FUNDAMENTALCONCEPTS OF ACCOUNTING Accounting is the language of business and it is used to communicate financial information. In order for that information to make sense‚ accounting is based on 12 fundamental concepts. These fundamental concepts then form the basis for all of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By using these concepts as the foundation‚ readers of financial statements and other accounting information do not need to make assumptions about what the numbers mean
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Question 1 Imperial Luxurious is a business providing marketing design services. On 1 March 2011 the following balances were extracted from the books: £ Capital 150 000 Premises 120 000 Fixtures and fittings 24 000 Provisions for depreciation on: premises 5 000 fixtures and fittings 6 000 Debtors 17 500 Creditors 8 500 Bank 8 000 For the month of March the following summarised transactions occurred: • Credit sales of £28 000 were invoiced
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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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Profit Determination Prepared by John Hoggett and Clare Innes Measurement of Profit • Cash basis • Cash income received - Cash expenses paid – Revenues recorded when received – Expenses recorded when paid • Accrual basis • Profit = Income (incl. Revenues) - Expenses – Revenue is recognised when the anticipated inflow of economic benefit can be reliably measured – Expenses when the consumption of benefits can be reliably measured 2 Adjusting Entries • The need for adjusting entries-
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Accounting Assignment -1 Question1: What is Whole Foods Market’s strategy for success in the marketplace? Does the company rely primarily on a customer intimacy‚ operational excellence‚ or product leadership customer value proposition? What evidence supports your conclusion? Answer1: Whole Foods Market’s strategy for success in the marketplace seems to be product leadership. Evidence of this can be seen throughout the documents. The first boldface heading in the company’s Declaration of Interdependence
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A guide to Consolidated accounts A SIMPLE GUIDE TO CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS This is a basic guide prepared by the Technical Advisory service for members and their clients. It is an introduction only and should not be used as a definitive guide‚ since individual circumstances may vary. Specific advice should be obtained‚ where necessary. Requirement to Prepare The Companies Act 2006 gives exemption from the requirement to prepare group accounts to small groups but not medium sized groups
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How a bank makes profit-an interesting primer by vinayak date. ‘Trust’ bank has opened 10 branches and has become operational on 1/4/2009.on 31/3/2010 it has total deposits of rs 1000 crores. Equity capital of rs. 100 crores divided in 10 crore shares of rs. 10 each. Given this basic data let us try working out basic parameters of banks business ‚ with certain assumptions‚ to keep things simple. Cost of funds----- Analysis of Deposit mix-4o% casa deposits. Of which 25%savings deposits
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Reflective Critical Report In a one and a half hour PowerPoint lecture titled “Loss of biodiversity and ecosystem balance” by Professor Dale F. Webber the importance of biodiversity in our ecosystem was explained and an even more detailed observation of the major threats to the biodiversity were highlighted. Of the twenty four top causes‚ climate change‚ environmental degradation‚ conservation issues and exploitation of energy reserves were deemed the most contributing. With the exception
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Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level ACCOUNTING PAPER 1 Multiple Choice 9706/1 MAY/JUNE SESSION 2002 1 hour Additional materials: Multiple Choice answer sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended) TIME 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. Write your name‚ Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has already been done for you. There
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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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