The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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in bids which don’t even cover a fair share of overhead costs‚ let alone give us a profit. Byrch Paper Company was a medium-sized‚ partly integrated paper company‚ producing white and kraft papers and paperboard. A portion of its paperboard output was converted into corrugated boxes by the Thompson Division‚ which also printed and colored the outside surface of the boxes. Including Thompson‚ the company had four producing divisions and a timberland division‚ which supplied part of the company’s
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Comparing Accounting Software Programs to Manual Accounting Manual accounting uses several paper ledgers to record financial transactions. It is very time consuming to record each single transaction onto paper‚ being very cautious not to make an error. There are several ledgers for each part of the accounting system‚ such as accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ and revenue accounts. Combining these ledgers into one general ledger‚ provide the balance for each ledger. The general ledger
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Soln 1a. The concepts of conservation‚ also known as the concept of prudence is often stated as do not record the future income but record all possible losses. This means an accounting should follow a conservative approach‚ should record lowest possible value for assets and revenue and the highest possible value for liabilities and expenses. According to this principle‚ the principle of ‘anticipate no profit but provide for all probable losses ‘ should
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References: Warren‚ C.‚ Reeve‚ J.‚ and Duchac‚ J (2007). Accounting. 23rd ed South-Western‚ cengage learning in thousands except share data | January 3‚ 2009 | December 29‚ in thousands except share data | December 29‚ 2007 | December30‚
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Accounting for Managers TOPIC A: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING Investors – Individual and groups provide initial capital. Creditors – Company which loans money to another company (Suppliers/Bank). Managers – Oversee the day-to-day operations. What is accounting? * Process of Recognising‚ measuring‚ recording (also known as transactions)‚ disclosing and attesting to information. *Information – Decision Making (Value Creation)‚ Control (Monitoring). Process of Accounting: Transactions
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ICT TECHNOLOGIES AND THE ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE‚ PROCESSES AND OUTPUTS 1. Introduction The ICT technologies and their constant evolution has placed substantial demands on the structure of the organisation. As a result the concept of organisational effectiveness is central to how an organisation combines ICT technologies and their organisational structure‚ processes‚ and outputs. The pace of change is so rapid that how organizations manage change is critical for their futures. In the rapidly
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inggLecturer’s Guide Accounting for Non-accounting Students Sixth edition J R Dyson ISBN 0 273 68301 2 © Pearson Education Limited 2004 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download the manual as required. Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and Associated Companies around the world Visit us on the World Wide Web at: www.pearsoned.co.uk First published in Great Britain under the Pitman Publishing imprint in 1997 Second edition published
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6-3 What is the future value of $7‚540 at the end of 7 periods at 8% compounded interest? What is the present value of $7‚540 due 9 periods hence‚ discounted at 11%? What is the future value of 15 periodic payments of $7‚540 each made at the end of each period and compounded at 10%? What is the present value of $7‚540 to be received at the end of each of 18 periods‚ discounted at 5% compound interest? 6-6 Dwayne Wade Company recently signed a lease for a new office building‚ for a lease period
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STUDENT NO: …………………………... SEMINAR TUTOR …………………………... Introduction Accounting is concerned with providing both financial and non-financial information that will help decision makers to make good decisions. An understanding of accounting therefore requires an understanding of the decision making process and an awareness of the users of accounting information. The major purposes of accounting are to formulate overall strategies and long-run plans. Resource allocation decisions such
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