200101 Accounting Information for Managers Tutorial Solutions - Week 7 School of Business│ Spring 2012 STAFF Unit Coordinator Graeme Mitchell Building ED.G.212‚ Parramatta campus Please contact via e-mail (if required) Email: g.mitchell@uws.edu.au vUWS Coordinator‚ and External Studies Coordinator Simon Lenthen Building ED.G.11‚ Parramatta campus Unit administration School of Business Undergraduate Student Services Team Building EQ‚ Parramatta campus (Manu Cherian)
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costs Labor costs of assembly-line workers $110‚000 – Direct labor Sales commissions $35‚000 – Period costs Factory supplies used $13‚000 – Direct materials Salaries paid to sales clerks $50‚000 – Period costs (b) Explain the basic difference in accounting for product costs and period costs. Product costs are manufacturing costs‚ direct components‚ direct labor and manufacturing overhead‚ do not become expenditures until the company sells inventory. Period costs are non-manufacturing costs‚ including
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cost accounting. This introductory chapter explains the intertwining roles of managers and management accountants in choosing an organization’s strategy‚ and in planning and controlling its operations. Unlike the remainder of the textbook‚ this chapter has no “number crunching.” Its main purpose is to emphasize the management accountant’s role in providing information for managers. Review Points organization. Cost accounting provides information for both management accounting and
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1) Managerial accounting has its focus on analyzing and providing cost information within the company internally so that its management can plan‚ operate and control the company more effectively. In contrast‚ financial accounting has its focus on the financial statements which are distributed to external stockholders‚ lenders‚ financial analysts‚ and others outside of the company‚ as mentioned by (K.A. Francis‚ n.d.) Knowledge in management accounting will allow Anne Radhika to have knowledge of
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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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Introduction The place of measurement is crucial in accounting. Measurement is vital to accountants for recording‚ summarising‚ reporting financial transactions and preparing financial statements that should indicate the true position of an entity. However‚ accounting measurement issues are seen to be problematic as many measurements are derived. According to Mary E. Barth (2007)‚ an analysis regarding the latest activities of the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) have revealed that the
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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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following terms used in Note 3: grant date‚ exercise price‚ vesting period‚ expiration date‚ options granted‚ options exercised‚ and options forfeited. b. Note 3 (page 47 of Xilinx’s annual report) indicates that in fiscal 2007‚ Xilinx adopted a new accounting method for its stock options and other stock-based compensation as required by SFAS 123R. How does Xilinx now account for stock options? How does this differ from the method Xilinx used before
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“The theories we use to help us understand standard-setting in national arenas (such as Australia) don’t work so well at the international level where the . . . International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) is taking a leading role. We will have to modify them or expand our theoretical repertoire” Discuss the above statement‚ clearly indicating your agreement or otherwise about the basis for your views. Abstract: The theories that are presented in this paper all assume the importance of a
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