Introduction to Managerial Finance Coursework 1 STUDENT NAME ………………………….. STUDENT NO: …………………………... SEMINAR TUTOR …………………………... Introduction Accounting is concerned with providing both financial and non-financial information that will help decision makers to make good decisions. An understanding of accounting therefore requires an understanding of the decision making process and an awareness of the users of accounting information. The major purposes of accounting are to formulate
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Managerial Accounting Study Guide Chapter 2 Differences between financial and managerial accounting Managerial accounting provides information to managers‚ the people inside the organization who direct and control its operations. Financial accounting provides information to stockholders‚ creditors‚ and others who are outside the organization. Managerial accounting = inside the organization Financial accounting = outside the organization Exhibit 2-2 Comparison of Financial and Managerial Accounting
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Accountants follow professional guidelines for measurement and disclosure of financial information. These are called generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In the United States‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) formulates GAAP. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) sets global or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ the two basic types of external providers of capital include investors (who exchange cash for stock) and creditors (who loan cash)
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PROBLEM 1. The Huyden Company builds equipment to customer’s specifications. On March 1‚ two jobs were in process with the following costs and information: | Job 43 | Job 44 | Direct materials | $10‚200 | $34‚400 | Direct labor | 21‚000 | 10‚400 | Applied overhead* | 4‚950 | 7‚370 | Total cost | $36‚150 | $52‚170 | | | | Machine hours | 45 | 67 | *Applied on the basis of machine hours During March‚ Job 45 was started and Job 44 was completed and delivered to
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Midterm Exam You will have 2 ½ hours to complete the exam. The exam is open note and open book‚ everything but open conversation. There are nine (9) problems worth 30 points each. Take your time. You cannot stop and restart the exam. You will not need a proctor for the exam. You will need to know how to calculate the following: Product costs Period costs Variable costs Fixed costs High-low method Prepare a contribution format income statement Prepare a traditional format income statement
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differences between management accounting and financial accounting include:[1] 1. Management accounting provides information to people within an organization while financial accounting is mainly for those outside it‚ such as shareholders 2. Financial accounting is required by law while management accounting is not. Specific standards and formats may be required for statutory accounts such as in the I.A.S International Accounting Standard within Europe. 3. Financial accounting covers the entire organization
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1.1 USE‚ PREPARATION AND CONCEPTS * Use: The information derived from financial accounting is used by managers‚ investors‚ bankers‚ financial analysts and accountants‚ helping them to learn how to use information effectively and to do their jobs better. This information is essential to accountants for the services they provide. * Preparation: to be effective users of accounting information‚ people need to know something about how and
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2008). Stakeholders Types Generally a company or organization has two basic types of stakeholders’ i.e. internal stakeholder and external stakeholder. Internal Stakeholder The internal stakeholders of a company are all those individuals who have some kind of benefit attached to that company and are present inside that company for example. 1. Stockholders 2. Employees 3.
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Managerial Accounting and the Business Environment Chapter 1 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Learning Objective 1 Understand the role of management accountants in an organization. McGraw-‐Hill/Irwin Slide 2 Organizational Structure Decentralization is the delegation of decisionmaking authority throughout an organization. Corporate Organization Chart Board of Directors President Purchasing Personnel Vice President Operations Chief Financial Officer Controller
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01 MCQ FOR IMT 57 – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Test : (Journal‚ Ledger‚ Trial Balance‚ Errors) Name: _________________ Fundamentals of Accounting Max. Marks: 30 1. RPC Ltd. follows the written down value method of depreciating machinery year after year by applying the principle of (a) Comparability. (b) Convenience. (c) Consistency. (d) All of the above. 2. A change in accounting policy is justified
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