According to Weetman (2006 p25) ‘accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring and communicating financial information about an entity to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information.’ If we extract the suffix of the word‚ we are left with the word ‘account’. To account for something is to take something into consideration. In terms of finance‚ accounting for something can be seen as baring it in mind when compiling financial information. Synony mously‚ taking something
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ASA University Review‚ Vol. 4 No. 1‚ January–June‚ 2010 Management Accounting Practices: A Comparative Analysis of Manufacturing and Service Industries Farjana Yeshmin* Rehana Fowzia* Abstract The study aims to examine the use of the management accounting techniques in manufacturing and service industries of Bangladesh for discharging managerial functions. To achieve this objective‚ 151 organizations from manufacturing and service industries have been surveyed with a structured questionnaire by
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Managerial Accounting and Control Decision Making: Relevant Costs and Benefits Case 14-62 Submited to: Prof. Virgilio c. Avila Submitted by: Roy Kondoy Shella Faye Background of the Study Sportway Corporation Sportway is a wholesale distributor supplying a wide range of moderately priced sports equipment to large chain stores Products: 60% purchased‚ 40% manufactured The company has a Plastics Department that is currently manufacturing molded fishing tackle boxes Sportway
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2.0 Ratio analysis The next will introduce the Mulberry’s and its competitor—Burberry’s financial ratios from their financial statements from 2010-2012. 2.1 Profitability analysis 2.1.1 Net profit margin Table 2.1 Mulberry and Burberry’s net profit margin Net profit margin | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Mulberry | 4.12% | 14.03% | 15.02% | Burberry | 6.42% | 13.74% | 14.27% | Data source: Mulberry’s and Burberry’s 2010-2012 annual reports From Table 2.1 it can find that Mulberry’s net profit
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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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Learning Task Number Four The Henry Furniture Co. is a new company and has numerous fixed assets that need to be depreciated. You can help Henry by determining the depreciation rates for the assets and the amount of depreciation for year one. The assets were purchased at various times during the year (hint: watch out for the dates). The following assets will be held by the company for at least the next two years (In other words‚ year two will be a full year for all of the assets). Please fill
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pricing competitive. a. I would think that Blue Nile relies on operation excellence to keep customers coming back. They continue to improve operations in every step from their website to customer service. b. The 10-K would support this because the net sales have continued to grow pretty rapidly. The gross profits have increased in the past five years as well. 2. Business risks that Blue Nile faces that may threaten its ability to satisfy the stockholder expectations would be a limited operating history
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING III – ACCT 3018 ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE : TOTAL MARKS = 50 QUESTION 1 Marks=10 Listed below are items that are treated differently for accounting purposes than they are for tax purposes. Indicate whether the items are permanent differences OR temporary differences. For temporary differences‚ indicate whether they will create future tax assets or future tax liabilities 1. Advance rental receipts Temporary difference‚ deferred tax asset 2. Membership costs in a health
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[pic] BUS256 Contemporary Financial Accounting Semester 1‚ 2011 Unit Information and Learning Guide Unit coordinator Dr. David Holloway Associate Professor Murdoch Business School Room: ECL 4.028 Tel: 9360 2704 Fax: 9310 5004 E-mail : D.Holloway@murdoch.edu.au [pic] © Published by Murdoch University‚ Perth‚ Western Australia‚ January 2011. Originally written by: David A. Holloway Date: October 2008 Amended by: David A. Holloway Date:
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Name: Final Summer 2013 Ex. 198 Use the following information to perform the calculations below (using the indirect method). Clearly label the amount of each answer as positive or negative and show all your calculations. Net income $369‚000 Beginning accounts payable $119‚000 Depreciation expense 97‚000 Ending accounts payable 146‚000 Beginning accounts receivable 420‚000 Purchase of long-term assets 612‚000 Ending accounts receivable 439‚000 Issuance
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