For this assignment, due in Module Four, you will submit both a horizontal and vertical analysis of Starbucks’ accounts receivable, fixed assets, and debt financing. Use basic financial analysis to examine any horizontal and any vertical changes in Starbucks’ accounts receivable, fixed assets, and debt financing balances over time. Be sure also to discuss how Starbucks’ methods for accounting for receivables and evaluating uncollectible receivables, purchase of fixed assets, and methods of debt financing impact the recording process and presentation of financial statements (Critical Element II). In other words, what are this company’s methods for accounting for receivables and evaluating uncollectible receivables? What types of fixed assets are acquired, and what methods are preferred for debt financing? How do those affect how financial information is communicated? Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: II. Horizontal and Vertical Analysis: In this section, you will conduct horizontal and vertical analyses for the balance sheet and income statement accounts and report any significant observations for a two-year period. You should include a table of your calculations as an appendix to your analysis. Include all calculations in an Excel document. Specifically discuss the following categories: A. Accounts Receivable: 1.Use basic financial analysis to examine any horizontal changes in Starbucks’ fixed assets, intangible assets, depreciation, and amortization over time. 2.Use basic financial analysis to examine any vertical changes in Starbucks’ fixed assets, intangible assets, depreciation, and amortization over time. 3.Analyze Starbucks’ methods for fixed asset and intangible asset acquisitions as well as depreciation and amortization, including asset categorization. How do these methods affect the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows? C. Debt Financing 1.Use basic financial analysis to examine any horizontal changes in Starbucks’ short- and long-term debt over time. 2.Use basic financial analysis to examine any vertical changes in Starbucks’ short- and long-term debt over time. 3.Analyze Starbucks’ method of debt financing. In your analysis, you should address both current and long-term liabilities, including the issuance of bonds. Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Milestone One should adhere to the following formatting requirements: 2–3 pages (not including cover page or appendix), doublespaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and the most current guidelines for APA formatting. Include all calculations in an Excel document.

Deliverable Length: 1,200-1,500 words + Excel spreadsheetThe financial team has been properly selected and charged to proceed with their analysis of EEV's financial statements. In the course of their evaluation, they will be assessing the firm's operating performance, benchmarking their competitors, and looking at the industry using financial ratios as their source of measurement. However, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Electronic Equipment USA agrees with numerous practitioners who promote the use of nonfinancial measures as well as financial measurements to evaluate the performance of a given firm. Nevertheless, Tony agrees that nonfinancial measurements can be valuable, and he tends to support the premise that when evaluating operating performance, benchmarking competitors, and comparing industry results, nonfinancial measurements have little measurable value.The CEO of the parent company agrees with numerous practitioners who promote the use of nonfinancial measures as well as financial measurements to evaluate the performance of a given firm. Nevertheless, Tony agrees that nonfinancial measurements can be valuable, and he tends to support the premise that when evaluating operating performance, benchmarking competitors, and comparing industry results, nonfinancial measurements have little measurable value.Tony has asked you to present a position paper comparing the effectiveness and reliability of using financial measures as opposed to nonfinancial measures. Include the following:* Provide an analysis of the utilization of assets in terms of efficiency (or inefficiency). * What are measurements associated with returns and activity ratios? o Explain why you selected each specific measurement. * Then, review the electronic equipment industry using financial ratios. o Assess the firm's operating performance against these ratios. * Research the financial reports of 1 company in the electronic equipment industry, and compare it with the performance of Electronic Equipment Venture. * Include an Excel spreadsheet to support your analysis. * Use this information to support your position, and compare the effectiveness and reliability of using financial measures as opposed to nonfinancial measures. View both the; the EEV balance sheet and EEV income statement provided, to support your work

Think about an experience you had where you felt extremely motivated. In a 3- to 4-page paper, analyze this experience according to the experiential format below. Each subtitle represents a different section of the paper. You can use the subtitles as headings.Introduction: Discuss the topic of the paper and how you will approach it. It is best to write this section after you have written the rest of the paper.The Experience: Begin with a specific situation/event. Describe the experience where you felt extremely motivated. Be objective and focus on just the facts: who, what, where, when, and how.Reflection: Reflect upon that experience from the multiple perspectives of other people involved or affected in the experience. Step back from the situation, look at the experience from your own viewpoint, and the viewpoints of other parties involved or affected. Look at the circumstances surrounding the experience from every relevant perspective. Why was the experience motivating to you? What did others do that increased your motivation? Was the situation (or would the situation) also be motivating to others? (Note: Your discussion of theories and models from your module materials belongs in the following section.)Abstract Conceptualization: [Important: This Abstract Conceptualization section is the “heart” of your paper. Use critical thinking skills to understand and interpret the experience at a deeper, more generalizable level. Interpret and understand the events you have described by drawing on the concepts, theories, and models in the background material from this module. What behavior patterns can you identify in yourself and others that are similar to the ones described in the material on motivation, values, and/or goals? How do these concepts and principles explain why you were motivated? What general principles of motivation can you derive from this analysis? Apply at least three concepts, theories, and/or models and cite all references to concepts and ideas that you use from sources. Be sure to cite all references to concepts, ideas, and quotes you use that come from any outside source.Experimentation: Identify ways to respond to the next occurrence of a similar experience. How are you going to put what you have learned to use? How will you use this knowledge to motivate yourself and others? What actions will you take to create a work environment that is motivating?Conclusion: Sum up the main points of your analysis and the key learnings you are taking from it.Reference List: List all references that you have cited in the paper using APA formatting. References include materials from the required background readings as well as any outside Internet or library sources you used in researching and writing your paper. If you have APA questions, refer to the optional listings on the Background page.