0-20% a)HELD TO MATURITY: only used for debt securities LOCOM (if impaired‚ write down) Financial Investment (A+) 22 Cash (A-) 22 b)TRADING: gains & losses are recognized in I/S; intention of investor is to profit from ST price fluctuations FAIR VALUE Financial Investment (A+) 22 Cash (A-) 22 Financial Investment (A+) 4 Gain on investment on securities (OE+) 4 c)AVAIL FOR SALE: recorded on B/S at FAIR VALUE; gains
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View from PAT Positive accounting is to set some hypothesis which could affect accounting practice based on economic theory‚ using scientific methodology to do research and test those hypothesis. Simply speaking‚ it applied empirical research to accounting field. Positive Accounting focus on questions like “what is”‚ different from Normative Accounting which focus on questions like “what should be ”. Compare those two accounting theory‚ positive accounting theory is more scientific. Watts and Zimmerman(1986)
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publicly traded company and find their financial statements. The company that I chose was McDonald’s. Once I chose McDonald’s I found their income statement and balance sheets for the years ending December 31‚ 2010 and 2009. From these financial statements‚ I then computed the liquidity‚ asset management and profitability ratios. I then compared McDonald’s to the industry ratios to see how they compared to their competition. Finally I will answer these questions: (1) If you were an investor‚ would you
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LO 3 – Current Cost Accounting Objective of current cost accounting Current cost accounting (CCA) is an accounting system in which assets are valued at current market buying prices and profit is determined by allocation based on current costs. What is the objective of current cost accounting? Edwards and Bell express this fundamental problem in terms of three questions: * What amount of assets should be held at any particular time? This is the expansion problem. * What should be the form
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Johnna HCS/405 Health Care Financial Accounting Instructor: Donna Pearson “Concern about the growth of healthcare a cost is widespread and continuing increases in hospital cost per day are a significant component of this concern” (2009). In this paper it shows an example of how healthcare cost is constantly increasing and what the hospitals have to do to keep up with the increase of costs. This paper is a simulation paper that analyzes financial indicators for decision making. In
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Financial Statement Differentiation There are four different types of financial statements; they are balance sheets‚ income statements‚ retained earnings statements‚ and statements of cash flows. Each of these financial statements are important to investors‚ creditors‚ and management in various ways. This paper will provide further insight into these financial statements as well as explore‚ which of these would be of interest to investors‚ creditors‚ and management. Financial Statements
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Executive Summary GAAP‚ generally accepted accounting principles‚ are the rules for preparing the financial statements. There are specialized professionals FASB‚ SEC‚ AAA‚ FEI‚ IMA‚ AIMR and others for developing GAAP. There are 13 principles for preparing Financial Statement. Business Entity Principle requires business to be separated from owner of the business. Going Concern principles requires the business to assume that the business will for long time. Revenue Recognition Principle considers
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purchased on account at a cost of $18‚000‚ to be paid within 30 days. Supplies were purchased for $1‚000 cash from a restaurant supply center that was going out of business. These supplies would have cost $1‚875 if purchased under normal circumstances. Oct. 1–6 Revenues of $5‚500 were earned and paid in cash. Expenses required to earn the revenues of $4‚000 were incurred and paid in cash. a. Prepare a balance sheet at September 30‚ 2011. (You will need to compute the missing figure for Notes Payable). (Be
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Financial Accounting 2 Quiz 15-03008FA Name: ____________________________________________ Course & Section: __________________ General Direction: Write your answer on a separate yellow paper. Pass the test paper and answer sheet after completing the exam. Part 1 – Theories – Multiple Choice. 1. Transaction whereby a debtor and creditor may negotiate the terms of a financial liability with the result that the liability is fully or partially extinguished by the debtor issuing equity instruments
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