Budget and Responsibility Accounting Budget Meaning Budget is a financial and/or quantitative statement‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining a given objective. * CIMA Official Terminology It is a plan quantified in monetary terms‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ usually showing planned income to be generated and/or expenditure to be incurred during that period
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RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING Management Accounting - Responsibility Accounting Planning & control are essential for achieving good results in any business. Firstly‚ a budget is prepared and‚ secondly‚ actual results are compared with budgeted ones. Any difference is made responsibility of the key individuals who were involved in (i) setting standards‚ (ii) given necessary resources and (iii) powers to use them. In order to streamline the process‚ the entire organization is broken into various
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ROLE OF RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING IN FOSTERING GOAL CONGRUENCE RATIONALE: It is impossible for top managers to make all the necessary decisions about everything except in very small organizations. Somehow at some point he has to delegate some decisions to those who are at the lower levels and are more knowledgeable to the everyday detail of the company’s operation. By empowering lower level managers to make decisions‚ decision-making authority is spread throughout the organization rather
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"What is responsibility accounting? Is it used at your current (or former) place of employment‚ and if not‚ would it work? Why‚ or why not?" According to allbusiness.com‚ responsibility accounting is defined as a “collection‚ summarization‚ and reporting of financial information about various decision centers (responsibility centers) throughout an organization” (allbusiness.com). The article also explains that responsibility accounting helps an organization trace costs‚ revenues and profits to
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BENEFITS OF RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING ANSWER 1 1) Better System of Control It enables the management to management to delegate authority to responsibility centres while remaining overall control with itself. 2) Decentralization of Decision Making It forces the management to consider the organisational structure to result in effective delegation of authority and placement of responsibility.So it will compel individual manager to take right decision. 3) Comparison of Performance It
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Topic:Responsibility Accounting and Cost Control. Subject: Management control systems Index: |Sr.No |Topic |Page No | |1 |Meaning of Responsibility Accounting |3 | |2 |Steps involved in Responsibility Accounting
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The Duties & Responsibilities of Accounting Staff Accounting assistants are important to the financial reporting process. Accounting assistants are entry-level positions requiring a two-year college degree in business‚ finance or accounting. They perform a variety of tasks under the supervision of senior professionals. These tasks could include journal entries‚ ledger confirmations and bank reconciliations. They also may assist internal and external auditors in evaluating a business’ internal procedures
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sufficient power to make significant business decisions in order to enhance businesses’ growth. Responsible decision making‚ facilitated by use of various accounting tools‚ enhances a business’ power. Conversely‚ questionable accounting and irresponsible business decisions can have catastrophic consequences. Contrasting international examples will be discussed here. Richard Branson‚ a well known entrepreneur‚ created an empire (the Virgin Group) from an idea of a better priced and better product
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Typical Accounting Intern Responsibilities in Public Accounting Firms The goal of an internship in accounting is to apply knowledge acquired in the classroom to real-world situations‚ as well as gain the skills and experience that is necessary to prepare the student for a successful career in accounting. UW Oshkosh Accounting Highlights: Accounting students at UW Oshkosh join over 2800 accounting alumni at UW Oshkosh. Many of our accounting students have aspirations to become CPAs. The UW Oshkosh
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ACCT302 COST ACCOUNTING FINAL EXAM EXAMPLES Demonstration Problem 1 Asani Corp. manufactures an electronic unit that plays a wide variety of video games on a television set. The units are entirely assembled in one production department. All manufacturing costs are incurred at a uniform rate throughout the production process. The following information is available for the month ended March: |Beginning inventory of Work in Process | |$154
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