Krispy Kreme, Inc. (NASDAQ:DNUT) is a multinational doughnut company and coffeehouse chain headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a publicly held corporation. Krispy Kreme operates and reports financial information on a 52- or 53-week year with the fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. Krispy Kreme’s 2021 fiscal year […]
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New! Crossword and word search puzzles to review financial statement analysis
December 3, 2022 
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Below are links to a crossword puzzle to review financial statement analysis concepts in financial accounting – and links to a word search puzzle to review the same concepts. I figured many of us are heading into the financial statement analysis chapter right now, so I thought I would share these puzzles I created for […]
Continue readingWhat is the impact on Bausch + Lomb’s balance sheet from its public stock issuance?
December 3, 2022 0 Comments
Bausch Health Companies took its eye care unit, Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) public with a public stock issuance in 2022. Bausch + Lomb had been a private company since 2007, when it had been purchased by two private equity firms. Bausch + Lomb sells contact lenses, eye drops, and implantable lenses for cataract surgery. It […]
Continue readingHow would Kraft account for the contingent liability arising from a class action lawsuit alleging that it takes more than the advertised 3 ½ minutes to prepare Velveeta Microwaveable Shells & Cheese cups?
November 28, 2022 2 Comments
On the packaging of Velveeta Microwaveable Shells & Cheese cups, it says that it takes three and a half minutes to cook to the right consistency of cheese. However, for one upset Florida woman, it seems to be untrue. According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Amanda Ramirez has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Kraft […]
Continue readingNew book! Teaching with Microsoft Teams: Student Engagement Strategies
November 27, 2022 0 Comments
In January 2023, my new book “Teaching with Microsoft Teams: Student Engagement Strategies” is being published! In this book, I share several techniques for using Microsoft Teams to increase student engagement – both in synchronous online classes and asynchronous classes. Some of the chapters in the book include: Update 11/29/2022: Thank you to everyone who […]
Continue readingNew! Crossword puzzle to review stockholders’ equity concepts
November 13, 2022 0 Comments
Below are links to a crossword puzzle to review stockholders’ equity concepts in financial accounting. Both links are to the same puzzle, but one has a solution enabled and the other does not. Stockholders’ equity crossword puzzle: Share this link with your students to have them work on the puzzle without access to the solution. […]
Continue readingHow does shifting the sales mix at Ford Motor Company to more F-150 trucks affect Ford’s break even sales volume?
November 11, 2022 0 Comments
Ford Motor Company (FORD) sales jumped 31.5 % during June 2022 in the United States as compared to the prior month. Sales of Ford’s F-series trucks and the Explorer, Expedition, and Navigator SUV models drove the sales growth. According to a Bloomberg article (link) earlier this year, the F-150 Series product line is Ford’s most […]
Continue readingWhat impact do higher fuel costs and other changes have on American Airline’s break even point?
November 1, 2022 0 Comments
American Airlines Group (AAL), the world’s biggest airline, posted a loss in the first quarter of 2022, but expects to return to profitability as early as the second quarter of 2022. Despite the large profit, airlines have been experiencing a large increase in the cost of oil. The price of oil has risen during 2022; […]
Continue readingNew! Cryptogram puzzle to review PP&E
October 26, 2022 0 Comments
Below are links to handouts for a cryptogram puzzle to review Property, Plant & Equipment in financial accounting. Both handouts relate to the same puzzle, but one is the student handout and the other is the solution. This is a quick puzzle – it is a phrase that relates to PP & E. To solve […]
Continue readingWhat expenditures would have been capitalized versus expensed in converting a church building to Belltower Brewing Co.?
October 25, 2022 0 Comments
What expenditures would have been capitalized versus expensed in converting a church building to Bell Tower Brewing Co.? The owners of Bell Tower Brewing Co. in Kent, Ohio, purchased a 150-year-old church a few years ago. Over a three-year period, they converted the church building into a two-story, 9,000-square foot brewery. Pews from the church […]
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