Table of contents Introduction 2 Discussion 2 Costing method & purpose of variance analysis 2 Key findings 3 Material price variance 3 Material usage variance 3 Labour rate variance 4 Labour efficiency variance 5 Variable overhead variance 5 Fixed overhead expenditure variance 6 Fixed overhead volume variance 6 Variable selling and distribution variance 6 Sales variance 7 Responding to publicity 7 Conclusion 8 Appendix 1: Key findings of variance analysis 9 Appendix
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CHAPTER 1 Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Topics Questions Cases 1. Global markets. 1 2. Environment of accounting. 2‚ 3‚ 4 4‚ 5‚ 7 3. Objective of financial reporting. 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ 10 2 4. Standard-setting organizations. 11‚ 12‚ 13‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17‚ 18 1‚ 3‚ 6 5. Financial reporting challenges. 19‚ 20‚ 21‚ 22‚ 23‚ 24‚ 25 8‚ 9‚ 10 6. Ethical issues. 25 11‚ 12 Copyright
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affected by pandemics such HIV/AIDS and malaria. A basket of consumer goods were launched to this effect which included Product Red- American express card‚ vintage t-shirts‚ Motorola handsets‚ converse wear‚ apple iPod‚ Emperio Armani and also an edition of the Independent. The Red manifesto‚ clearly outlined the core reason as‚ “we believe that when consumers are offered this choice and the products meet their needs they will choose red…when they choose red over non-red‚ then more brands will choose
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Accounting is the collection and aggregation of information for decision makers including managers‚ investors‚ regulators‚ lenders‚ and the public. Accounting systems affect behavior and management and have affects across departments‚ organizations‚ and even countries. This paper will give the reader an understanding about cost accounting. This paper will discuss: Why is cost accounting so important to the success of the firm; what are the various methods of cost accounting and how are they used;
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Cost Allocation Paper Cost Accounting Abstract This article’s focus is how cost accounting allocates costs of a manufacturing plant. All things are hypothetical. The conclusions of this report regarding costing of commercial services provided by Goodyear Tire should be recognized as a theory of the way Goodyear Tire conducts business activities‚ rather than suggestions of how Goodyear Tire should conduct business. Goodyear Tire is a publically traded company‚ which has many different
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Managerial Accounting Vs Financial Accounting Management Accounting is used primarily by those WITHIN a company or organization. Reports can be generated for any period of time such as daily‚ weekly or monthly. Reports are considered to be "future looking" and have forecasting value to those within the company. Financial accounting is used primarily by those OUTSIDE of a company or organization. Financial reports are usually created for a set period of time‚ such as a fiscal year or period. Financial
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References: 1. Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination‚ second edition‚ William S. Hopwood; Jay J Leiner; George R Young. 2. http://www.anao.gov.au/html/Files/BPG%20HTML/BPG_PublicSectorAuditCommittees/2_5.html 3. http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_CN/cn/services/corgov/ic/iarr/ 4. https://www.aicpa
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Journal of Business Finance & Accounting‚ 32(3) & (4)‚ April/May 2005‚ 0306-686X Discussion of Accounting‚ Valuation and Duration of Football Player Contracts JOHN FORKER* Investment by football clubs in player contracts provides a natural experiment to evaluate the mandated accounting requirement that purchased intangible assets must be capitalised (ASB‚ FRS 10‚ 1997b). The study is well grounded for three reasons. First‚ the availability of industry level transaction price data for transfer
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PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 1 ACCOUNTING THEORY NOTES (a) International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards. The foreword to accounting standards defines Accounting Standards as Authoritative statements of how particular types of transaction and other events should be reflected in financial statements. Accounting Standards are developed to achieve comparability of financial information between and among different organizations. International Accounting Standards (IAS’s)
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Ethics in Accounting • • • • • • • • Systematic body of theory and knowledge Extensive education process for its members Ideal of service to the community High degree of autonomy and independence Code of ethics for its members Distinctive ethos/culture Application of professional judgment Existence of a governing body Attributes of a profession • Service ideal • Market control view The service ideal vs. the market control view Accountants work in: • private companies
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