A company is anticipating that a major supplier might experience a strike this year. Because of the nature of the product and emphasis on quality, extra production cannot be stored as finished goods inventory. When developing a contingency budget that would anticipate a direct materials buildup, the two most significant items that will be affected are

The CPA Business Analysis and Reporting (BAR) discipline focuses on advanced, high-level accounting, analyzing financial data for decision-making, and specialized reporting (10-20% gov't).

Key concepts include financial statement analysis, cost/variance analysis, complex technical reporting (consolidations, derivatives, leases), and government-wide financial statement conversion.