CHAPTER 20 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT‚ JUST-IN-TIME‚ AND SIMPLIFIED COSTING METHODS 20-1 Cost of goods sold (in retail organizations) or direct materials costs (in organizations with a manufacturing function) as a percentage of sales frequently exceeds net income as a percentage of sales by many orders of magnitude. In the Kroger grocery store example cited in the text‚ cost of goods sold to sales is 76.8%‚ and net income to sales is 0.1%. Thus‚ a 10% reduction in the ratio of cost of goods sold to sales
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When Authors Tom Stanley and William Danko set out to investigate on how people get wealthy across America‚ they found something odd. Many people who live in upscale neighborhoods and drive luxurious cars do not have extreme wealth. The allusion of wealth happens a lot and many people are unaware of the true meaning of wealth. Many people who have great wealth do not live in upscale neighborhoods. This book examines ways to become wealthy and how wealth is not what you spend but what you accumulate
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depreciation-equipment PPE Buildings CA Cash CL Interest payable IA Goodwill CL Income taxes payable CL Inventory CA Stock investments (to be sold in 7 months) PPE Land (in use) LTL Mortgage payable CA Supplies PPE Equipment CA Prepaid rent E2-2. Classify each of the following financial statement items based upon the major balance sheet classifications listed in E2-1. CA Prepaid advertising PPE Equipment IA Trademarks CL Salaries and wages payable CL Income taxes payable SE Retained
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The Manager and Management Accounting Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved 1. 2. 3. Distinguish financial accounting from management accounting Understand how management accountants help firms make strategic decisions Describe the set of business functions in the value chain and identify the dimensions of performance that customers are expecting of companies Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1-2 4. 5. 6. 7. Explain the five-step decision-making
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Not-for-profit organizations also provide financial information to external users such as citizen groups and donors. As an individual‚ you provide financial information to the internal revenue service and to creditors when you seek a loan. 2. Accounting is often thought of as the “language” used to communicate financial information about a business. The primary method that profit-oriented companies use to provide financial information to investors‚ creditors‚ and other external parties is through
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C2-1 Choice of Accounting Method Understanding Slanted Building Supplies purchased 32 percent of the voting shares of Flat Flooring Company in March 20X3. On December 31‚ 20X3‚ the officers of Slanted Building Supplies indicated they needed advice on whether to use the equity method or cost method in reporting their ownership in Flat Flooring. Required a. What factors should be considered in determining whether equity-method reporting is appropriate? The equity method is considered when
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Of Financial and Managerial Accounting Managers According to Horngren‚ Sundem and Stratton in “Introduction to Management Accounting”‚ “Good management is a result of good information‚” (p.3). Collecting and compiling information about a company are the primary responsibilities of both financial and managerial accounting managers. Management accounting produces information for the managers in a company to help fulfill organizational objectives. “Financial accounting produces reports for
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IFRS questions are available at the end of this chapter. TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual Answer No. Description F 1. Definition of financial accounting. T 2. Purpose of financial statements. T 3. Definition of financial accounting. T 4. Capital allocation process. F 5. Financial reports. F 6. Fair value information. F 7. Objectives of financial reporting. F 8. Accrual accounting. T 9. Generally accepted accounting principles. T 10. Users
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Institutions‚ 6e (Mishkin/Eakins) Chapter 1 Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions? 1.1 Multiple Choice 1) Financial markets and institutions A) involve the movement of huge quantities of money. B) affect the profits of businesses. C) affect the types of goods and services produced in an economy. D) do all of the above. E) do only A and B of the above. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition 2) Financial
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Discussion Questions Chapter 2 1. Why is it important to understand the different perspectives and approaches to management theory that have evolved throughout the history of organizations? Management is constantly changing. It changes over time to meet new needs. if we know what happened in the past (WHAT WORK/ WHAT DIDN’T) WE WILL be able to understand the present and plan for the future. Some ideas from the past (stock ownership‚ open book management) are still relevant to management today
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