Chapter 2 Discussion Questions 1. What is the meaning of cost behavior and how does the variable cost behave differently than fixed cost (per unit & total)? Cost behavior is the change of cost relative to change in some extent of activity. The total fixed cost remains constant regardless of change in the volume of activity. However‚ the fixed cost per unit is inversely related to the change in the volume of activity. As the change in the volume of activity increases‚ the fixed cost per unit
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Individual Assignment 30% (40 marks) Question Spears Limited is engaged in manufacturing of special component (KWQ 12) be used in for calculators. As a step towards reducing uncertainty over the finance needs of the new business‚ the finance manager has asked you to prepare a cash budget for Spears Ltd for the nine (9) months period from 1 January 2014 till 30 September 2014. You have collected some raw data from the concerned department heads and tabulated them as follows: a)
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5 PROBLEM 28. Y‚ an S corporation formed at the beginning of the year‚ has the following information in its first year: Gross Income from services $100‚000 Net short-term capital loss (2‚200) Salary paid to F (10‚000) Medical insurance premium for F (300) Other operating expenses (54‚000) Cash distributions to F 5‚000 F‚ a 50 percent owner of Y‚ is single and has no other tax information. F’s A.G.I. is a. $21‚900 b. $26‚750 c. $26‚900 d. $35‚700 e. Some other amount‚ which is $_________
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agency theory‚ positive accounting theory focused on the agency relationships between principals and agents. Positive accounting theory proposed that agents have incentives to enter various contracts. Firms themselves were considered as a nexus of contracts between many self interested individuals. The contractual arrangements are initially put in place for efficiency reasons with well developed contracts reducing the overall agency costs that could arise within the firm. (a) What is an agency
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efficiencies. The consideration of ‘other forces’ that shape share prices and returns might eventually lead to a revolution in thought (Kuhn‚ 1962)—but it will arguably take a long time. 10.7 Evaluate the following statement: If an item of accounting information is released by a corporation and there is no apparent change in the share price of the company‚ the information is not relevant to the market and therefore there is no point in disclosing such information again. From a capital markets
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UM TAGUM CAMPUS Tagum City Department of Accounting Education Accounting Technology Program W A I V E R TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that I‚ Crystal Faye M. Sumatra‚ a student of UM Tagum College‚ Tagum City‚ and a resident of Phase 2 Zone 5‚ Union Village‚ Mankilam‚ Tagum City‚ voluntarily agree to undergo an On-the-Job-Training at VF Agunod Auditing Firm for 180 hours in order to add the actual work experience needed in enhancing my skills for my course. Furthermore
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Computer Accounting Computer accounting has been growing in popularity since the availability of the Internet as a worldwide communication medium began to grow. Individuals and companies manage their money and assets one way or another. They usually hire accountants to help them carry out the requirements of accounting and balancing their books. Before the internet became inescapable‚ these accounting protocols were performed manually. Today many accountants and non-accountants alike use computer
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The purpose of this report is discussing the case of Wilkerson Company that confronting tough competition in price cutting in pumps which caused to a big drop of pre-tax operating income from 10% to 3%. After observing the existing costing allocation‚ we found out there is an issue on the existing costing report that the manager could not be able to see the real situation. In light of this‚ there will be brought to the discussion on the feasibility of using an alternative costing method – Activity
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The Importance Of Accounting In Our Modern Society Accounting is a very important term to our modern society. It is the career for men and women who at the start have their eyes set on top positions in industry‚ management‚ government‚ and general business. Accounting is a basic need of every businessmen‚ from the operator of a filling station to the government of the United States. It’s so important to our society. None of the business organization can operate without is. They
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3101AFE Accounting Theory and Practice Tutorial Questions for Tutorials 1- 6: Semester 2 2014 TUTORIAL 1 - Semester 2 2014 Deegan Topic 1: Introduction to financial accounting theory QUESTION 1 - Question 1.8: What is the difference between developing a theory by induction and developing a theory by deduction? QUESTION 2 - Question 1.9: Is the study of financial accounting theory a waste of time for accounting students? Explain your answer. QUESTION 3 - Question 1.26: Would you
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