The balance sheet provides a snapshot of a firm’s financial position at a partic
The balance sheet provides a snapshot of a firm’s financial position at a particular date. Leaders are often navigating changes that impact the right side of the balance sheet. We learned that a firm’s Assets (left side of the balance sheet) are equal to their Liabilities plus their Equity (right side of the balance sheet). Capital represents the funds used to finance a firm’s assets and operations. Capital constitutes all items on the right-hand side of balance sheet, i.e., liabilities and common equity.
In this paper you will research and discuss common issues leaders should understand regarding liabilities and equity.
Tip: Searching for keywords in recent news stories from quality sources (CNBC, the WSJ, Yahoo finance, Regional Business News, Thompson Reuters Westlaw, scholarly articles, your textbook, etc) will provide a good head start for your paper.
Include in your paper the following sections:
Cover page with a descriptive paper title, your name, your program, course title, instructor name, and date
Brief introduction to the paper
A review of at least 3 liability/equity topics (accounts payable, retained earnings, short term debt, long term debt, mortgages, bonds, or stocks), and discuss how firms can best manage these items. Incorporate at least 1 related news story for each topic into your discussion
Brief conclusion
Reference page
Your paper should be APA Style, 6–7 double spaced pages (plus your cover and reference page) and have at least 6 quality sources, 3 of which are scholarly.