Historical cost accounting Advantages • Historical cost accounts are straightforward to produce • Historical cost accounts do not record gains until they are realized • Historical cost accounts are still used in most accounting systems Disadvantages • Historical cost accounts give no indication of current values of the assets of a business • Historical cost accounts do not record the opportunity costs of the use of older assets‚ particularly property which may be recorded at a value based
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Accounting Convergence: Advantages and Disadvantages Winston Churchill once said that “there is nothing wrong with change‚ if it is in the right direction” (Thinkexist.com) . Today‚ the accounting profession and standards in the United States is facing one of the biggest changes it has seen in a long time: the convergence of its Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Is this a step in the right direction for the United States
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were 2/10‚ n30‚ the number of days’ sales in accounts receivable would be expected to be: a. less than 10. b. between 10 and 25. c. between 25 and 40. d. over 40. 6. When a firm has financial leverage: a. ROI will be greater than ROE. b. ROI will usually be less than it would be without leverage. c. risk is greater than if there isn’t any leverage. d. the firm will always have a higher ROE than it would without leverage. 7. If the P/E ratio of a company’s common stock were 12‚ and its
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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis‚ EXHIBIT 11-1 Accounting Information and the Decision Process FIVE-STEP SEQUENCE Step 1: Gathering Information AN ILLUSTRATION The current manufacturing line uses 20 employees‚ 15 operating machines‚ and 5 handling materials‚ for a total cost of $640‚000. The rearrangement of the manufacturing assembly line is expected to eliminate materials-handling costs‚ equivalent to $160‚000. The cost of the rearrangement will be $90‚000. Historical
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The Accounting Cycle Presented to Ms. Aisha Meeks Department of Business Management College of Business Administration Alabama State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course ACT.214.04 By Krystal Hall January 26‚ 2013 Memo: To: Ms. Aisha Meeks From: Krystal Hall Date: 2/26/2013 Re: The Accounting Cycle Every company has an accounting cycle. An Accounting cycle is the process that begins with analyzing and journalizing transactions and it ends with
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used creative accounting to portray that the company’s profit were increasing when it fact it was making losses during the period 2000 – 2002 Creative accounting can be refers to accounting practices that seem to follow the applicable accounting standards but differ from the essence of those standards. It use the accounting methods to hide some elements of company’s financial dealings in order to make the company appears more successful that it is in reality. Creative accounting also can be describe
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depositors. Begin with accounting principles from Islamic perspective‚ this paper discusses the concept of accrual and cash basis and scholar opinion about this basis of accounting. Both accrual and cash basis implementation with its advantages and disadvantages also discuss in this paper. An alternative method to improve fair and just between bank and customer is proposed. 1. Introduction The growth of Islamic financial market and institution create the need for different accounting requirement. This
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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 1. The group is required to undertake a project on a management accounting topic related to the course (refer attachment). The objective of the project is to provide students an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of one of the management accounting topics and to summarize any current articles of the topic (the chosen articles must be accepted by your lecturer). 2. The group projects may be done in groups of at most five
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forensic accounting plays a huge role in many of the court cases publicized by the media. With the spotlight on the profession‚ this is a good opportunity to discuss the following topics: 1) Five skills that a forensic accountant needs to possess. 2) The role of a forensic accountant within a courtroom environment. 3) Analyze the legal responsibility a forensic accountant has while providing service to a business. 4) Examine two cases where forensic accountants have provided
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assumption assumes the company will continue to operate for at least two years. TRUE 3. The economic entity assumption states that economic events can be identified with a particular unit of accountability. FALSE 4. The monetary unit assumption states that transactions that can be measured in terms of money should be recorded in the accounting records. TRUE 5. The drawings account is a subdivision of the owner’s capital account and appears as an expense on the income statement.
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