Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a standard guidelines and accounting rules that companies used to prepare‚ present‚ and report financial information. By following this framework‚ companies can ensure that any financial information presented is uniformly consistent‚ relevant‚ feasible and objective. Through this standardization‚ corporate financial information can more readily be reviewed and interpreted by investors‚ stockholders‚ banks and other potential creditors and also promotes
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pricing the inventory is required when the utility of the goods is no longer as great as their cost. Where there is evidence that the utility of goods‚ in their disposal in the ordinary course of business‚ will be less than cost The inventory has a financial importance as it is purchased and recorded at its historical cost or original cost. With respect to a perpetual inventory system‚ inventory accounts are continually controlled as goods are purchased and placed directly into the inventory account
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Ethical Issues in Business and Accounting Barbi Hammond October 31‚ 2010 Ethical Issues in Business and Accounting The business and accounting worlds are full of ethical dilemmas and scandals. The works of great philosophers of the past can be directly applied to current situations in today’s business and accounting ethical situations. David Hume is one of the philosophers whose works could be applied to the business world today. David Hume was a Scottish philosopher. Hume introduced the
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING FINAL EXAMINATION‚ JUNE 2009 J ACCT 5930 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING • Time Allowed: Reading Time: This examination paper has 3 Hours 10 minutes 16 pages Total Number of Questions: 6 Total Marks Available: Answer ALL questions The questions are NOT of equal value All answers are to be written in the examination booklet provided Candidates are to supply their own calculators All answers must be written in ink. Except where they are expressly required
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P2-3A: Taking it Further The journal entry is just a starting point in the recording process. Once the month has been complete this will roll into the General Ledger that will then build to the trail balance then income statement among the other financial statements. This will allow the company to have a clear view of their financial position throughout the year and by year end. Even though Amin will not find the Journal useful the further reporting will be clear. P2-9A
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● the motion for debate today is principles based accounting provide/not provide greater opportunity for manager to manage earnings defining the motion: ● Now we as today’s proposition strongly believe that this is true that principle based accounting provide greater opportunity for manager to manage earnings‚ but before we come to our actual argumentation‚ let us first define some important terms in this debate. ● We believe that what is meant by principle based accouting is that Almost
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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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1975 of all payments that will be made on the 5% bonds if they are not retired. Principle $33.9 million‚ Interest $1.695 million‚ N 14‚ Rate 11% => $19‚698‚886 ≈ $19.7 million Present value of bonds: $19.7 million 4. Again assuming that 11% is the market rate‚ compute the present value at January 1‚ 1975 of the payments that General Host will make on the 11% bonds if they replace the 5% bonds. Principle $20.3 million‚ Interest $2.233 million‚ N 14‚ Rate 11% => $20‚300‚000 Present
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H26 An Ethical Question Involving Standard Costs C 1. Taylor Industries‚ Inc.‚ develops standard costs for all its direct materials‚ direct labor‚ and overhead costs. It uses these costs to price products‚ cost inventories‚ and evaluate the performance of purchasing and production managers. It updates the standard costs whenever costs‚ prices‚ or rates change by 3 percent or more. It also reviews and updates all standard costs each December; this practice provides current standards that are
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Business Analysis II: General Electric Company Financial Analysis Cristina Mota Crespo University of Phoenix MGT/521 Management September 26‚ 2012 Prof. Elsie Jimenez-Galarza General Electric Company Financial Analysis This essay is continuation of the financial evaluation from last week; we had to choose a company among the Fortune 500 in my case I chose GE Company. This Finance is about the study of money‚ it helps managers and senior leadership in an organization
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