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Accounting Theory and Practice INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT Part A = 100 words. Parts B and C combined =500 words Total 600 words , Deadline 10th/may/ before WednesdayI will upload the detail of assignment
	
Document Preview: 3101AFE Accounting Theory and PracticeINDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTTrimester 1 2017OVERVIEWStudents will be presented with several news articles that demonstrate issues of relevance to accounting theory. Students will choose one of those articles and evaluate the article using and applying the most appropriate accounting theory relevant to the article they have chosen.Assignment Due Date:		Friday 12th May at 2.00pmWeighting:			20%. Word Length:	Part A = 100 words.  Parts B and C combined = 500 words (excluding the 100 word summary) with a 10% leeway.Marking criteria			The rubric indicates how you will be marked (see page 4).REQUIREMENTSTHE SUBMISSION MUST BE TYPED, SINGLE-SPACED, AND APPROPRIATELY REFERENCEDACCOUNTING THEORIESSelect an accounting theory that is relevant to the article. Use only ONE theory for your chosen article. DO NOT invent a theory – you MUST only use the theories listed on page 5 of this document.  ANALYSIS/REPORTA word count MUST be included at the end of each section of your report, plus an overall word count must be given at the end of the report. For the article, apply the chosen accounting theory in a report style format:Title of the Article and Article Reference Number (as shown in this document) DO NOT reproduce the article which you select from this document– include only the title and article number of the article. Then, the four sections of your report, each with a word count at the end:Summary (Part A):Summarise the article within a maximum of 100 words.  Do not refer to the appropriate theory in this section. The article summary should clearly conveys the article's substance as it would pertain to Accounting Theory without referring to Accounting Theory).  Accounting Theory (Part B):Identify and briefly describe the accounting theory that you will be using in this analysis. Use appropriate references. (Suggested word count = 100 words)Analysis (Part C):Provide an analysis and application of the...

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Part A Solution 
The article “Upgrade takes Bluescope to six-year high” tells about the company’s stock 
performance over past couple of years and the probable underlying factors that has lead to such 
rise in stock’s price. Article shows that earnings are one of the most important factors that result 
in significant change in stock’s price. Higher earnings send positive signal in market, increase 
the investors’ confidence and therefore, stock price tends to rise. Productivity improvement, 
higher demand of products, lower cost incurred in manufacturing, easy and flexible trans-border 
transactions are some of the causes that result higher earnings. However, rise or fall in stock’s 
price is not completely driven by earnings. There are other factors also that are solely attributed 
to market rather than company’s own performance.
Part B Solution 
Efficient market hypothesis (EMH) is one of the tools that explain the abnormal return over the 
stock or portfolio. It finds out the degree of market efficiency capable of change in stock price. 
EMH states that company’s related information are reflected in stock price although, not all the 
information – public or private are filtered out in the market. It is the market efficiency that gear 
upon the proliferation of information to market. Insiders use such hidden private information to 
make abnormal profit on stocks.

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