In this assignment apply the principles of accounting including concepts which includes Revenue, Assets, Liability, Reporting as well different organizational performance measures which includes the...

Task 1
Shoprite Holding is an investment company with various investments across the ‘retail and wholesale sectors. The company has various sources of revenue but one of the most prominent sources of cash income is derived from the dividend and interest received by the company.
Shoprite Holdings recognizes revenues using the policy which states that all the revenues will be recognized when the company is certain about the revenue. As in the case of the dividend income, the company recognizes this when the right to receive payment is established. The other revenue which is made by the company is interest income, and commission (including fees) which are recognized by the fixed percentage that the company will be receiving at the end of each financial period.
The financial assets for the company are measured at amortized cost, which means that after taking into consideration the effect of depreciation and amortization the net value is recorded on the balance sheet of the company. The gain and loss related to any assets because of modification, amortization or any other things are directly recorded in the profit and loss statement prepared for that period.
Financial liabilities are also measured at amortized cost, using the effective interest method.
The business transaction which the company makes is majorly by investing in various subsidiaries across the 'retail and wholesale sector, and this is done by analyzing the company in which the investment is made. The analysis was performed using various valuation methodologies like DCF (Discounted Cash Flow), using the weighted average...