Chapter 10 Standard Costs and the Balanced Scorecard Solutions to Questions 10-1 A quantity standard indicates how much of an input should be used to make a unit of output. A price standard indicates how much the input should cost. 10-2 Ideal standards assume perfection and do not allow for any inefficiency. Thus‚ ideal standards are rarely‚ if ever‚ attained. Practical standards can be attained by employees working at a reasonable‚ though efficient pace and allow for normal breaks
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Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Shannon Goshert ACC 537 July 25‚ 2010 Angela Rose Abstract Basic accounting concepts and business structures go hand-in-hand. Usually the business structure will determine the type of accounting concepts it will use. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are needed for effective accounting information. Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Basic accounting concepts and business structures are important to a business’s
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FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Section 958-605-25 requires that not-for-profits wait to recognize a contribution until they are satisfied that the likelihood is remote that the conditions that accompany the contribution will not be met (Tysiac‚ 2017). According to FASB ASC 958-605-8‚ pursuant to paragraph 958-605-25-2‚ an unconditional promise to give shall be recognized when it is received. There must be satisfactory confirmation that a promise was made and received in the form
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edu Managerial Accounting - ACC 500 CHAPTER 15 COVERAGE OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING OBJECTIVE FUNDAMENTAL ASSIGNMENT MATERIAL ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENT MATERIAL EXCEL‚ COLLAB.‚ & INTERNET EXERCISES LO1: Read and interpret the basic financial statements. 19‚ 20‚ 25‚ 30 36 43 LO2: Analyze typical business transactions using the balance sheet equation. A1‚ A2‚ B1‚ B2 22‚ 23‚ 26‚ 27 28‚ 29‚ 30‚ 31 36‚ 37 41‚ 42 LO3: Distinguish between the accrual basis of accounting and the cash basis
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Therefore the inventory is properly recognized within the period it is sold. Furthermore valuing the inventory with FIFO correctly reports the ending inventory at its market value. When ending inventory is reported at market value‚ before making proper year adjustments unexpected changes occur in the ordinary course of business causing the market to be lower then the cost basis of the inventory. This departure from the cost basis of pricing the inventory requires the utility of inventory is no
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the concept of fair value and its application environment‚ and then analyzes the fair value in the new standards specifically. Finally in combination with the concrete background in China‚ we put forward some advices on the carrying out of the fair value in the accounting practice. [Key words] Fair Value; China new accounting standard Since January 1‚ 2007‚ the China new accounting standards will become mandatory for listed Chinese enterprises. The adoption of the new China accounting standards
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21. General-purpose financial statements are the product of a. financial accounting. b. managerial accounting. c. both financial and managerial accounting. d. neither financial nor managerial accounting. 22. Users of financial reports include all of the following except a. creditors. b. government agencies. c. unions. d. All of these are users. 23. The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following
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Introduction The parade of corporate accounting scandals of the last decade‚ with lion’s share occurring in 2002‚ has developed deep antipathy and distrust towards corporations and their reporting practices‚ and casted doubts on the opinions of audit firms. As majority of these accounting frauds occurred in the US (See Appendix)‚ there was a widely-held view that rules-based accounting standards have allowed failure of large corporations like Enron and World Com‚ since US GAAP is perceived to
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1-1 Chapter 1 An Introduction to Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts Introduction to Managerial Accounting MSc. Mohammad Hicham Khalil Objectives 1. Comparison of Financial and Managerial 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Accounting. General Cost Classifications. Product Cost versus Period Cost. Cost Classifications on Financial Statements. Cost Classifications for Predicting Cost Behavior. Cost Classification for Assigning Costs to Cost Objectives. Cost Classification for Decision Making
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Introduction Schipper (2003) who is a member of FASB conducted a study on the rules-based and principles-based accounting standards. The aim of this article is to discuss the attributes and potential effects of transferring from rules-based standards to principles-based standards. To some extent this article is critical‚ but several limitations need to be discussed‚ such as implementation guidance. Summary Schipper (2003) demonstrated that there was a long-running debate on whether U.S. GAAP
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