The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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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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References: Warren‚ C.‚ Reeve‚ J.‚ and Duchac‚ J (2007). Accounting. 23rd ed South-Western‚ cengage learning in thousands except share data | January 3‚ 2009 | December 29‚ in thousands except share data | December 29‚ 2007 | December30‚
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Accounting for Managers TOPIC A: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING Investors – Individual and groups provide initial capital. Creditors – Company which loans money to another company (Suppliers/Bank). Managers – Oversee the day-to-day operations. What is accounting? * Process of Recognising‚ measuring‚ recording (also known as transactions)‚ disclosing and attesting to information. *Information – Decision Making (Value Creation)‚ Control (Monitoring). Process of Accounting: Transactions
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Chapter 3: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 95 Chapter 3 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis SOLUTIONS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Chapter 3 addresses the following learning objectives: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 Explain the concepts of cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis in decision making Apply CVP calculations for a single product Apply CVP calculations multiple products Describe the assumptions and limitations that mangers consider when using CVP analysis Assess operational risk using margin of
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Week Four: Case Assignment: Read the Case Study entitled‚ “Managing the Risks of Global Bribery in Business” on pages 583-593. Then‚ answer all three questions at the end of the case. 1) What are the differences between the provisions of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act? The United Kingdom Bribery Act was passed on 8 April 2010 and became effective on 1 July 2011. Until recently‚ international anti-corruption enforcement has been largely dominated
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planets revolved around the Earth. — The Earth was thought of as flat. — No one experimented to see how far they can see. — The Solar System current concepts. — The planets revolve around the sun. — Earth is a 4-dimentional sphere that changes over the planets lifetime. — Astronomers only limitation is how big their telescopes are. — Understanding — Our understanding of how this planetary body works was a long and slow result of time and patience
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cancer cases occur in people older than 50. * In many cases colon cancer has no obvious symptoms. However‚ in some cases‚ a good warning sign is rectal bleeding. * In Canada about 25 people die of colon cancer every day. Facts about Colon cancer * Colon cancer is taking 655‚000 deaths worldwide per year‚ and it is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Canada. * Age increases the risk of developing colon cancer. About 90 percent of all colon cancer cases occur
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Case 10-2 1. Ida needs to test the U.S. commercial building for recoverability under both U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. Recoverability test is one of the requirement tests for impairment. As a result‚ we need to verify if impairment should be recognized. 2. The impairement is $600‚000. GAAP methodology of determining impairment uses a two-step recoverability test. Step one‚ requires a company to estimate the future undiscounted cash flows expected from the use of that asset and its eventual disposition
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1.Temblador Corporation purchased a machine 7 years ago for 319‚000 when it launched product E26T. Unfortunately‚ this machine has broken down and cannot be repaired. The machine could be replaced by a new model 330 machine costing 323‚000 or by a new model 230 machine costing 285‚000. Management has decided to buy the model 230 machine. It has less capacity than the model 330 machine‚ but its capacity is sufficient to continue making product E26T. Management also considered‚ but rejected‚ the alternative
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