Management accounting provides necessary information to assist management in decision making and management control. The chartered institute of management accountants (2001) describe Management accounting as :-the application of professional information in such a way as to assist the management in the formation of policies and in the planning and control of the operations of the organization. Management accounting has been considered as an integral part of the management knowledge in accounting and finance
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History of Accounting The name that looms largest in early accounting history is Luca Pacioli‚ who in 1494 first described the system of double-entry bookkeeping used by Venetian merchants in his Summa de Arithmetica‚ Geometria‚ Proportioni et Proportionalita. Of course‚ businesses and governments had been recording business information long before the Venetians. But it was Pacioli who was the first to describe the system of debits and credits in journals and ledgers that is still the basis of today’s
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year and 4th year‚ researcher chose them to become their respondents. The researcher‚ 1st year Accounting Student made a research about some factors of motivation and distraction that affect the performance of the students. Motivation and effort significantly influence individual performance in college as the review of prior research below indicates‚ few studies have investigated their impact on accounting student. The objective of the study is predicated on the assumption that identification of some
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Hendriksen and Michael F. van Breda‚ Four Thousand Years of Accounting‚ Chapter 2 of Accounting Theory‚ 5th edition‚ Irwin‚ 1992 Accountancy‚ from Wikipedia‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accounting. Retrieved January 20‚ 2011. Contents of lecture notes: 1. Introduction 2. Why bother with the history of accounting? 3. The beginnings 4. So what is ‘accounting’ (or ‘accountancy’)? 5. Double-entry accounting 6. Why double-entry accounting? 7. The period 1500 to 1800 8. The period 1800 to 1955 9. The
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stockholders. Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Answer The company’s net income in 2009 was higher than in 2008. Teweles issued common stock in 2009. The market price of Teweles’ stock doubled in 2009. Teweles had positive net income in both 2008 and 2009‚ but the company’s net income in 2009 was lower than it was in 2008. The company has more equity than debt on its balance sheet.
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The role of accounting is to allow business owners to make informative decisions. The main objectives of accounting are to maintain a record of business transactions‚ calculate profit and loss and depiction of financial position. Recording business transactions accurately is essential in accounting. If proper and complete records are kept‚ it will make it easier to find and correct any errors made. Different officials can also use records for different decision-making purposes. A balance sheet
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Management Accounting The wake of the 21st century brings with it more challenges than the long awaited relief amidst the corporate world. Even with the improvement and introduction of cutting edge technology‚ management issues still remain a hassle even with the best tools and the best brains in the trade. Problems and issues pertaining to management are very sensitive especially when it comes to managing a company’s finances. The waxing and waning of the world economy makes this process even harder
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CASE ASSIGNMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS EK337EPERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING SPRING 2013 CANDIDATE NUMBERS: 28 32 76 87 UniversitetetiNordland 1 CONTENT Introduction……………………………………………………..3 Theoretical Framework………………………………………….5 Advantages……………………………………………………....5 Disadvantages…………………………………………………....6 Challenges………………………………………………………..6 Analysis………………………………………………………….7 Conclusion………………………………………………………10
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companies to understand the role of culture differences and develop a business that is capable of working across cultures hence they need to have a flexible organizational culture. According to Hoffman and Preble (2004)‚ franchising is a well working theory that helps companies adapt to different cultures and business regulations cited by Engman and Thornulund (2008). According to Quinn (1998)‚ franchising has become the cornerstone of international expansion of companies. The author argues that there
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