Bellwether Garden Supply (BGS) project

The Accounting Analysis Project is
based on the completion of the Bellwether Garden Supply (BGS) project and
consists of two (2) separate parts – textbook questions, and an analysis in
response to the BGS project.
Complete the BGS project which is
located at.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078025710/999257/Bellwether_Garden_Supply_Project_SCA_2013.pdf”>http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078025710/999257/Bellwether_Garden_Supply_Project_SCA_2013.pdf. Analyze the following:
Transactions posted by you and othersReports that have been or can be producedThe controls that exists within the firm as well as any lacking
internal controls
Part I: BGS Textbook Questions
1. Answer the fifteen (15) questions regarding the
Bellwether Garden Supply scenario.
Part II: BGS Analysis
1. Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1. Analyze the financial condition of Bellwether
Garden Supply, and interpret the result for company leaders.
2. Submit a copy of the firm’s key financial statements
and reports (balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings,
statement of changes in financial position, and customer ledger) in one (1)
Excel document.
3. Make recommendations for how management should
address major business decisions or directions for the company over the next
two (2) years.
4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in
this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not
qualify as academic resources.
Part II of your assignment must follow
these formatting requirements:
1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must
follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
2. Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes
associated with this assignment are:
Create and maintain accounting records with Sage 50.Generate financial reports for most small- to medium-sized
businesses with Sage 50.Organize information between Sage 50 and Excel to communicate to
internal and external usersUse technology and information resources to research issues in
microcomputer applications for accountants.Write clearly and concisely about microcomputer applications for
accountants using proper writing mechanics.