title: An investigation report on accounting and financial control Submission date: 21st September 2012 Submitted by: Ahmed Shahir ATHE registration number: Table of contents Introduction 2 Purpose and requirements for keeping financial records 3 Techniques for recording financial information 3 Legal and organisational requirements of financial purpose 4 Usefulness of financial statements to stakeholders 5 Difference
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Agency Costs and Financial Decision-Making The Concept An agency relationship is a contract under which one or more persons (the principal(s)) engage another person (the agent) to perform some service on their behalf which involves delegating some decision making authority to the agent. If both parties to the relationship are utility maximizers and they may have divergent goals and objectives‚ and there is good reason to believe that the agent will not always act in the best interests of the
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INC) | |[pic] | |Financial analysis statement for the year ended | |December in 2011
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ANSWERS 1 a) 1 b) 1 c) 1 d) 1 e) 1 f) This transaction has no effect on the balance sheet since this is only an order‚ no financial value. 1 g) 1 h) 1 i) 1 j) 2 a) a] b] c] d] e] f] g] h] j] k] l] 2 b)
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting A system through which managers report financial information about an economic entity to a variety of individuals who use this information for various decision making purposes. The process of identifying‚ recording‚ summarizing‚ and reporting economic information to decision makers. Managers of Companies Must Understand 2 Things: 1) Economic Consequence Perspective: Considering and understanding how such events affect the financial statements. 2) User Orientation:
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Michigan university | Is It Fair to Blame Fair Value Accounting for the Financial Crisis? | By Robert C. Pozen | | Luma Raha | 10/12/2011 | The article from the Harvard Business Review‚ "Is it Fair to Blame Fair Value Accounting for the Financial Crisis?" ‚ author Robert Pozen stipulates that the fair value accounting principles did not cause the financial crisis of 2008‚ but certainly aggravated it by common misconceptions about accounting standards. The article defines mark-to-market
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Revenue‚ Cost Concepts‚ and Market Structure Rachel Mitchell EC 561 August 2‚ 2010 Professor Laurie Gazzale Revenue‚ Cost Concepts‚ and Market Structure Thomas Money Service (TMS) originated as a consumer finance company in 1940‚ granting small loans to individuals for household needs. Over time‚ its services expanded to financing business loans and commercial real estate loans. In 1946‚ TMS made the decision to embark upon equipment financing and a subsidiary named Future Growth Inc. (FGI)
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You are an Investment Analyst Strayer University ACC557 – Financial Accounting Professor Levi Beckwith March 16‚ 2014 1. Analyze each company’s history‚ product/services‚ major customers‚ major suppliers‚ and leadership and provide a synopsis of each company. The Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) vs. PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ) war is one of the greatest rivalries in corporate history‚ just like Apple vs. Microsoft. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are the two most popular and widely recognized
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100 Costs term 1. Absorption costing is a costing method that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials‚ direct labor‚ and both variable and fixed overhead - as part of the cost of a finished unit of product. 2. Administrative costs are all executive‚ organizational‚ and clerical costs associated with the general management of an organization rather than with manufacturing‚ marketing‚ or selling. 3. Allocation base is a measure of activity such as direct labor-hours or machine-hours
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Classify each of the following financial statement items taken from Mordica Corporation’s balance sheet. CL Accounts payable CA Accounts receivable PPE Accounts depreciation-equipment PPE Buildings CA Cash CL Interest payable IA Goodwill CL Income taxes payable CL Inventory CA Stock investments (to be sold in 7 months) PPE Land (in use) LTL Mortgage payable CA Supplies PPE Equipment CA Prepaid rent E2-2. Classify each of the following financial statement items based upon the
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