Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 1 MB0041 – Financial and Management Accounting Q1. Accounting is one of the oldest‚ structured management information system. Give the meaning of accounting and book keeping? Explain the objectives of accounting? ANS. Meaning of Accounting- The systematic and comprehensive recording of financial transactions pertaining to a business. Accounting also refers to the process of summarizing‚ analyzing and reporting these transactions. The financial statements
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The basic accounting concepts have defined the conception of the preparation of financial statements and the process of preparation in the UK is well regulated. But financial accounting requires a fair amount of flexibility in some certain areas‚ so the need of judgements and estimations for accounts preparers is demand. Meanwhile it leaves a significant approach in accounting treatments. For example‚ when organizations decide which of several inventory valuation methods to utilize; managers make
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A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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Chapter 16 Managerial accounting concepts and principles 1) Direct costs are identified with and can be traced to a cost object. Indirect costs cannot be identified with or traced to a cost object. 2) Costs by function: A) Product costs consist of manufacturing costs: direct materials‚ direct labor and factory overhead. B) Period costs consist of selling and administrative expenses. 3) A) Prime costs which consist of direct materials and direct labor costs. B) Conversion costs which consist
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ACCOUNTING NOTES FOR MY PERSONAL USE 4/12/2013 ELISHA VERIWA | Introduction to Accounting Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users (stakeholders) such as shareholders and managers (Elliot‚ Barry & Elliot‚ Jamie: Financial accounting and reporting). Accounting has been defined as: * the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least
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assignment‚ I will discuss why I think Shop Rite grocery store use the accrual based accounting method rather than cash based accounting. Here are some facts about grocery stores that contributed to my decision to choose a shop rite supermarket store as my example. Shop Rite a (co-op) super markets has many stores in the Northeastern United States. Let’s look at some facts about Grocery stores‚ and why I think they use accrual based accounting. Just the sheer size of Shop Rite grocery stores coupled with
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Table of Contents Theory 2 Introduction 2 Fundamental 2 Background 3 Prepayment 3 Accrual 3 Income Statement 6 Balance Sheet 8 Trend Profit 9 QUOTES THEORY‚ INTRO‚ TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction The purpose of this report is to identify the items that may result in adjusting entries for both prepayments and accrual by looking at the trial balance and income statement. Furthermore‚ analyzing the historical summary of financial is to know the trend for profit or loss of
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How should goodwill‚ properly recorded on the books‚ be written off in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles? Goodwill is recorded in the accounts only under the circumstances that is is acquired through a purchase of another business or combination of businesses. According to Generally Accepted Accounting Principle under these circumstances where goodwill is acquired through a purchase by another business that it is recognized as having indefinite
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difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The variation between accrual basis accounting and cash basis accounting‚ is how cash is documented. Cash basis is an accounting basis that is used when expenses and revenue are paid out or received. This is when the transaction will be recorded. In accrual-basis accounting‚ transactions are recorded when they actually happen. Payment does not need to be made for the transaction to be recognized in accrual-basis accounting unlike cash-basis
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Chapter 10 Plant Assets‚ Natural Resources‚ and Intangibles QUESTIONS 1. A plant asset is tangible; it is used in the production or sale of other assets or services; and it has a useful life longer than one accounting period. 2. The cost of a plant asset includes all normal and reasonable expenditures necessary to get the asset in place and ready for its intended use. 3. Land is an asset with an unlimited life and‚ therefore‚ is not subject to depreciation. Land improvements have
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