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    et for the first quarter: a. As of December 31‚ 2011 (the end of the prior quarter)‚ the company’s general ledger showed the following account balances: DEBIT CREDIT $ $ Cash  48‚000 Accounts receivable 224‚000 Finished goods Inventory  (1000 units) 60‚000 Raw Materials inventory (500 units) 10‚000 Buildings and equipment (net) 370‚000 Accounts payable  93‚000 Capital stock 510‚000 Retained earnings  109‚000 712‚000 712‚000 b. ‐ Actual sales for December and budgeted sales for the next four months are as follows:

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    CHANGES IN BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS The total assets of a firm and the claims on assets change over time because of investing and financing activities. For example‚ a firm may issue common stock for cash; acquire a building by mortgaging a portion of the purchase price‚ or issue common stock in exchange for convertible bonds. These investing and financing activities affect the amount and structure of a firm’s assets‚ liabilities‚ and shareholders’ equity. The total assets of a firm and the claims

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    Consolidated Accounts Balance Sheet • Home Page» • Business & Economy» • Accounting Consolidated Accounts Balance Sheet C UNIT 3: CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Definition of a Group Under IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements‚ a group exists where one enterprise (the parent) controls‚ either directly or indirectly‚ another enterprise (the subsidiary). A group consists of a parent and its subsidiaries. Definition of Control Under IFRS 3 Business Combinations‚ control

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    Business Balance Sheet

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    The Business Balance Sheet completely outlines the company; it includes the breakdown of assets and liabilities. It then transfers that to the owner’s equity. It will show debts that need to be addressed‚ if sales or profits need to be increased and overall if the company is in good standing or not. I would use the return on owner’s equity financial ratio to interpret the data. Taking the income after taxes and dividing it by the owner’s equity. I would be aiming for a higher return. Business Income

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    $60‚000 cash on the purchase of equipment costing $80‚000. The remaining amount was recognized as a one year note payable with interest rate of 9%. Jan 4 Purchased office supplies costing $17‚600 on account. Jan 13 Provided services to its customers and received $28‚500 in cash. Jan 13 Paid the accounts payable on the office supplies purchased on January 4. Jan 14 Paid wages to its employees for first two weeks of January‚ aggregating $19‚100. Jan 18 Provided $54‚100 worth of services to its customers

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    fortune of the company was destined by Enron’s management incentive system. Destructive business culture was implanted as Enron primarily focused on employees self worth rather than company’s worth. Extra rewards were provided to those candidates who contributed on promoting productivity. Those who contributed themselves on controlling the existing resources were not skewed with any incentives. The company’s profit was under a billion dollar but the average compensation of top 200 executives was over

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    Profit and loss accountsbalance sheets Profit and loss accountsbalance sheets Two of the most important financial statements for a business are the Profit and Loss Account‚ and the Balance Sheet. The Profit and Loss Account shows the profit or loss of a business over a given period of time e.g. 3 months‚ 1 year‚ etc. In contrast‚ the Balance Sheet is like a photograph taken at an instant in time giving a picture of what the business owns and what the business owes at that moment in time

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    Key Elements of the P&L a/c and the Balance Sheet Sales: This is income got after the business is finished selling goods or services. Sales in PPP determine whether a company makes a profit or loss. 2014 2013 £100‚250 £105‚800 Cost of Sales: These are the costs a business obtains from making direct sales. In PPP is to know how much the making of the pizza has cost in order to have a selling price. 2014 2013 £47940 £51750 Opening Stock: These are goods that a PPP starts with at the start of the

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    informative and helpful book. In spite of this‚ he makes no representation or warranties of any kind with regard to the completeness or accuracy of the contents of the book. The author hereby accepts no liability of any kind for any losses or damages caused or alleged to be caused‚ directly or indirectly‚ from using the information contained in this book. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... v FOREWORD ...............

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    COURSE 2 - The Balance Sheet          The balance sheet (also called statement of financial position) reports the financial position of the business at a point in time. It does so by listing the categories and amounts of assets‚ liabilities and equity on a specific date‚ in a format that proves the fundamental accounting equation. ASSETS = EQUITY + LIABILITIES or ASSETS – LIABILITIES = EQUITY   Formats of presentation      Regardless of

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