Posted: March 23rd, 2017

What is the financial impact these changes have on the company’s financial viability currently and in the future?

Use the balance sheet you downloaded for Ascension Health during Week 3. In a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, prepare a vertical analysis of the company for the years 2013 and 2014 and a horizontal analysis from 2013 (base year) to 2014 (subsequent year).

Discuss your findings. Here are a few, but not all, the questions you should consider.

Is Ascension Health growing?

What line items reflected the largest-percentage increases and/or decreases?

What is the financial impact these changes have on the company’s financial viability currently and in the future?

Submit your 2–3-page report by Tuesday, March 21, 2017, .

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Prepared a vertical analysis, listed all items of data and performed necessary calculations correctly.    20 points

Prepared a horizontal analysis, listed all items of data and performed necessary calculations correctly.  20 points

Drew valid conclusions about viability.  5 points

Communicated ideas and opinions explicitly and clearly in writing. 5 points

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