BRIEF EXERCISES Brief Exercise 4–1 PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31‚ 2013 ($ in millions) Revenues and gains: Sales .................................................................. Gain on sale of investments ............................. Total revenues and gains .............................. $2‚106 45 2‚151 Expenses and losses: Cost of goods sold ............................................ Selling..............................................
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differentiate based on how a company finances its assets‚ ROCE does. ROA does not distinguish between the different types of income items‚ such as income from continuing operations‚ discontinued operations‚ extraordinary items and changes in accounting principles‚ ROCE does. ROCE does not distinguish between the different types of income items‚ such as income from continuing operations‚ discontinued operations‚ extraordinary items
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Intermediate Accounting E2-1 a. True b. False – General-purpose financial reports also assists other people who don’t have the authority to demand financial information they need and so must rely on the information in financial reports. c. False – standards that are based on individual conceptual framework will result in different conclusions being drawn on similar issues‚ and thus would not be consistent and comparable. d. False – General purpose financial reports are also beneficial
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that the adjusting entry reduces the expense and liability since days paid in 2012 are higher than days earned‚ thereby reducing what we owe. PROBLEM 3 Coupon A is not considered a liability since there is no future sacrifice (as defined by accounting). When the coupon is submitted‚ we will earn less profit‚ which is a legitimate marketing strategy. Coupon B is considered a liability since there is a probable future sacrifice‚ the company is currently obligated‚ and the issuance of the coupon
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2011 Semester 2 Intermediate Financial Reporting Final Exam Solution. Accounting standards (5 MARKS) 1. Explain what gives Australian accounting standards authority and how is it enforced? The Corporations Act gives the standards the force of law. ASIC administer the Corps Act. and hence enforce the standards. Failure to comply with the standards can include legal proceedings‚ goal‚ financial penalties and prevention from acting as a manager or director of a company in the future. In addition
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In 1973‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) was created and their mission is “to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public‚ including issuers‚ auditors‚ and users of financial information.” (FASB.org‚ 2009a). The FASB is a private‚ not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to develop generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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ACCT3003 Issues in Accounting Theory SP5 2010 Topic 4: Heritage and biological assets. The following question has some minor changes due to amendments to AASB 141 which removed reference to ‘estimated point of sale costs” and replaced it with “costs to sell”. 9.22 In 2005‚ Nambour Limited established and commenced operation of a mango farm. The trees were planted in 2005 and began producing saleable mangoes in 2011. On 30 June 2012‚ 90% of the mangoes are sold‚ one week after they were
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due process in issuing a standard. CA1-3 (Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards) Answer the following multiple-choice questions. 1. GAAP stands for: (a) governmental auditing and accounting practices. (b) generally accepted attest principles. (c) government audit and attest policies. (d) generally accepted accounting principles. 2. Accounting standard-setters use the following process in establishing accounting standards: (a) Research‚ exposure draft‚ discussion paper‚ standard.
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Derek Greenfield Intermediate Accounting I 3/2/2012 CA1-1.) 1. True 2. False‚ must comply with all standards and interpretations including disclosure requirements 3. True 4. False‚ FASB must operate in full view of public through a “due process” system that gives interested parties ample opportunity to make their views known CA1-3.) 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. B E2-5.) Assets- F Liabilities- B Equity- I Investment by owners-
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Chapter 2 1. A conceptual framework is a coherent system of interrelated objectives and fundamentals that can lead to consistent standards and that prescribes the nature‚ function‚ and limits of financial accounting and financial statements. A conceptual framework is necessary in financial accounting for the following reasons: (1) It enables the FASB to issue more useful and consistent standards in the future. (2) New issues will be more quickly solvable by reference to an existing framework of basic
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