Topic 1 Accounting and Society Prepared by Graeme Wines. One issue in Topic 1 that can be a little confusing is the distinction between inductive and deductive theories. The example of the topical area of climate change can be used to provide explanations of the distinction which may help your understanding. Inductive theory A descriptive (explanatory/scientific) theory‚ as these terms imply‚ suggest that the theory is attempting to describe or explain a particular phenomenon‚ and that
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April 2011‚ Tilburg Case 202 The Dublin Shirt Company‚ Peter Clarke‚ University of Dublin Question 1. A calculation of breakeven point (in units) for the year ended 2004. For the purpose of simplifying this calculation‚ you should assume that ONLY direct material and direct labor costs are considered variable with respect to changes in volume. Clearly identify your assumption regarding the sales mix in your calculation and specify why this assumption is important in the context of CPV analysis
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calculations automatically and to change single number and update all related numbers at the click of a mouse. As one of the most popular financial software‚ spreadsheet is widely applied in areas such as accounting‚ finance‚ marketing‚ taxation‚ engineering‚ educational‚ scientific and medical fields (Ballantine‚ 1991). In 2004‚ SimCorp USA Inc and the Financial Executives Consulting Group found that about 64 percent of domestic companies depend on spreadsheet. Many authors view spreadsheet as a very
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Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board Analysis Paper ACC/460 October 28‚ 2013 Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board Analysis Paper The purpose of this paper is to review‚ compare‚ and show the contrast between the two accounting standard boards; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)‚ and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The objectives of both Boards will be discussed as well as similarities
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ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTANT’ See the front matter of this Solutions Manual for suggestions regarding your choices of assignment material for each chapter. 1-1 Management accounting measures‚ analyzes and reports financial and nonfinancial information that helps managers make decisions to fulfill the goals of an organization. It focuses on internal reporting and is not restricted by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Financial accounting focuses on reporting to external parties such as investors
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Chapter 6 Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships Solutions to Questions 6-1 The contribution margin (CM) ratio is the ratio of the total contribution margin to total sales revenue. It can be used in a variety of ways. For example‚ the change in total contribution margin from a given change in total sales revenue can be estimated by multiplying the change in total sales revenue by the CM ratio. If fixed costs do not change‚ then a dollar increase in contribution margin will result in a dollar
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associated with the subsidiary’s activities is limited 1-3 Organizational Structure‚ Acquisitions‚ and Ethical Considerations • Manipulation of financial reporting – Usage of subsidiaries or other entities to borrow money without reporting the debt on their balance sheets – Using special entities to manipulate profits – Manipulation of accounting for mergers and acquisitions • Pooling-of-interests 1-4 Business Expansion and Forms of Organizational Structure • Expansion from within:
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Bonding cost is the cost that associated with the establishing and complying with the act for principal best interest. The agent will voluntarily provide principal with related information to serve their interest such as providing the quarterly financial report that required the agent effort. Usually the agent will bear the bonding cost in order to guarantee their behavior towards principal. For example‚ the agent will produce quarterly annual report and disclose the important information to the
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ALL ANSWERS ASSUME A TAX RATE OF 35% Even though the tax rate appears to be 1720 / 6725 = 25.57% In answering the following questions‚ please refer to the financial statements of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and the relevant Notes to these statements at the end of this write-up. 1. What could be the cause(s) for the shift in LIFO-based inventory from 70% at December 31‚ 2010 to 65% at December 31‚ 2011? A decrease in the replacement cost for Cat’s inventories‚ or an increase
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of Research Paper Through the paper and the information provided by the textbook‚ it is clear that two brief conclusions we can get and explanations will be attached. 1. The financial statement do impact the share price 2. The influence caused by the financial statement is limited. The main reason‚ that financial statement impact the share price‚ is the efficient capital market. Namely‚ the efficient security market will go hand in hand with full disclosure. Once the relevant information provided
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