activities to aid decision-making process | Accounting process | Follows a full process of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarising for the purpose of analysis and interpretation of the financial information | Cost accounts are not preserved under Management Accounting but analyses necessary data from financial statements and cost ledgers. | Legal/rules | Drafted according to GAAP - General Accepted Accounting Procedure. | Drafted according to management suitability. | Users | External users‚ such as
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0.83 1.52 2.28 0.45 0.4 0.41 Interest Coverage ratio 8.33 2.27 5.83 5.23 3.68 4.53 1.27 2.76 6.36 6.95 AUTOMOBILE SECTOR Interpretation of ratios Profitability Ratios Gross Margin Ratio From the above chart it is clearly seen that Gross Profit Margin of Ashok Leyland is decreasing because of various factors such as increase in raw material cost‚ labor cost‚ power and fuel cost. So company has to undertake research and development to reduce
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Account for the spread of Islam from its beginnings to c.660AD Islam is a monotheistic religion founded around 615AD by Mohammed. In its early days‚ many people rejected it‚ but now it is the fastest-growing religion in the world. Exploring the reason for its rapid spread‚ we look at its roots and early rulers‚ particularly its founder‚ Mohammed. Mohammed was born in Mecca in 570AD. His father died before he was born and was orphaned at the age of six following his mother’s death. After
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Principles of Accounts A Handbook is prepared mainly for the purpose of helping the grade 8 students who are new to this subject. In this book we have included all the topics to be covered in grade 8. Each topic is serially numbered. At the end of each topic‚ a large number of descriptive‚ multiple choice and gapped questions‚ which are related to that topic‚ are given. Gapped questions are included mainly for improving the students’ knowledge of theory. The multiple choice and descriptive
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The Chart of Accounts The increases and decreases in accounting element as affected by a business transaction are recorded in a device called account name‚ account title or account. Each accounting element is composed of several accounts which describe the related economic transactions and events. To maintain uniform account name‚ the business must have a listing of all the accounts it uses to record economic transactions. This listing of all accounts is called “Chart of Accounts.” The Chart of
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Accounts receivable is a legally enforceable claim for payment from a business to its customer/clients for goods supplied and/or services rendered in execution of the customer’s order. These are generally in the form of invoices raised by a business and delivered to the customer for payment within an agreed time frame. Accounts receivable is shown in a balance sheet as an asset. It is one of a series of accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that the
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DEMAT Account DEMAT Account Meaning: In India’s banking terminology‚ the term DEMAT Account refers to a deposit made at an Indian financial institution that can be used for investing in shares of stocks and other financial assets. Securities are held electronically in a DEMAT Account‚ thereby eliminating the need for physical paper certificates. Definition Demat account is a safe and convenient means of holding securities just like a bank account is for funds. Today‚ practically 99.9% settlement
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Receivables Definition Receivables are amounts due from other persons or entities. Receivables are highly liquid‚ which means it is expected that they will be converted into cash quickly‚ and are classified as current assets. Types of Receivables Accounts Receivable: amounts due from customers for sales on credit. Businesses sell to customers on credit in an attempt to increase their sales. Also called Trade Debtors. Bills Receivable: similar to accounts receivable but bills receivable are a legal
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ACCOUNT BALANCES For many purposes‚ it is necessary to determine the balance in an account. This is accomplished by adding the debits‚ credits‚ and determining the difference between the two sums. An account is said to have a debit balance if the sum of the debit entries to that account exceeds the sum of the credit entries. Conversely‚ an account has a credit balance if the sum of the credit entries exceeds the sum of the debit entries. Asset accounts normally have debit balances inasmuch as
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NATURE OF ACCOUNTS A separate account is maintained for each item in the balance sheet. Transactions may be recorded by entering the amount by which each item is affected into the respective account. The process of recording transactions consists of • T-Accounts. The T-account‚ named for its shape‚ is a convenient way of representing an account on a piece of paper. The T‚ with the account name entered at the top‚ permits transaction information to be entered on either side of the vertical
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