The accounting equation is an equation that includes the Assets‚ Liabilities‚ and Stock of a company. These three attributes determine the value of a company. This value is used to file the company’s taxes. When the value is figured by the accounting equation‚ investors can determine a possible return on their investments. Assets are resources owned by a business. Liabilities are the debts and obligations of the business. Liabilities represent claims of creditors on the assets of the business
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Week 2 Discussion Questions Chapters 6 & 8 1. Why is audit planning so important? What is the most important step in audit planning? Why is this step so important? Posted on wed 5/8/2013 Responded to one classmates on 5/08/2013 Auditing planning is important because it helps the auditor determine his/her approach to the audit. There are two considerations that affect the approach: 1). Sufficient appropriate evidence must be accumulated to meet the auditor’s professional
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Assignment Print View http://ezto.mhecloud.mcgraw-hill.com/hm_accounting.tpx 10/5/12 11:41 AM Page 1 of 6 Assignment Print View 1. 10/5/12 11:41 AM award: 10.00 points Classify each cost as either variable or fixed with respect to the number of units produced and sold. Also indicate whether each cost would typically be treated as a direct cost or an indirect cost with respect to units of product. Cost Behavior Variable Fixed Cost Item To Units of Product Direct Indirect 1.Electricity
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Understanding Economics ECO: 100 November 27‚ 2012 Understanding Economics From as long as I could remember Taxes have always been apart of our daily lives. Taxes can often be a big burden for most‚ they can also be a help and used for many other functions. If it was not for taxation our roads‚ public buildings would be a complete mess. Our emergency services such as‚ law enforcement‚ EMT‚ and Fire/rescue thrive off of tax dollars‚ many of our healthcare offices
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19. Allegiance‚ Inc. has $125‚000 of inventory that suffered minor smoke damage from a fire in the warehouse. The company can sell the goods "as is" for $45‚000; alternatively‚ the goods can be cleaned and shipped to the firm’s outlet center at a cost of $23‚000. There the goods could be sold for $80‚000. What alternative is more desirable and what is the relevant cost for that alternative? A. Sell "as is‚" $125‚000. B. Clean and ship to outlet center‚ $23‚000. C. Clean and ship to outlet center
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Week 1 - Checkpoint My favorite place is Starbucks. So I will choose that to be the company I will write about for this assignment. Starbucks Corporation has been able to grow revenues from $11.7B to $13.3B. Most impressively‚ the company has been able to reduce the percentage of sales devoted to selling‚ general and administrative costs from 37.08% to 35.38%. This was a driver that led to a bottom line growth from $1.2B to $1.4B. The pertinent statistics for this piece are as follows. During
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Week One Exercise Assignment Basic Accounting Equations 1. Recognition of normal balances The following items appeared in the accounting records of Triguero’s‚ a retail music store that also sponsors concerts. Classify each of the items as an asset‚ liability‚ revenue‚ or expense from the company’s viewpoint. Also indicate the normal account balance of each item. a. The albums‚ tapes‚ and CDs held for sale to customers. * Asset; Normal account balance is debit b. A long-term loan
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PROBLEM 1-3B (a)Special Delivery Income Statement For the Month Ended May 31‚ 2012 Revenues Service revenue$10‚400 Expenses Salaries and wages expense$2‚000 Maintenance and repairs expense 2‚900 Advertising expense 800 Insurance expense 400 Total expenses 6‚100 Net income$4‚300 Special Delivery Retained Earnings Statement For the Month Ended May 31‚ 2012 Retained earnings‚ May 1$ 0 Add: ADVANCE \r 1 Net income 4‚300 4‚300 Less: Dividends 1‚700 Retained earnings
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Week 1 Assignment-ACC557 Please complete Chapter 1 BYP1-4 and submit to the Dropbox. BYP1-4) a) The loss of $6‚100 was based on the difference between the amount invested of $25‚000 and the bank balance of $18‚900 at March 31. This is not valid for determining income because it only shows the change in cash between to points in time. b) Using the balance sheet to conclude the net income is not valid because there is no net income on the balance sheet. You get the net income from
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Accessed Discussion Question: Master Budget 1 Accessed Discussion Question: Master Budget Michael Jordan University of Phoenix Accounting 561 Dr. Trillion Cason October 13‚ 2009 The master budget is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of an organization’s long and short term goals. 1. Identify the major inputs to the master budgets and the usefulness of each. Operational budget and financial budget are the two major parts of the master budget. The financial
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