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    History of Accounting

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    HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING Primitive Accounting Traced as far as 8500 BC in Mesopotamia through the use of clay like: a. Record for paid wages b. Record purposes‚ as general Pyramids in Egypt‚ for the costs of structures Other places like China‚ Babylon‚ and Greece Middle Ages More formal account-keeping methods were developed by the merchants and banks. Double-entry records first appeared in Genoa in 1340 AD. First accounting book was written by Contrugli in Naples Summa de Arithmetica

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    Statement of Purpose

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    Statement of purpose of joining program of EPBM of IIM Calcutta Before I mention purpose of joining the course of EPBM I would like to mention about myself. I have passed my B.Com and thereafter M.com from Mumbai University and I have also completed diploma in financial management from Welingkar Institute of Management mumbai. I am currently working with Deutsche Bank as Officer- Business analyst. I am Part of onshore PBC Business analytics team (Finance) for India which is involved in Management

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    Audience and Purpose

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    Considering Audience Audience‚ Purpose‚ Context * As with other sorts of writing‚ considering audience when writing an argument means that you will be thinking about your particular audience’s age‚ education‚ gender‚ political views‚ economic status‚ ethnic background‚ religious views‚ and so on. * In addition‚ you should consider your specific audience in regards to your specific subject. In other words‚ if you’re writing about singers (or even a particular singer) on American Idol‚

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    Accounting

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    U. S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U. S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) There are numerous companies that use different types of accounting standards or rules. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles the most popularly used by companies. IFRS is a set of accounting standards that provides a global framework for how public companies prepare and disclose their financial statements. The U.S. Generally

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    Accounting

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    Chapter 2 Cost Terms‚ Concepts‚ and Classifications Exercise 2-2 (15 minutes) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . Depreciation on salespersons’ cars ................ Rent on equipment used in the factory .......... Lubricants used for machine maintenance ..... Salaries of personnel who work in the finished goods warehouse.............................. Soap and paper towels used by factory workers at the end of a shift ...................... Factory supervisors’ salaries

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    Accounting

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    Chapter 2—The External Environment: Opportunities‚ Threats‚ Industry Competition‚ and Competitor Analysis TRUE/FALSE 1. The health-related concerns in the general environment facing Philip Morris International are part of the physical segment. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Medium REF: 36 OBJ: 02-01 TYPE: comprehension NOT: AACSB: Ethical & Legal understanding | Management: Ethical Responsibilities | Dierdorff & Rubin: Managing the task environment 2. The external environment facing business stays relatively

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    resources are mainly listed in English‚ only one third of the documents are listed in African‚ Asian‚ Slavic and Western languages. Following is a list of all the information reported within the Agricola database: Agriculture Products Agriculture (General) Animal Sciences Biotechnology Botany Chemistry Conservation Cytology Economics‚ Agricultural Education‚ Agricultural Energy‚ Agriculture Engineering‚ Agricultural Entomology Farm Management Feed Science Fertilizers Fibers and Textiles

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    General Knowledge

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    1 June 2013 – Daily Current Affairs 1) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad cleared a proposal to bana commonly used pain-killer 36 years after this drug was banned inthe US. What is the name of this drug‚ which is usually sold over the counter even though it is a prescription drug? – Analgin (Analgin is known to cause a severefall in the number of white blood cells and is banned in a large number of countries including not only developed ones such as theUS‚Canada‚ Australia and New Zealand

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    A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would

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    general offer

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    offer must show an obvious intention on the part of the offeror. For example "if "A" jokingly offers "B" his scooter for Rs.10/- and "B" knowingly that "A" is not serious‚ says "I accept "A"s proposal". This does not constitute an offer. Secondly‚ the terms of offer must be definite‚ unambiguous‚ not loose and vague. For example "A" says to "B". "I will sell you a car" "A" owns three different cars. The offer is not definite. Third thing regarding offer is‚ mere declaration of intention and announcement

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