CXC CSEC Principles of Accounts Exam Guide Section 1: Introduction to Principles of Accounts SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES The students should be able to: CONTENT 1. Explain the concept of accounting; concept of “Accounting” and “Principles of Accounting” 2. State the purpose of accounting; Accounting as a business practice – the purpose of Accounting. 3. Identify the users of accounting information; Internal and external users Accounting information and their needs 4. Outline
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sales Cost of goods sold Gross profit Operating expenses Interest expense Interest income Profit before taxes Federal income taxes Net profit $5‚213 3‚597 $1‚616 1‚199 68 20 $369 125 $244 $6‚167 4‚440 $1‚727 1‚542 75 15 $125 43 $82 $7‚967 5‚577 $2‚390 1‚912 85 16 $409 139 $270 Page 1 Table B Table B: Balance Sheet at December 31‚ 1993 (thousands of dollars) Cash Accounts receivable Inventory Current assets Plant and equipment‚ net Total assets Accounts payable Notes payable‚ bank
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All Firms Should Produce at MR=MC In economics‚ the point of profit maximizing and loss minimizing is called MR=MC. This point is where marginal revenue equals marginal cost‚ meaning that cost does not exceed revenue and revenue does not exceed cost. This is a profit-maximizing zone‚ meaning that total cost is not the lowest‚ but is farthest away from the total returns. The optimal point of production for the firm is at the point MR=MC. Marginal revenue is defined as the change in total revenue
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INTRODUCTION ABOUT COMPANY TAKEN (i.e. AMRUTANJAN HEALTH CARE LIMITED: Particulars AMRUTANJAN HEALTH CARE Year of establishment 1936 Revenue for the current year 26.1749(USD in millions) Market Capitalization 1686.607351( RS. in millions) Industry Pharmaceuticals Total Income 1393.532573(Million rupees on year ending march 2013) Net Profit 121.196237 INTRDUCTION: There are two types of prospective financial statements. 1. Projected financial statement 2. Forecasted financial statement
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multilateral treaty of North American countries. 4. ____ U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over foreign businesses with operations in the United States. 5. ____ Sarbanes-Oxley is the most extensive regulations of companies since the 1933/34 securities laws. 6. ____ A fee simple estate is the highest level of land ownership. 7. ____ To successfully pursue a Title VII lawsuit‚ the plaintiff generally must belong to a protected class
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Net Profit or Loss for the Period 89 Accounting Standard (AS) 5 (revised 1997) Net Profit or Loss for the Period‚ Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies Contents OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS NET PROFIT OR LOSS FOR THE PERIOD Extraordinary Items Profit or Loss from Ordinary Activities Prior Period Items Changes in Accounting Estimates CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES Paragraphs 1-3 4 5-27 8-11 12-14 15-19 20-27 28-33 90 AS 5 (revised 1997) Net Profit or Loss for the Period
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The balance sheet approach’s main goal is to properly value assets and liabilities. The assets are most commonly valued by the amount of money they can receive by selling that asset for or how much they spent for the asset. The determination of the accounting method depends on the nature of the underlying item and how the firm intends to use it. Earnings is a function of the change in net assets. The income statement approach’s main goal‚ on the other hand‚ is to determine revenues‚ expenses‚ and
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Carbon Trading: Future Money Making Venture for India Sarika Gupta Assistant Professor‚ P.M.B. Gujrati Commerce Collage‚ Indore Abstract Carbon Trading are generated by enterprises in the developing world that shift to cleaner technologies and thereby consumption‚ consequently reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. For each tone of carbon dioxide (the major GHG) emission avoided‚ the entity can get a carbon emission certificate which they can sell either immediately or through a futures market
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scrutiny of annual reports and accounts of various organisations has really established the fact that financial statements shall contain the following information according to section 334(2) of the companies and allied matters act (CAMA) 1990 as well as statement of accounting standards (SAS) 2:profit and lossaccount;balance sheet; a statement of cash flow; value added statement; five-year financial summary; statement of significant accounting policies; notes to the accounts; group financial statement
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University International Module 1: Session Long Project ACC 501: Accounting for Decision Making 23 November 2012 Session Long Project Pickett Company Working Trial Balance 31-Dec-12 Accounts Debit (-) Credit (+) Accounts payable $14‚500.00 Accounts receivable $28‚000.00 Cash $46‚500.00 Common stock $10‚000.00 Depreciation expense $18‚250.00 Cost of goods sold $402‚610.00 Equipment (net of depreciation) $325
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