Accounts and finance

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Accounts and finance - introduction
2. 3.1 Sources of finance - notes
3. 3.1 Sources of finance - questions
4. 3.2 Investment appraisal - notes
5. Investment appraisal
6. 3.2 Investment appraisal - questions
7. 3.3 Working capital - notes
8. 3.3 Working capital - questions
9. 3.4 Budgeting - notes (HL only)
10. 3.4 Budgeting - questions
11. 3.5 Final accounts - notes
12. 3.5 Final accounts - questions
    1. Final accounts - short answer questions
    2. Capital and revenue expenditure - short answer questions
    3. Profit and loss accounts - short answer questions
    4. The profit and loss account - numerical questions
    5. Balance sheets - short answer questions
    6. The balance sheet - report
    7. The balance sheet - numerical questions
    8. Depreciation - short answer questions
    9. Depreciation - numerical questions
    10. Company accounts - interactive questions
    11. Company accounts - rebuild a set of accounts
    12. Uses and limitations of published accounts - memorandum
    13. Stock valuation - numerical questions
    14. GM - are they losing it?
    15. Between a Rok and a hard place.
    16. Toyota out of reverse gear
13. 3.5 Final accounts - simulations and activities
14. 3.6 Ratio analysis - notes
15. 3.6 Ratio analysis - questions
16. 3.6 Ratio analysis - simulations and activities
17. Printable version

Toyota out of reverse gear

Read the article Toyota Raises Profit Forecast as U.S. Sales Recover, Asia Gains

and then have a go at the questions below. You can either read the article in the window below, or follow the previous link to open the article in a new window.

Question 1

Define the terms:

• profit margin
• exchange rate.

Question 2

Explain the principal factors that had led to falling profits at Toyota in the previous quarters.

Question 3

Analyse the effect of the exchange rate on sales and profits at Toyota.

Question 4

Evaluate the strategies adopted by Toyota to try to improve their profitability.

Extension activity

With reference to Toyota's reliability problems, discuss the importance of goodwill to Toyota and its financial performance.