Introduction: With the interest rates having been cut four times since December 2009‚ by 350 basis points‚ the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) declared that the domestic economy is slowing. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is evidence that an economy is in recession. The contraction in growth is believed to have been caused by a slump in export demand‚ forcing both manufacturers and miners to cut production. The SARB’s monetary policy committee is in meeting to discuss further rate
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E12-16 E12-1 (Classification Issues—Intangibles) Presented below is a list of items that could be included in the intangible assets section of the balance sheet. 1. Investment in a subsidiary company. …. LT Investment in Balance Sheet 2. Timberland. ……………………………………..… PPE in Balance Sheet 3. Cost of engineering activity required to advance the design of a product to the manufacturing stage. …………R& D Expense in Income Statement 4. Lease prepayment (6 months’ rent paid in advance). …………………………………………………
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COMM 370 – Elena Simintzi Practice for Lecture 1: Basic Financial Analysis Question 1. Consider the following financial statements for SubMart Corp contained in the company’s most recent annual report filed with the OSC. SubMart Corp Balance Sheet‚ December 31‚ 2012 Assets Cash Accounts receivable Inventories Property‚ plant & equipment Less accumulated depreciation Total assets Liabilities & Equity Accounts payable Accrued expenses payable Long-term debt Common stock Retained earnings Total
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Conceptual 21. Plant assets may properly include a. deposits on machinery not yet received. b. idle equipment awaiting sale. c. land held for possible use as a future plant site. d. None of these answers are correct. 22. Which of the following is not a major characteristic of a plant asset? a. Possesses physical substance b. Acquired for resale c. Acquired for use d. Yields services over a number of years 23. Which of these is not a major characteristic of a plant
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may approach assessment and its documentation differently‚ one approach is to provide specific questions on exams that become the basis for assessment. To aid faculty in this endeavor‚ we have labeled each question‚ exercise‚ and problem in Intermediate Accounting‚ 7e‚ with the following AACSB learning skills: Questions AACSB Tags Brief Exercises (cont.) AACSB Tags 15–1 15–2 15–3 15–4 15–5 15–6 15–7 15–8 15–9 15–10 15–11 15–12 15–13 15–14 15–15 15–16 15–17 15–18
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Intermediate Accounting Project Issue 1(FASB ASC 230-10-50) Some transactions are part cash and noncash; only the cash portion shall be reported in the statement of cash flows. Non-cash activities are reported in the footnotes of the cash flow statement or reported parenthetically MEMO: After researching the proper treatment of this transaction in relation to cash flows‚ I found the following information: • The cash flow statement includes only inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents;
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• Micro vs. Macro • Microeconomics – the study of how individual households and firms make decisions and how they interact with one another in markets. • Macroeconomics – the study of the economy as a whole. – Its goal is to explain the economic changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets at once. • The Two Groups of Economists • Macroeconomists • Focus on the economy as a whole. • Spend much time analyzing how total income changes and how changes in income cause changes in
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Federal Courts and Civil Liberties Federal Courts 1. Describe the federal court system (i.e.‚ all the in-class notes under that section). The supreme court Only one supreme court – created by the constitution Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Circuit court of Appeals 13 circuit courts – created by congress Appellate courts – rule on matters of law Bench trials Contains 3 judges – need 2/3 judges District Courts 94 district courts – created by congress (every state
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Topics on Economics Name Institution Instructor Subject Date Keynesian approaches in achieving long run macroeconomic stability The two schools of economic thoughts have different perspectives on how macroeconomic stability can be achieved. Keynesian economics became prominent when John Maynard Keynes introduced the concept of active participation of government in stabilizing the economy. This was because the private sector alone was not able to sustain stability
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Circulation in macroeconomics Macroeconomics (from Greek prefix "makros-" meaning "large" + "economics") is a branch of economics dealing with the performance‚ structure‚ behavior‚ and decision-making of an economy as a whole‚ rather than individual markets. This includes national‚ regional‚ and global economies.[1][2] With microeconomics‚ macroeconomics is one of the two most general fields in economics. Macroeconomists study aggregated indicators such as GDP‚ unemployment rates‚ and price
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