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ACTIVITY 18 ANALYSIS: TREND Prepare a trend analysis and understand the information provided A Trend Analysis compares amounts of a more recent year to a base year. The base year is the earliest year being studied. The analysis measures the percentage of change from the base year For Starbucks, use the amounts listed below to compute the trend indexes for noncurrent (NC liabilities, common stock, and retained earnings by the amount for the base year. Record the resulting trend index in the shaded area. Use 9/28/2008 as the base year ai STARBUCKS 10/02/2011 10/03/2010 9/27/2009 ,794.9 TOTAL ASSETS 73604 130 6,385.9 113 5,5768 98 5,672.6 NC I 5,6726 100 TOTALL and SE7.3604 130 6,385.9 113 5,576 98 Refer to the series of bolance sheets and the trend analysis obove to answer the following questions 02 A trend index of 130 (total assets) indicates that the dolar amount is (greater /lessi than the (previous / base) year, whereas a trend index of 80 (PPE, net) indicates the dollar amount is greater /less] than the (previous / base) year. For total assets, the trend index of 130 is computed by dividing $7,360.4 (total assets on 10/02/2011) by $ year). A trend index of 130 andicates totalasets (increased / decreased) by- --% (from an index of 100 to 130] from 9/28/2008 to 1002/2011 milion (total assets of the base 03 From 9/28/2008 to 10/02/2011, which of the folowing accounts increased at a greater rate than total assets? (Nonourrent liabilitles /Common stock/Retained earnings. The assets of this company are primariy financed with (iabilities contributed capital /retained earnings). This is referred to as (internal /external) financing because these funds are generated by operations Issuing stocks and bonds are forms of (internall /external) financing because these funds come from investors outside of the fim. 04 The annual totall asset growth rate can be compared between companies Assume less than 5% is low, 5 to 15% is moderate, and more than 15% is high. The three-year average total asset growth rate of this company is considered (low/moderate high 05 Examine the financial information reported above and comment on at least two tems of significance that the trend analysis helps to reveal Page 52 Chapter 2 ACTIVITY 18 ANALYSIS: TREND Prepare a trend analysis and understand the information provided A Trend Analysis compares amounts of a more recent year to a base year. The base year is the earliest year being studied. The analysis measures the percentage of change from the base year For Starbucks, use the amounts listed below to compute the trend indexes for noncurrent (NC liabilities, common stock, and retained earnings by the amount for the base year. Record the resulting trend index in the shaded area. Use 9/28/2008 as the base year ai STARBUCKS 10/02/2011 10/03/2010 9/27/2009 ,794.9 TOTAL ASSETS 73604 130 6,385.9 113 5,5768 98 5,672.6 NC I 5,6726 100 TOTALL and SE7.3604 130 6,385.9 113 5,576 98 Refer to the series of bolance sheets and the trend analysis obove to answer the following questions 02 A trend index of 130 (total assets) indicates that the dolar amount is (greater /lessi than the (previous / base) year, whereas a trend index of 80 (PPE, net) indicates the dollar amount is greater /less] than the (previous / base) year. For total assets, the trend index of 130 is computed by dividing $7,360.4 (total assets on 10/02/2011) by $ year). A trend index of 130 andicates totalasets (increased / decreased) by- --% (from an index of 100 to 130] from 9/28/2008 to 1002/2011 milion (total assets of the base 03 From 9/28/2008 to 10/02/2011, which of the folowing accounts increased at a greater rate than total assets? (Nonourrent liabilitles /Common stock/Retained earnings. The assets of this company are primariy financed with (iabilities contributed capital /retained earnings). This is referred to as (internal /external) financing because these funds are generated by operations Issuing stocks and bonds are forms of (internall /external) financing because these funds come from investors outside of the fim. 04 The annual totall asset growth rate can be compared between companies Assume less than 5% is low, 5 to 15% is moderate, and more than 15% is high. The three-year average total asset growth rate of this company is considered (low/moderate high 05 Examine the financial information reported above and comment on at least two tems of significance that the trend analysis helps to reveal Page 52 Chapter 2