for them when they invest. If companies didn’t make money for you there would be no reason to buy stocks and no reason the price of a stock would ever go up. If one does not look at the financial statements‚ they would not know if they were choosing a good company to invest in. Others understand that financial statements often cause more dramatic movement in the stock price when the news is released. They intend to profit from the news. External users include stockholders‚ bankers‚ creditors‚
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common stock 750‚000 Retained Earnings 600‚000 Total stockholders’ equity 2‚350‚000 Book value per share = Total stockholder equity / Outstanding common stock = 2‚350‚000 / 100‚000 = $23.50 Thus book value per share is $23.50. This is the price that is aid for these stocks. It does not change as long as the asset is
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Introduction In our coursework group assignment‚ our group had chosen the Apollo Food Holdings Berhad which is listed on the main board of the Bursa Kuala Lumpur. Apollo Food Holdings Berhad is a Malaysia-based company engaged in investment holding and provision of management services. Its own subsidiaries are Apollo Food Industries (M) Sdn Bhd‚ which is engaged in manufacturing and trading in many compound such as chocolates‚ chocolate confectionery products and cakes. The company is manufacturing
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Total variance = total actual cost – total standard cost (2) DM variance = DM price variance + DM quantity variance (3) DL variance = MOH variance = Example 1: Xonic Beverage company uses standard costs to measure performance at the production facility of its caffeinated energy drink‚ Xonic Tonic (XT). The standard direct materials price per pound is $3.00 (which includes cost of the direct material‚ the freight cost and the cost of receiving
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managerial accountant’s primary objective in designing a responsibility-accounting system is to provide incentives for the organization’s subunit managers to strive toward achieving the organization’s goals. 13-3 Under the management-by-objectives (MBO) philosophy‚ managers participate in setting goals that they then strive to achieve. These goals may be expressed in financial or other quantitative terms‚ and the responsibility-accounting system is used to evaluate performance in achieving them. The MBO
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period are as follows: Sales Forecast Month Estimated Sales Units January 250‚000February255‚000March264‚000April290‚000May315‚000June340‚000July365‚000August270‚000September 257‚000October310‚000 The estimated selling price per special component is $5.00. The collections for the above sales forecast are as follows: i. Collection from customers within the month of sale = 10% ( deemed to be cash sales) ii. Collection from customers following the month of sale = 50%
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“certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting” by the Government Finance Officers Association? What is the significance of this award? Yes‚ it is significant because it is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting‚ and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. (Page 13) b) What are the key issues addressed in the letter of transmittal? Major initiatives in the city of Charlotte
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While auditing my client‚ I found that the price the company has been paying for their widgets doubled in a year’s time. In addition‚ they are now being purchased entirely from a new vendor. After I check the fair market price for these widgets‚ however‚ it appears that they are only worth half of what the company is paying. This is one of the red flags for fraud. As an auditor it is my job to ensure to the best of my ability that the financial statements are not materially misstated due to fraud
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was often more valuable than gold. Silver is currently about 1/50th the price of gold by mass‚ and 70 times more valuable than copper. Silver did once trade at 1/6th to 1/12th the price of gold‚ however‚ the discovery of great silver deposits in the Americas. These new discoveries made the price of silver fall dramatically‚ due to the excess supply prices were forced down‚ as the demand did not match supply at so high price levels. Demand for silver has changed over the past years. Firstly‚ the
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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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