Accounting information systems Accounting Information system is one of the most vital elements of an organization. Every organization‚ whether it is a profit or non- profit one‚ should maintain an accounting information system. An accounting information system can be termed as a way of keeping track of all the accounting activities in an organization (Dull & Gelinas‚ 2009). This tracking of accounting activities is done through the computer-based methods of accounting. An accounting system comprises
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Explain the following: (a) Financial accounting Is concerned with the provision of information to external parties outside the organization and also concerned with the classification and recording of financial transaction in monetary terms in accordance with the established concepts‚ principles‚ accounting standards and legal requirements and presents the effects of the transactions on the performance and financial position of the business. (b) Cost accounting Is concerned with the ascertainment
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Navy. The company’s managers require excellent information to decide what quantities of material to purchase‚ where to manufacture the products‚ and whether to expand or close manufacturing facilities. 11 Decision Making and Relevant Information C h a p t e r Working Working with managers to make decisions is one of the main functions of the management accountant and an important thrust of this book. The use of accounting information for decision making has been a consistent theme
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Management Accounting Absorption vs Marginal Costing Report 20813287 Absorption vs. Marginal Costing (Atmospheric Ltd) Contents Page No Memorandum 3 Marginal (Variable) Costing 4 Absorption
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013 BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING (HONS) UKAI 2063 ACOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS II TUTORIAL 6 Case 1: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Situation: The university is considering a new system that will speed up the registration process. As part of the systems development team‚ you are asked to develop a plan for fact-finding. (Adapted from Shelley & Cashman 2010‚ Chp 04 Apply Your Knowledge‚Elmwood College
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Group Assignment Diploma of Accounting (FNS50204) HAIS Accounting Information Systems 1 Assignment: This assignment is to be carried in pairs (two people). This assignment carries a mark of 50 (50% of the total assessment) You have been approached by some businessmen who are preparing to start up a business operation. You can decide on what type of business‚ such as a bank‚ a manufacturing operation‚ a retail store‚ a service business‚ whatever you like. You are required to carry out some research
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LIMITATIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION The contact groups of decision-makers have widely different information needs about an enterprise. It must be stressed that accounting is only one of a number of sources on information available to decision-makers though they are sometimes tempted to place more faith in accounting than excepted. Other sources are just as important if not more important than the information provided by the financial statements. It is therefore essential to highlight the limitations
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Financial Accounting Case Study: ARM Holdings Plc Stock Market Value vs. Visible Equity The Tech Market Amplification [pic] Lex Bradshaw-Zanger January 2003 Stock Market Value vs. Visible Equity – The Tech Market Amplification Introduction How do we place a value on knowledge? In fast-growing sectors like biotechnology and computer software‚ including some parts of GIS (Geographic Information Systems)‚ a large part of the value of the company
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2011 Information technology has revolutionized the way accounting is done. Long gone is the time of manually entering numbers into big bulky ledgers and journal books. Technology has also taken away the stigma associated with accountants. They have long been considered “bean counters” and introverts. This is no longer the case since leaning over ledgers and adding numbers on a calculator all day is a thing of the past. People skills have emerged as an important part of the accounting profession
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Management Accounting ACC107 Individual Assignment Asma Moosa 30624 Diploma In Business Sem 4 c) Overhead absorption rate= OAR/ ORR Smoothing= 12663.5/10000 = $1.27 Shaping = 31362.5/25000 = $ 1.25 Fixing = 20471.75/5000 = $ 4.09 Question 2 a)Total Selling Overheads Variable selling overhead= 6000*18.75 =112500 Fixed selling overhead = 100000 Total selling overhead = 100000+112500= 212500 b) i) Marginal Costing Revenue (200*10000) 2000000 Opening Inventory(84*2000) 168000 COST OF PRODUCTION
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