This week’s consensus is overwhelmingly a feeling of clarity as compared to last week. Our team feels much more comfortable with statements of cash flows and financial statement analysis than with dividends‚ bonds‚ etc. The following are individual reflections on what we learned during week four. I think this week was easier for me than others because of the simplicity behind the terms. The statements of cash flows include operating activities‚ investing activities and financing activities. Operating
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Weekly Reflection Summary- WK 4 The objectives for week 4 include learning the importance of the statement of cash flow‚ the financial statements analysis‚ and how to master the fundamentals of both. The statement of cash flow is one of the main financial statements which investors rely on to measure a company’s financial strength. Some investors are very much interested in this statement because they absolutely want returns on their investment. The cash flow statement identifies the cash is
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Professor Duren June 11‚ 2013 Financial Accounting Question #3 3. What are the essential features of the allowance method of accounting for bad debts? The allowance method tries to match the written off account with the period in which the sale was made. There are three essential accounting features to the allowance method: 1. Uncollected debt for accounts receivable are matched against revenues within the same accounting period in which they are recorded
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1. The accrual basis of accounting: (Points : 1) Is generally accepted for external reporting because it is more useful for most business decisions Is flawed because it gives complete information about cash flows Recognizes revenues when received in cash Recognizes expenses when paid in cash Eliminates the need for adjusting entries at the end of each period 2. The 12-month period that ends when a company’s activities are at their lowest point
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Wednesday January 11th‚ 2012 Chapter 1 Introduction to Management Accounting What is Managerial Accounting? -managerial accounting is providing information for a company’s internal users -it is the firm’s internal accounting system -it is designed to support the information that managers need -it is not bound by any formal criteria such as GAAP or IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) -managerial accounting has 3 basic objectives: 1. Provide information for planning the organizations
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Gross profit is a company’s residual profit after selling a product or service; it involves deducting the cost associated with the production and sales. To calculate gross profit it involves examining the income statement. In the income statement you take the revenue and subtract the cost of goods sold. This is also called gross margin and gross profit. Gross profit is needed in a company because it shows how efficiently management uses labor and supplies in the production process (Investopedia
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Chapter 12 & 13 1. A sales manager collected the following data on salespersons’ annual sales and years of experience. Years of Annual Sales Salesperson Experience ($1000s) 1 1 80 2 3 97 3 4 92 4 4 102 5 6 103 6 8 111 7 10 119 8 10 123 9 11 117 10 13 136 a. Develop a scatter diagram for these data with years of experience as the independent variable. b. Develop an estimated regression equation that can be used to
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Sarah GunsetACCT 325 Phase 2 IP-2Jason Cade July 21‚ 14 Ethics plays such an important role in the business world. There are organizations and boards that set guidelines specifically to improve the work environment and help control the amount of ethical dilemmas. The SEC works as the head quarters for these boards and has developed many new guidelines since the crisis of the early 2000’s. The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) has established ethical standards and
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Table of Contents Question Descriptions Page Question 1 Multiple Choice Questions 4 Question 2 Absorption costing and standard costing Use the information provided below to prepare the Budgeted Income Statement for the year ended 30 June 2013 using the absorption costing method 2.2.1 Calculate the direct labour efficiency variance 2.2.2 Explain 2 possible causes of an unfavourable direct labour efficiency variance 5 Question 3.1 Question 3.2 Question 3.3 Question 3.4
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There is ACC 205 Week 4 Assignment P7-31A‚ P8-32A‚ P8-26A‚ P8-27A‚ P7-27A in this pack. Deadline: ( )‚ Business - Accounting Week1 D1: As you have learned in this week’s readings the Accounting Equation is + Owners’ Equity. Is the accounting equation true in all instances? Provide sample transactions from your own experiences to demonstrate the validity of the Accounting Equation. D2: What does the term account mean? What are the different classifications of accounts? How do
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