Assignment title: Information


Resources for this task include the 2015 Annual Report for Qantas. Your friend Tom is studying architecture at another University and knows very little about accounting and annual reports. Tom's uncle gave him $30,000 recently to invest. Tom knows you have begun studying accounting and is considering buying Qantas shares. Tom has some questions for you. Present your answers concisely in a business report format. Tom's questions: How much profit did Qantas make? Earnings per share? What expertise does Todd Sampson bring to the Board of Directors? Explain EBITDA, Revenue Seat Factor, Revenue received in advance and Retained Earnings. Calculate the Working Capital ratio. Create a chart in Excel showing 3D columns for the operating cash flows and another showing a pie chart for the components of current assets. Paste the spreadsheet graphs in your assignment. Show the data area. Summarise your advice to Tom re the investment decision. Find the Qantas 2015 Annual Report on the web.