Category: Accounting

This assignment measures your mastery of ULOs 1.1, 1.2, and 5.1.

Assignment Objective: For this assignment, you will research and compare international and U.S. accounting standards. This will enable you to see how the different reporting methods affect business and how product costs are affected by international business.

In the assignment you will do the following:

1. Compare and contrast basic U.S. and international financial accounting standards.
2. Explain how key international factors affect business reporting.
3. Identify key compliance and regulatory requirements.

Length: Using the , prepare a three-to-four-page written report covering the items listed below (page length does not include the title and reference pages).

References: At least three peer-reviewed sources are required. Resources used are required to be scholarly/academic in nature and found in the CSU Library. APA Style is required for citations and references.

Details: First, start the report with an introduction section, per the assignment template provided.

Part 1: Select financial statements for two related (e.g., computer manufactures, pharmaceutical companies, cell phone companies, etc.) businesses; one that uses U.S. accounting reporting and the other that uses international accounting reporting. Identify the following items:

1. Provide the name, location, and accounting standards used for each business.
2. Compare and contrast three major differences you see in the way the financial data is presented on the financial statements.
3. Identify which set of financial statements you think is the easiest to understand and provides you with most accurate cost data as a manager (Do not forget to look at the notes to the financial statements).

Part 2: Analyze and discuss three international factors you think would affect the cost of the products made at the companies you selected and why.

Part 3: Discuss three compliance and/or regulatory issues you think would be involved in the companies you have selected as they relate to the cost of the products made. For example, are there strict regulations on product pricing, tariffs imposed on raw materials needed to make the products, or strict regulations on the wages paid to workers?

End this report with the key observations and present any future recommendations.

Submission: Save the submission as a Word document and upload the document to Blackboard.

Grading: The assignment will be reviewed in alignment with the grading rubric criteria. The assignment is worth 8% of your course grade.

Resources

The following resource(s) may help you with this assignment.

Attached Files (PDF/DOCX): ExcelProjectHistoricalFinancialStatementsAssignmentInstructions.docx

Note: Content extraction from these files is restricted, please review them manually.

Module 4: Discussion Assignment (DA) 4 – Market Power and Pricing

Discussion – Market Power and Pricing

DUE Dates: Initial post due by 23:59 CT Friday February 6, 2026. Post additional comments by 23:59 CT Monday February 9, 2026.

Instructions (please read carefully):

1. See the questions under the Section Questions below. Do not address the same issue as another student. The initial post is due as noted above. You should comment on at least two other posts. These follow-up posts should be posted as noted above. You may also pick any other issue related to the material this week and make a post on the topic.
2. To make the initial post, go to the discussion forum under this weeks module and create a reply. Please copy, or summarize, the question or issue at the top of the reply. It is preferable that students create their own question or topic to address, though addressing one of the prompt questions listed below is acceptable. Only one student should address the same question in the initial post unless otherwise instructed below.
3. You should make at least three posts. One initial post on a question of your choosing from the Questions below and at least two follow up posts on other students initial posts.
4. General instructions with examples are found in the DA FAQ file.

Grading Rubric

* This rubric is general. For total points see DA instructions. For more on what is expected from the DAs See DA FAQ.

Assignment

1. Construct Financial Statements