business and finance 80

BUSN 311 FORUM

in 275 words, list the difference between a patent and a trademark. Should a company be allowed to patent a life form? Does it matter if the life form is a non-sentient organism like a plant? Incorporate the material from the required readings along with scholarly outside research. All sources used must be cited. in text citation and apa format

FIN 400 FORUM

1. A company’s financial statements consist of the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Describe what each statement tells us and their limitations.

2. What is the purpose and importance of financial analysis? What are financial ratios? Describe the “five-question approach” to using financial ratios. What are the limitations of financial ratio analysis? If we divide users of ratios into short-term lenders, long-term lenders, and stockholders, in which ratios would each group be most interested, and for what reasons?

Your initial post must be in your own words, be a minimum of 350 words in length. IN TEXT CITATION , REFERENCES

Students should demonstrate their own knowledge in the forums and avoid copying and pasting from web sites.