Slide 1 ACCOUNTING THEORY & CONTEMORARY ISSUES (AT1) MODULE ONE Slide 2 ACCOUNTING UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS Part 1 - Foundation items re the course Part 2 - Present value accounting under certainty Part 3 - Present value accounting under uncertainty Part 4 - Reserve recognition accounting Part 5 - Examination question examples Part 6 - Historical cost accounting Lecture by: Dr. A. L. Dartnell‚ FCGA Year 2009 - 2010 2 Slide 3 PART 1 Foundation Items re the Course Different Course
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------------------------------------------------- Subject: Managerial Accounting Case 1 Seligram In the Seligram case‚ the existing cost accounting system measured two components of cost: direct labor and burden. All burden cost‚ which is the overhead‚ was grouped into a single cost pool and was calculated only by using a burden rate per direct labor dollar. This may cause problems since direct labor and overhead are not consumed by the products in the same proportion. Simply using the same burden
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What is Positive Accounting Theory? Positive Accounting Theory is the branch of academic research in accounting that tries to make good predictions of real world events and translate them to accounting transactions. This contrasts with normative accounting theory‚ which that tries to recommend what should be done. Positive Theories try to explain and predicts actions such as which accounting policies firms will choose and how firms will react to newly proposed accounting standards. Positive
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critical theorists assess research based on the Positive Accounting Theory? Accounting researchers tend to accept current accounting systems. Rather than focusing on why accounting systems favour certain classes of society‚ research is mainly carried out to such things as what accounting methods are most appropriate in certain circumstances‚ what motivates managers to use one accounting method over another and disclosure. By looking at accounting with a critical perspective is to recognise the way in
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MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING SUBJECT: ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE PREPARE FOR: DR.NORHAYATI MAT HUSIN PREPARE BY: NUR FADZILAH BT NORIZAN (AC086628) NUR IZYAN BT MOHD ISHAK (AC086934) NURUL AQILAH BT ZAMRI (AC085167) THILAGA SEGARAN (AC086628) BACHELOR IN ACCOUNTING (HONS) CASE 1: WASTE MANAGEMENT a) Define the matching principle and explain why it is important to users of financial statements
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Chapter 7 - Positive Theory Positive Accounting Theory Philosophy of PAT Million Friedman championed positive theories in economics. He stated that: (part 3 Empirical Research in Accounts of Accounting theory from Jayne Godfrey) The ultimate goal of positive science (i.e. INDUCTIVE) is • The development of a ‘theory ‘ or ‘hypothesis’; • that yields valid and meaningful “Predictions’ • about phenomena not yet “observed”. Consistent with Friedman’s view‚ Watts and Zimmerman
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOUNTING THEORY a. Explain the meaning of the term accounting principles as used in the audit report. (Do not in this part discuss the significance of generally accepted.”) Answer: Before I dissect the term “accounting principle‚” I first want to provide a brief definition of (1) accounting and (2) a principle. Accounting is the systematic recording‚ reporting‚ and analysis of financial transactions of a business and a principle is a rule or ethical standard. The definition
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Ratio analysis provides an indication of a company’s liquidity‚ gearing and solvency. But ratios do not provide answers; they are merely a guide for management and others to the areas of a company’s weaknesses and strengths (Palat 1999). However‚ ratio analysis is difficult and there are many limitations. This section will identify and discuss the inadequacies of accounting ratios as tools of financial analysis. ACCOUNTING POLICIES. It is difficult to use ratios to compare companies‚ because they
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In recent years‚ the range of accounting application is expanding rapidly‚ along with the increasing demand of economic market. As is well known‚ accounting is a key aspect of business. And in the accounting profession‚ there has been already existed interpenetration and overlapping among the different kinds of accounting. Cost accounting and financial accounting are two main components of accountancy. The former one is a part of accounting. In cost accounting‚ it dramatically researches the variable
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Chapter 12 Multinational Accounting: Issues in Financial Reporting and Translation of Foreign Entity Statements Multiple Choice Questions The balance in Newsprint Corp.’s foreign exchange loss account was $10‚000 on December 31‚ 2008‚ before any necessary year-end adjustment relating to the following: (1) Newsprint had a $15‚000 debit resulting from the restatement in dollars of the accounts of its wholly owned foreign subsidiary for the year ended December 31‚ 2008. (2) Newsprint had
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