for calculators. As a step towards reducing uncertainty over the finance needs of the new business‚ the finance manager has asked you to prepare a cash budget for Spears Ltd for the nine (9) months period from 1 January 2014 till 30 September 2014. You have collected some raw data from the concerned department heads and tabulated them as follows: a) The following are sales for the nine month period are as follows: Sales Forecast Month Estimated Sales Units January
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The cost structure should depend on sales growth expectations. A fixed cost structure should be used for expectations of revenues to increase; however if sales growth is ambiguous a variable cost structure is more plausible. Shifting cost structure from fixed to variable reduces risk and also profitability. Companies with higher fixed costs have more volatility in earnings. Generally companies with high fixed cost structure will show higher net income than low fixed cost structure companies. Rewards
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Bear Minimum Case Summary: Big Bear Power is a public utility with a strong financial position for past several years. The company is in compliance with all its debt covenants because of its positive cash flow. Big Bear leased combustion turbine from Goliath Co. The lease term is non-cancelable for ten years. The lease was signed on December 15‚ 2004‚ but the lessee’s right to use the turbine starts on January 1‚ 2005. Issues and Facts There are three specific provisions associated with the lease
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A & AUDIT international accounting CCOUNTING ING Accounting for Small Businesses: The Role of IFRS By Nancy Christie‚ John Brozovsky‚ and Sam Hicks F or decades‚ U.S accountants in all fields have recognized a need for a simpler set of financial reporting standards for small businesses‚ but regulators have not been willing to provide a second set of standards. Now‚ for the first time‚ there may be an answer for small firms desiring relief from the onerous reporting requirements
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Tumbling Managerial Accounting Unit 2 IP January 24‚ 2013 Abstract In this discussion essay we will be discussing managerial accounting and the difference from cost accounting. We will learn what the lean production philosophy is. We will also go into depth about the difference between accounting principles in lean production to those of typical production. And lastly‚ we will discuss how to advise our Chief Administrator to prepare for a reduced budget. Managerial Accounting Managerial and
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define accounting. What are the three main characteristics of accounting? Is accounting static or dynamic? Accounting collects‚ analyzes‚ measures and records financial information about an organization and reports that information to stakeholders and decision makers. Accounting has 3 essential characteristics. Accounting is the (1) identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested persons. Like social sciences‚ accounting is largely
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Brief Exercise 11.1 Alpha Company Stockholders Equity section of the Balance Sheet Issued and outstanding common stock (10‚000 * 10) 100‚000 Additional paid-in capital (10‚000 * 3) 30‚000 Total paid-in capital 130‚000 Retained Earnings 75‚000 Total Stockholder Equity 205‚000 Brief Exercise 11.2 Beta Company Stockholders Equity section of the Balance Sheet Issued and outstanding common stock (10‚000 * 25) 250‚000 Issued and outstanding preferred stock (10‚000 * 100) 100
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1 & 2 Summary Accounting is a process of identifying‚ measuring‚ and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of the information. It is a service activity and the language of business. Its main function is to provide qualitative information that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions. The Accounting process is a series of repetitive activities of recording‚ summarizing and reporting economic transactions from the beginning to the
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different costing techniques • To understand the meaning of cost sheet In order to determine and take a dispassionate view about what lies beneath the surface of accounting figures‚ a financial analyst has to make use of different management accounting techniques. Cost techniques have a precedence over the other techniques since accounting treatment of cost is often both complex and financially significant. For example‚ if a firm proposes to increase its output by 10%‚ is it reasonable to expect total
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Environmental Accounting Where We Are Now‚ Where We Are Heading by Joy E. Hecht Interest is growing in modifying national income accounting systems to promote understanding of the links between economy and environment. T he field of environmental accounting has made great strides in the past two decades‚ moving from a rather arcane endeavor to one tested in dozens of countries and well established in a few. But the idea that nations might integrate the economic role of the environment into
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