Introduction to Accounting Accounting is a profession used to make financial and business decisions. Billions of dollars exchange hands every day‚ in millions of separate business transactions. These are recorded and reported on using a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Brief History of Accounting Accounting was born before writing or numbers existed‚ some 10‚000 years ago‚ in the area known as Mesopotamia‚ later Persia‚ and today the
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title: An investigation report on accounting and financial control Submission date: 21st September 2012 Submitted by: Ahmed Shahir ATHE registration number: Table of contents Introduction 2 Purpose and requirements for keeping financial records 3 Techniques for recording financial information 3 Legal and organisational requirements of financial purpose 4 Usefulness of financial statements to stakeholders 5 Difference
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Demo Homework Chapter 1 Demonstration Problem 1-2 Effect of Product and Period Costs Klyn Manufacturing Company experienced the following accounting events during its first year of operation. Except for the depreciation adjusting entries‚ all transactions are cash transactions. 1. Acquired $50‚000 cash from the issue of common stock. 2. Paid $6‚800 for the materials that were used to make its products. All products started were completed during the period. 3. Paid salaries of $4‚300
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Introduction * Meaning of Standard Costing: Standard costing is simply the name given to a technique whereby standard costs are computed and subsequently compared with the actual costs to find out the differences between the two. These differences are then analyzed to know the causes thereof so as to provide a basis of control. * Standard Costing: According to BROWN and HOWARD “Standard costing is a technique of cost accounting which compares the standard cost of each product or service
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Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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Financial Analysis Case: Peng Plasma Solutions PROFESSOR LENA C. BOOTH Objectives • The objectives of the Financial Analysis session are to analyze Peng Plasma Solutions financial performance‚ and to see why properly managing funding needs is essential for a company to pursue its corporate strategies. Professor Lena C Booth 2 Peng Plasma Solutions – Company Background • A private metal cutting company in China‚ founded by Jerry Peng‚ together • • • • with
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Question 1 The ethical guidelines which accountants are obliged to follow in the conduct of their work are made to combat criticism and gain credibility by preventing fraudulent accounting. Accountants ought to be able to maintain impartiality and independence to create a clear‚ credible and unbiased audit. Hence‚ the ethical principles are considered important. This is because the work of accountants requires a high level of ethics since the financial statements prepared and verified by auditors
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Ratio analysis provides an indication of a company’s liquidity‚ gearing and solvency. But ratios do not provide answers; they are merely a guide for management and others to the areas of a company’s weaknesses and strengths (Palat 1999). However‚ ratio analysis is difficult and there are many limitations. This section will identify and discuss the inadequacies of accounting ratios as tools of financial analysis. ACCOUNTING POLICIES. It is difficult to use ratios to compare companies‚ because they
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charge of the design and sale of the surfboards‚ but his background is in surfing‚ not business. As a result‚ the company’s financial records are not well maintained. The initial investment in Sunset Boards was provided by Tad and his friends and family. Because the initial investment was relatively small‚ and the company has made surfboards only for its own store‚ the investors haven’t required detailed financial statements from Tad. But thanks to word of mouth among professional surfers‚ sales have
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Financial and Management Accounting-2 ASSIGNMENT Marks: 10 Question: Due to erratic sales of its sole product-a high-capacity battery for laptop computers-PEM‚ Inc.‚ has been experiencing difficulty for some time. The company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (19‚500 units*$30 per unit) $585‚000 Variable expenses 409‚500 Contribution margin 175‚500 Fixed expenses 180‚000 Net operating
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