CONTROL ACCOUNTS AND ITS USES INTRODUCTION: As the business grows in size‚ more than one ledger is required for recording its transactions which have also expanded with the business. Since the bulk of the entries are made in the accounts of debtors and creditors‚ these two classes of accounts are taken out of the General Ledger and put in separate ledgers - the Sales Ledger for debtors’ accounts and the Purchases Ledger for creditors’ accounts. There may be more than three ledgers but for simplicity
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Balance Sheets A general ledger is the foundation of a company’s financial records‚ as they constitute the central summary of a company’s financial system. Every transaction is recorded through the general ledger. These records remain as a permanent track of the history of all financial transactions since the opening day of the company (Business Town‚ n.d.). The purpose of any business is to increase the owner’s equity through solid revenues. These revenues increase assets or proceed to decrease
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Exhibit 16 of the document showed DLJdirect’s income statement from 1994-1999 (in millions). Exhibit 17 showed DLJdirect key financial and operating performance. The revenue increased steadily from 1994 to 1997. The revenue increase $50 million in 1998 which is equivalent to 43% increase. In 1999 the revenue increased about $44 million. The income was stable prior to 1997 when the company experienced a loss and able to recovered the next year in 1998. In 1999‚ the company reached the highest income
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955 | 16‚163 | Short-term securities | 56‚102 | 43‚162 | 15‚721 | 12‚685 | Account receivable | 15‚780 | 14‚987 | 6‚377 | 6‚628 | Quick Ratio | 241.13% | 235.49% | 240.79% | 249.97% | Total Liabilities | 54‚908 | 51‚621 | 34‚240 | 33‚290 | Total stockholder’s equity | 66‚363 | 57‚083 | 43‚688 | 39‚776 | D/E Ratio | 82.74% | 90.43% | 78.37% | 83.69% | After comparing these two corporations’ balance sheets‚ I found some information that may be valuable to make a lending decision. And
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Chapter 1—Introduction to Accounting and Business TRUE/FALSE 1. The federal government is an example of an external user of accounting information. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate OBJ: 01-01 2. An example of a general-purpose financial statement is a report about projected price increases related to transportation costs. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 01-01 3. The Canadian Public Accountability Board was created to promote public confidence in the integrity of financial reporting. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF:
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Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/641211/ Apollo Food Holdings Berhad Description: Quantitative analyses of financial statements (Income Statement‚ Balance Sheet and Sources of Capital)‚ extensive ratio tables (Accounting‚ Asset Utilization‚ Employee Efficiency‚ Fixed Charges Coverage‚ Leverage Analysis‚ Liquidity Analysis‚ Per-share Data and Profitability Analysis) and proprietary Wright Quality Rating analyses tables. The Wright Quality Rating‚ a measure
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CHAPTER 5 BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS IFRS questions are available at the end of this chapter. TRUe-FALSE—Conceptual Answer No. Description F 1. Liquidity and solvency. T 2. Limitations of the balance sheet. T 3. Definition of financial flexibility. T 4. Long-term liability disclosures. F 5. Definitions of the balance sheet. F 6. Land held for speculation. T 7. Balance sheet format. F 8. Disclosure of fair values. F 9. Disclosure of company operations and estimates. T
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Problem 3 Accounting Chapter 21 Problem 3 A firm’s current balance sheet is as follows: Assets = $100 Debt = $10 Equity = $90 A. What is the firm’s weighted-average cost of capital at various combinations of debt and equity‚ given the following information? Debt/Assets | After-tax Cost of Debt | Cost of Equity | Cost of Capital | 0% | 8% | 12% | 12.00% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 11.60% | 20% | 8% | 12% | 11.20% | 30% | 8% | 13% | 11.50% | 40% | 9% | 14% | 12.00% | 50%
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the financial statement of any given company to show the financial road map of which the entity moves. The analysis explains the amount and to what percentage does one specified area alters to another; more commonly quarterly or annually. In this trend analysis the trend will highlight a pattern of number and their annual alteration reflected on McDonald’s Corporation Balance sheet and Income Statement over the last four years. Over the last four years the McDonalds income statements have been showing
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5-30 (Assertions) 1. The allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly presented in amount- Valuation and Allocation Assertion (Compare accounts receivable according to GAAP matching principle) 2. All accounts payable owed as of the balance sheet date are included in the financial statements- Completeness(Do the balances contain all transactions for the period) 3. All purchase returns recorded in the general ledger are valid- Existence/Occurrence(Do the recorded accounts represent valid liabilities
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