THE BUSINESS States and Texas flags. Pete's Patriotic Flags, Inc, primary operation is the sale of flags. A financial analysis and Statement of Cash Flow will be This practice set is designed in two parts. The first part provides a review of the financial statements of a corporation selling United required. In the second part, Pete's Patriotic Flags, Inc. will expand to include the manufacturing process of the flags All cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Office of Student Life PART ONE INSTRUCTIONS Information from the previous years, provide the following: The financial information for the past two years (2021 and 2020) is provided. Using a spreadsheet application, such as Microsoft Excel, and the 2. Using horizontal analysis, prepare a comparative Balance Sheet.Copy the financial statements on Blackboard into an Excel spreadsheet 1. Prepare a statement of Cash Flows for the current year using the Indirect method. Use the following template. and insert a column to add the percentages 3. Using vertical analysis, prepare a Comparative Income Statement. Copy the financial statements on Blackboard into an Excel spreadsheet and insert a column to add the percentages. 4. Using the financial statements in the practice set (located on Blackboard), calculate the ratios below: (Use the following templates shown here in the practice set) a. Working Capital both years b. Current Ratio both years c. Quick ratio both years d Accounts Receivable Turnover 2021 e. Number of Days Sales in Receivables 2021 (Company policy states 30 days in receivables) f. Inventory Turnover 2021 B Number of Days Sales in Inventory 2021 (Company policy states 8 days to turn over inventory) h. Ratio of Liabilities to Stockholders' Equity 2021 i. Return on Total Assets 2021 Return on Stockholders' Equity 2021 k. Earnings Per Share 2020 and 2021 The financial statements provided in this practice set can also be downloaded from Blackboard. Download the Excel files (Income Statement and Balance Sheet) from Blackboard and add a column and calculate the ratlos for the vertical and horizontal analysis. 5. Acting as an accounting advisor to the firm, prepare a memo in which you analyze the financial statements you prepared in step two and prepare an analysis of the company's financial position. Identify two strengths and two weaknesses in the company. Make two recommendations to improve the company's financial position. Be specific in each of the recommendations and use as many of the ratios calculated in a-k and the vertical and horizontal analysis to support your explanation and analysis. If you do not use the ratios in your answer you will not credit for the memo. The length should be no more than three paragraphs: one for strengths, one for weaknesses, and one for recommendations. 6. Blackboard Instructions a. Memo analyzing the company's strengths and weaknesses with two recommendations. Write your memo in a Word document using ratios to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the company. Make sure there are no spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors. Once it is completed make sure that you print it out and then rewrite it in Blackboard. Add information concerning numbers using the format as shown here below and enter it into Blackboard as specified: b. When the answer is in units enter the number as is (See example below) 1. 280 When the answer is for ratios (ie., Current ratio) and has a decimal take it out two decimal spaces (See example below) 1.280.89 d. When ratios are in days/times take out to two decimal places and write days or times after the number (See example below) 1. 280.96 days or times e. When the answer is in dollars ALWAYS include a dollar sign, comma in the dollar amount and cents as shown below: 1. $280.83 or $3,800.44 or $480.00 or $3,600.00 Please follow all instructions. If the answers are formatted incorrectly the answer will be counted wrong. a C