CHAPTER 1 THE ACCOUNTANT’S ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION TRUE/FALSE 1. Management accounting information focuses on external reporting. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: management accounting Management accounting information focuses on internal reporting. 2. A good cost accounting system is narrowly focused on a continuous reduction of costs. Answer: False Difficulty: 2 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost accounting A good cost accounting system
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KNOW THYSELF “What a man can be‚ he must be‚” said Abraham Maslow. According to his hierarchy of needs‚ people must self-actualize in order to live fully in this world. This same philosophy can be seen in the works of the great Greek philosopher Socrates‚ as he is known for his principle “know thyself.” Socrates is a Greek thinker‚ philosopher‚ and a teacher‚ who lived from 469 to 399 BC. He is known up until this time because of the contributions he had made in this world. He is famous for his
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Chapter 2 The Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map | | ------------------------------------------------- QUESTIONS 2-1 Financial performance measures‚ such as operating income and return on investment‚ indicate whether the company’s strategy and its implementation are increasing shareholder value. However‚ financial measures tend to be lagging indicators of the strategy. Firms monitor nonfinancial measures to understand whether they are building or destroying their capabilities—with customers
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History 1960 Park opens on August 5th‚ as the last stop on the steam railroad. Picnic groves and the lakefront are the main attractions; mechanical rides arrive soon after. 1970 The decade of the "Charleston" is a great one for the park. Thousands visit the park to enjoy the Virginia reel‚ the world’s largest salt water swimming pool‚ thrill acts on the Midway‚ four roller coasters‚ including the classic Jack Rabbit and more. 1980 The park begins its second century of fun with several new changes
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capitalize the interest costs associated with the construction of your new manufacturing facility‚ and if you are obligated to do so. After extensive research‚ and by examining the procedures for capitalizing interest laid out by the Federal Accounting Services Board (FASB)‚ ARC can capitalize the interest‚ and is most likely required to do so. Capitalization of Interest Interest on an asset must meet various criteria to be eligible for capitalization. First‚ the asset must require a period
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Chapter 1 1 Introduction Economics and managerial decision making 2 Economics: The study of the behavior of human beings in producing‚ distributing and consuming material goods and services in a world of scarce resources Management: The science of organizing and allocating a firm’s scarce resources to achieve its desired objectives Managerial economics: The use of economic analysis to make business decisions involving the best use (allocation) of an organization’s scarce
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OUTLINE 1. INTRODUCTION (FEMI) 2. BACKGROUNDS OF TWO COMPANIES (FEMI) 2.1 HUGO BOSS 2.2 LAURA ASHLEY 3. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS 3.1 VERTICAL AND HORIZONAL ANALYSIS (BOYE) 3.1.1 HUGO BOSS 3.1.2 LAURA ASHLEY 3.2 RATIOS ANALYSIS (HANH & ANDREA) 3.2.1 PROFITABILITY (HANH) 3.2.2 LIQUIDITY (HANH) 3.2.3 EFFICIENCY (ANDREA) 3.2.4 CAPITAL STRUCTURE (ANDREA) 3.2.5 INVESTOR (ANDREA) 4. RECOMMENDATION (BOYE) --CHOOSING HUGO BOSS 5. LIMITATION OF THE ANALYSIS (BOYE) -- RELIES ON SLIDES 54 PAGE 54 6. CONCLUSION
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14 Accounting publications and research in twentieth-century Japan1 14.1 Introduction Japan’s interest in modern accounting began in the late nineteenth century with Alexander Shand [1844–1930].2 The Japanese translation of Shand’s (1873) Bank bookkeeping proved to be so important that his system of bank accounting became legally obligatory for the newly established banking system of the Meiji era. In the same year‚ Fukuzawa (1873–74) published a Japanese translation of Bryant and Stratton’s (1871)
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2/c Tyler Hames Managerial Accounting Case: A4-61 PROBLEM STATEMENT: Axis Systems specializes in servers for work-group‚ e-commerce and ERP applications. The company’s original job costing system has two direct cost categories: direct materials and direct labor. Overhead is allocated to jobs at the single rate of $22 per direct labor hour. The CFO recently spear headed the allocation issue of jobs and came up with an ABC system to compare to the traditional accounting system. Axis System has
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CHAPTER 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Topics 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Subject matter of accounting. Environment of accounting. Role of principles‚ objectives‚ standards‚ and accounting theory. Historical development of GAAP. Authoritative pronouncements and rulemaking bodies. Role of pressure groups. Ethical issues. Questions 1 2‚ 3‚ 29 4‚ 5‚ 6‚ 7 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11 12‚ 13‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17‚ 18‚ 19‚ 20‚ 21‚ 22‚ 23 23‚ 24‚ 25‚ 26‚ 27‚ 28 30 Cases 4 6‚ 7 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 5 8
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