 Attached Files: File Financial Analysis Project (Updated 2.20.19) PART 1.doc (39.5 KB) Use the PART 1 document provided to answer each of the questions. Save each of the files to your own file changing the Last Name (yours preferably) Company Name to the one given. Once you have created the file, use the file to enter as much of the information as possible directly after the questions, and attach the file here. I understand that by submitting this assignment, I am certifying that this is MY individual work, and I have completed the assignment in accordance with the Academic Honesty Policy included in the AC445 syllabus and the CCSU policies. Assignment F/S - Part 2 Attached Files: File Ratios Template Example.xlsx (19.203 KB) For PART 2 you will need to complete the VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL, AND RATIO analysis for your company. The template provided is an EXAMPLE and includes the ratios you will need to complete. Yours will be more detailed as the companies in this project have much more detail on their financial statements. It is up to you to create an EXCEL document that is CLEAR, WELL FORMATTED, EASY to read and includes the VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL, AND RATIO analysis for your company for the current year and two prior years. I understand that by submitting this assignment, I am certifying that this is MY individual work, and I have completed the assignment in accordance with the Academic Honesty Policy included in the AC445 syllabus and the CCSU policies. Assignment F/S - Part 3 Attached Files: File Part 3 - Conclusions.docx (38.417 KB) The following question requires you to synthesize the information you have completed in PARTS 1 and 2. It is very important to provide the reasons for your answersthe reasons should be from your research. The yes or no answer is not as important as what your support is for your answers. Please refer to the work you have done in PARTS 1 and 2 to answer these questions. Well-researched and well-supported arguments will definitely affect your grade; you will need to include evidence from Parts 1 and 2. CONCLUSIONS: Identify three specific accounts you would specifically want to spend your audit time on due to higher Risk of Material Misstatement (RMM) noted, note which accounts and why based on your answers to the questions above (Identify 3 different accounts and reasons why for each account identified)? More analysis is REQUIRED other than "Cash because it increased or is a high risk/fraud area". This should be approximately 1 page long.