Students will be presented to the balance sheet, income statement, and selected references from 2004 Berkshire Hathaway annual report, and asked to answer some questions about the information contained in the materials. The questions center around the classification of its investments held to maturity, available-for-sale or trading securities and accounting impact of the company's securities on its balance sheet and income statement. "Berkshire Hathaway-Intercorporate investments (B)" (UV1026) can be used as a supplement to the case. "Hide
by Luann J. Lynch Source: Darden School of Business 10 pages. Publication Date: June 11, 2006. Prod. #: UV1117-PDF-ENG
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