the second project will result in smaller earnings reported to shareholders than the first. How might management’s observation influence its choice between the two investment projects? Ans: Sometimes‚ because of the conservatism of financial accounting‚ expenditures that are "investments" are not capitalized‚ but are written off currently‚ depressing current earnings but boosting future earnings. Such a phenomenon may well influence management to prefer projects with short-term benefits at the
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Chapter 16 Managerial accounting concepts and principles 1) Direct costs are identified with and can be traced to a cost object. Indirect costs cannot be identified with or traced to a cost object. 2) Costs by function: A) Product costs consist of manufacturing costs: direct materials‚ direct labor and factory overhead. B) Period costs consist of selling and administrative expenses. 3) A) Prime costs which consist of direct materials and direct labor costs. B) Conversion costs which consist
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CHAPTER 1 COVERAGE OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING OBJECTIVES QUESTIONS EXERCISES PROBLEMS OTHER LO1: Explain how accounting information assists in making decisions. 1‚2‚3‚4‚5‚23 49‚51 LO2: Describe the components of the balance sheet. 6‚7‚22 26 49‚50‚51 LO3: Analyze business transactions and relate them to changes in the balance sheet. 8‚9 27‚28 32‚33‚34‚35‚ 36‚37 48‚51 LO4: Prepare a balance sheet from transactions data. 29‚30‚31 38‚39‚40‚ 41‚42 LO5: Compare
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Content Page Executive Summary........................................................................................................pg. 3 Shareholder Value Maximization....................................................................................pg. 4 Strengths and Weaknesses of using financial ratio analysis..........................................pg. 5 Reference List ....................................................................................................
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Bibliography: 1. Brigham‚ F.E.‚ Houston‚ J.F.‚ 2009‚ “Fundamentals of Financial Management”‚ 12th edition‚ The Thomson South Western‚ USA. 2. Weygandt‚ J.J.‚ Kimmel‚ P.D.‚ Kieso‚ D.E.‚ Accounting Principles‚ ninth edition‚ 2010‚ www.wiley.com‚ viewed 05.03.2010 3. Beneski A‚ 2005 “Internal Company image”‚ http://www.ippnou.ru/article.php?idarticle=001840‚ translated from Russian language‚ viewed 07.03.2010. 4. Smith J.A and Reid G.S
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO RSM 222 H1S MIDTERM EXAM‚ Winter 2014 Midterm Details: Duration: Total number of pages: Total number of marks: 110 minutes (1 hour 50 minutes) 15 (double-sided; including this cover page) 100 Please write clearly. Illegible responses may result in a mark of zero. When giving a quantitative answer‚ please show your supporting calculations. For nonquantitative questions‚ you may answer in point form‚ if appropriate. You may use a pen and/or pencil‚
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Test #2 Practice Test #2: Answer Key Exam number 2 will take place on Monday‚ April 8th‚ 2013. This‚ the second of two practice exams‚ will be the subject of class on Wednesday. It will not be graded‚ but will serve only as practice material accurately representing the content and format of the exam. 1.) Walter used to work as a high school teacher for $40‚000 per year but quit in order to start his own painting business. To invest in his painting business‚ he withdrew $20‚000 from his savings
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What should you know about Financial Accounting? 1. How to measure assets? How to present assets? *Assets are economic resources owned or controlled by the company and can be measured by dollars. *Measure assets by the Principle of Historical Cost. *The cost of asset includes all expenditures that make that asset in place and ready for use. * Present assets in the Balance Sheet by the rank of liquidity. 2. How to measure profits? How to present profits? * Operating
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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 F T T T F T T F F T T F T F T T F F F F No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Description Definition of financial accounting. Purpose of financial statements. Definition of financial accounting. Capital allocation process. Objective of financial reporting. Decision-Usefulness
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Assignment 1—Due Wednesday 28rd September‚ 2012 Please Note: There are three (3) questions in this assignment. Question 1: Plagiarism and referencing Although this question is not awarded marks‚ students MUST complete this entire question to get any marks for assignment 1. An understanding of plagiarism and “in text” referencing is essential to success in tertiary studies. Background information for Question 1 In an academic setting it is important to acknowledge the ideas of others that you
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