Chapter 1 Cost Accounting: Information for Decision Making Solutions to Review Questions 1-1. Financial accounting is designed to provide information about the firm to external users. External users include investors‚ creditors‚ government authorities‚ regulators‚ customers‚ competitors‚ suppliers‚ labor unions‚ and so on. Cost accounting systems are designed to provide information to internal users (managers). This difference is important‚ because it affects the design of the systems. Financial
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Introduction Thirty years ago‚ most financial accounting was done manually‚ leading to a great deal of paperwork. Currently‚ most accounting information is recorded via computers and wide area networks (Journal of Accountancy‚ 1994a). Technology has certainly changed the face of accounting over the years. While it is unclear whether technology’s impact on accounting has been positive or negative‚ it is clear that technology has drastically changed the accounting profession. Often a technological advance
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The following essay explains the importance of cost accounting for stakeholders of Multinational Companies‚ particularly the shareholders & the customers. Who are the stakeholders of an organization? according to (Freeman 1984) stakeholder is “any group or individual who can affect or is affected by the achievement of the firm’s objectives” going by this definition stakeholders of a company would include lenders‚ creditors‚ customers‚ shareholders‚ government‚ media‚ political groups‚ local charities
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the Seattle area. Increased sales would mean the hiring rate would rise to meet workflow demands. This would be valuable because employees would need to relocate and would be looking for housing. d. Boeing’s management Reviewing the company’s financials allows the management to see where their losing or gaining money. It also allows them to assess in what areas they could possibly make investments. e. International Aerospace Machinists‚ a labor union representing many Boeing employees
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Samenvatting – Finance & Accounting ACCOUNTING IN A BUSINESS CONTEXT – Aiden Berry & Robin Jarvis 5th Edition Slides – G.C. Vergeer Chapter 1 – Introduction to Accounting Accouting: is generally about quantitative information the information is likely tob e financial it should be useful for making decisions Key financial statements: the statement of financial position or balance sheet the income statement or profit and loss account the cash flow statement Chapter 20 – Investment
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To: Carminho Building Products Ltd From: Rodrigues Accounting Dear Sir/Madam‚ We are submitting herewith our report entitled UK Subsidiary Expansion. The main purpose of this report is to help Carminho Building Products Ltd decide the potential and suitable site for the formation of a public listed subsidiary. This report will include United Kingdom’s current financial reporting environment and other information that Carminho Building Products Ltd would need in order to make a sound decision
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A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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ledger a.a chronological record of all transactionsb.the balance of each account in the chart of accountsc.budget records for each account in the chart of accountsd.subsidiary details supporting a control account 2. Which steps in the Financial Accounting Process are in the correct sequence based on closing the accounts and determining timing differences prior to issuing financial statements a.record the transaction‚ post to the ledger‚ prepare the adjusted trial balance‚ enter adjusting entries
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CHAPTER 14: PROCESS COSTING AND THE COST ACCOUNTING CYCLE Multiple Choice c 1. ABC Company made the following journal entry. Work in Process Inventory $200‚000 Direct Labor $188‚000 Direct Labor Rate Variance 12‚000 From this entry we can tell that ABC uses a. job-order costing. b. process costing. c. standard costing. d. normal costing. d 2. CDE Company
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Section A Under Case Study (Newspaper) HB Global 1. Types of audit opinion Qualified opinion * A qualified opinion report can result from a limitation on the scope of the audit or failure to follow generally accepted accounting principles Adverse opinion * It is used only when the auditor believes that the overall financial statements are so materiality misstated or misleading that they do not present fairly the financial position or results of operations and cash flows in conforming
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