Chapter -1 Multiple Choice Questions 21. Which of the following is not one of the three basic activities of a manager? A) Planning B) Controlling C) Directing and motivating D) Compiling management accounting reports Answer: D Level: Easy LO: 2 22. The delegation of decision making to lower levels in an organization is known as: A) the planning and control cycle. B) controlling. C) decentralization
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1.1 USE‚ PREPARATION AND CONCEPTS * Use: The information derived from financial accounting is used by managers‚ investors‚ bankers‚ financial analysts and accountants‚ helping them to learn how to use information effectively and to do their jobs better. This information is essential to accountants for the services they provide. * Preparation: to be effective users of accounting information‚ people need to know something about how and
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No.6 (Serial No.61) Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing‚ ISSN 1548-6583‚ USA Fair value accounting under financial crisis HE Cai-xia1‚ ZHANG Chi2 (1. School of Accounting‚ Zhongnan University of Economics and Law‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China; 2. School of Management‚ Huazhong University of Science and Technology‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China) Abstract: The recent financial crisis has led to a vigorous debate about the pros and cons of fair-value accounting (FVA). This debate presents a major challenge
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J. Llano Managerial Accounting Performance Measures & Responsibilities Managerial accounting in simple terms relates to providing information in support of the internal management processes which aids managers to identify‚ accumulate‚ analyze‚ interpret and use collected information to help the company meet its organizational
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you agree or disagree? Justify. Suggest when and where these two concepts effectively applied in corporate. Pg 97 4. “MBO is the motivating factor or controlling technique”. Critically evaluate this statement. Compare and contrast between MBO and MBE. Pg 85 1.2 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1. “The profit maximization is not an operationally feasible criteria.” Do you agree? Illustrate your views. Pg 6 2. “The function of Financial Management is to review and control decisions to commit or recommit
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competitors We operate our business in five segments: Windows & Windows Live Division‚ Server and Tools‚ Online Services Division‚ Microsoft Business Division‚ and Entertainment and Devices Division. Our segments provide management with a comprehensive financial view of our key businesses. The segments enable the alignment of strategies and objectives across the development‚ sales‚ marketing‚ and services organizations‚ and they provide a framework for timely and rational allocation of development‚ sales
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University of Washington – ACCT 225 – Intro Managerial Accounting Midterm 2 Study Guide Below is a list of some of the things you should definitely be familiar with for Midterm 2. It is not intended to be a complete list. Rather‚ this should be used a supplement to the studying you were otherwise doing. Chapter 7 Under variable costing‚ only those manufacturing costs that vary with production quantity (output) are included as product costs. This would typically include direct materials‚ direct
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Issues in Financial Reporting & Analysis TUTORIAL - WEEK 10 Accounting for Financial Instruments and Foreign Currency Transactions Learning Objectives: 1. Understand what is a financial instrument‚ and how can they be categorised. 2. Accounting for a particular type of financial instrument – a “compound instrument” 3. Understand the accounting treatments of foreign currency transactions at: Date of transaction; Balance date (if applicable); Settlement date. 4. Analyse the accounting treatment
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fair value accounting. Fair value accounting is to measure selected assets at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The objective of fair value accounting is linked with the objective of ‘decision usefulness’ of general purpose financial reporting. That is‚ to provide relevant information that is representationally faithful for users. IASB’s (and FASB’s) accounting standard
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disclosure of financial information. These are called generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In the United States‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) formulates GAAP. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) sets global or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ the two basic types of external providers of capital include investors (who exchange cash for stock) and creditors (who loan cash) to the entity to be useful‚ information must have the fundamental qualitative
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