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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submit its: A. quarterly report. B. annual report. C. press releases. D. report of current events of financial importance. 3. Which of the following accurately describes how accruing advertising expense incurred but not yet paid would affect the ratios indicated? A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D 4. Which of the following is TRUE concerning the below information? A. B. Darin Company is using its assets to generate revenue less efficiently. B. B. Darin Company
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Practice Problems Module 3 Module 3 Practice Problems & Solutions Introduction to Financial Accounting in the 21st Century © Gaber‚ Hayes & Porporato 2011 1 Practice Problems Module 3 PROBLEM 1 – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. In recording transactions‚ (a) The word debit means to increase and the word credit means to decrease. (b) Assets‚ expenses‚ and owners’ drawing accounts are debited for
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1. An Accounting Information System (AIS) * collects and processes transaction data and disseminates the information to interested parties. * Helps management answer such questions as: * How much and what kind of debt is outstanding? * Were sales higher this period than last? * What assets do we have? * What were our cash inflows and outflows? * Did we make a profit last period? Basic Terminology (see Textbook for definitions) * Event * Transaction * Account
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Adjustments to Live in Another Country Since 2005 Saudi Arabia government has sent more than 45‚000 saudi student To study in the United States. How do they adjust and success as students abroad? If you are going to live in another country for a while‚ it is necessary to adjust to a new customs‚ learning a new pattern of socializing and changing your work habits. First‚ before you go to another country you should learn about its customs that would save time to adjust to it‚ because many people
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Principle of Accounting: MID-Exam 1 (Problem) March 18 ‚ 2013 Student Major and Class (系級) Student Name Student Number Problem 1 (10 points‚ 2 point/each) 1. Which of the following is incorrect about the statement of cash flows? a. It is a fourth basic financial statement. b. It provides information about cash receipts and cash payments of an entity during a period.
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PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING(POA)/ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS(AFM) Basic Accounting Concepts & Terminologies ACCOUNTING- DEFINITION Accounting means the various technical activities performed by accountants‚ including financial accounting‚ bookkeeping and management accounting. Accounting is considered to be as old as money. However in 1494 Lucas Fra Pacoili‚ an Italian Merchant is universally regarded as the father of modern system of accounting or double entry system of accounting. Accounting has been
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This is where accounting plays its role of systematically recording‚ reporting and analysing the financial transactions of a business. This essay aims to compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of a management accountant with that of a financial accountant. Accounting allows a company to analyse the financial performance of a business and represent its position through past and future statistics. An accountant is a person in charge of conducting such a process by following certain sets
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Accounting Ethics Accounting Ethics‚ Second Edition. Ronald Duska‚ Brenda Shay Duska‚ and Julie Ragatz © 2011 John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. Published 2011 by John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-405-19613-0 Foundations of Business Ethics Series editors: W. Michael Hoffman and Robert E. Frederick Written by an assembly of the most distinguished figures in business ethics‚ the Foundations of Business Ethics series aims to explain and assess the fundamental issues that motivate interest in each of
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Comparing Accounting Software Programs to Manual Accounting Manual accounting uses several paper ledgers to record financial transactions. It is very time consuming to record each single transaction onto paper‚ being very cautious not to make an error. There are several ledgers for each part of the accounting system‚ such as accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ and revenue accounts. Combining these ledgers into one general ledger‚ provide the balance for each ledger. The general ledger
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