customer loyalty‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ human capital. These intangible assets are likely to provide tremendous earnings growth in the future which determines the company’s market value. Notice also that the company’s choice of conservative accounting policies has the effect of depressing the company’s book value of equity. 2. What effect did Microsoft’s software capitalization policy have on its financial statements? Ignore any potential tax effects. a. Assume that 60% of Microsoft’s
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Chapter 10 Plant Assets‚ Natural Resources‚ and Intangibles QUESTIONS 1. A plant asset is tangible; it is used in the production or sale of other assets or services; and it has a useful life longer than one accounting period. 2. The cost of a plant asset includes all normal and reasonable expenditures necessary to get the asset in place and ready for its intended use. 3. Land is an asset with an unlimited life and‚ therefore‚ is not subject to depreciation. Land improvements have
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73 Chapter 6 Deductions: General Concepts and Trade or Business Deductions SUMMARY OF CHAPTER Tax deductions are allowed to taxpayers only if specifically authorized by the Internal Revenue Code. Deductions allowable to individual taxpayers fall into four categories: trade or business expenses‚ expenses incurred for the production of income‚ losses‚ and personal expenses. In addition to discussing the general requirements for deductibility for each of the above types of expenses‚ this chapter also
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HOW MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ADDS VALUE TO ORGANIZATION 1. INTRODUCTION Management accounting provides accounting and related information to support the management of an organization in its internal decision-making. It includes product costing‚ relevant costing‚ cost-volume-profit analysis‚ capital budgeting‚ and operational‚ tactical‚ and strategic planning. A major activity included in the management accounting is the measurement of costs of processes that create value. Management accounting is
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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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of 2‚000 hours of welding time are avail-able annually on the machine. Since each drum requires 0.8 hours of welding time‚ annual production is limited to 2‚500 drums. At present‚ the welding machine is used exclusively to make the XSX drums. The accounting department has provided the following financial data concerning the XSX drums: Management believes 3‚000 XSX drums could be sold each year if the company had sufficient manufacturing capacity. As an alternative to adding another welding machine
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Chapter 6 Momentum Analysis of Flow Systems Chapter 6 MOMENTUM ANALYSIS OF FLOW SYSTEMS Newton’s Laws and Conservation of Momentum 6-1C Newton’s first law states that “a body at rest remains at rest‚ and a body in motion remains in motion at the same velocity in a straight path when the net force acting on it is zero.” Therefore‚ a body tends to preserve its state or inertia. Newton’s second law states that “the acceleration of a body is proportional to the net force acting on it and is inversely
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following discussion‚ I will examine how senior management in general and MBA graduates in particular can use the field of Managerial Accounting to make decisions/plan and control employees in order to maximise Profits. For clarity throughout this essay‚ senior managers and MBA graduates should be considered as one in the same. Managerial Accounting Defined Managerial Accounting is the process of using information systems to provide data to senior managers who then use this data for decision-making/planning
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BRIEF EXERCISES Brief Exercise 4–1 PACIFIC SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31‚ 2013 ($ in millions) Revenues and gains: Sales .................................................................. Gain on sale of investments ............................. Total revenues and gains .............................. $2‚106 45 2‚151 Expenses and losses: Cost of goods sold ............................................ Selling..............................................
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Chapter 7 Stock Valuation Solution to Problems P7-1. LG 2: Authorized and Available Shares Basic (a) Maximum shares available for sale Authorized shares 2‚000‚000 Less: Shares outstanding 1‚400‚000 Available shares 600‚000 (b) $48‚000‚000Total shares needed 800‚000 shares$60== The firm requires an additional 200‚000 authorized shares to raise the necessary funds at $60 per share. (c) Aspin must amend its corporate charter to authorize the issuance of additional shares. P7-2. LG 2: Preferred Dividends
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