The Accounting Cycle Deanna Ruocco ACC 421 June 18‚ 2012 Bryan Lichau The Accounting Cycle The accounting cycle is a process that normally uses accounting procedures to record transactions and prepare financial statements of a company. The accounting cycle is made up of nine steps: Journalizing‚ posting‚ trial balance‚ adjusting entries‚ adjusted trial balance‚ preparing financial statements‚ closing‚ post-closing trial balance‚ and reversing entries. This presentation
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Fundamentals of Accounting: Managerial verses Financial Accounting Fundamentals of Accounting acct122 Fundamentals of Accounting: Managerial verses Financial Accounting What has the organization in its focus; futuristic planning‚ financial control‚ and data based decision making affecting its reports and suggestions; and an emphasis on relevance and timeliness in its decision making (2012)? The answer to this question is managerial accounting. According to J. W. Jones (2013)‚ a retired
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and managerial accounting‚ the first differences has to do with the primary users of the reports; in financial accounting the reports are used by external users such as stockholders‚ creditors and regulators. On the other hand managerial accounting reports are used by internal users and include officers and managers. In addition the type and the frequency of the reports differ; financial accounting have financial statements and quarterly and annually are for general purposes while managerial reports
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Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use As we shall see in later chapters‚ the ability to predict how costs respond to changes in activity is critical for making decisions‚ controlling operations‚ and evaluating performance. Three major classifications of costs were discussed in this chapter—variable‚ fixed‚ and mixed. Mixed costs consist of variable and fixed elements and can be expressed in equation form as Y = a + bX‚ where X is the activity‚ Y is the cost‚ a is the fixed cost element‚ and
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PROBLEM 1. The Huyden Company builds equipment to customer’s specifications. On March 1‚ two jobs were in process with the following costs and information: | Job 43 | Job 44 | Direct materials | $10‚200 | $34‚400 | Direct labor | 21‚000 | 10‚400 | Applied overhead* | 4‚950 | 7‚370 | Total cost | $36‚150 | $52‚170 | | | | Machine hours | 45 | 67 | *Applied on the basis of machine hours During March‚ Job 45 was started and Job 44 was completed and delivered to
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Midterm Exam You will have 2 ½ hours to complete the exam. The exam is open note and open book‚ everything but open conversation. There are nine (9) problems worth 30 points each. Take your time. You cannot stop and restart the exam. You will not need a proctor for the exam. You will need to know how to calculate the following: Product costs Period costs Variable costs Fixed costs High-low method Prepare a contribution format income statement Prepare a traditional format income statement
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Accounting Equation ACC 300 June 24‚ 2013 Bennie Clark Accounting Equation Assets = Liabilities + Stockholder’s Equity is the basic accounting equation. Liabilities are a company’s legal debts or obligations that come from transactions or from business operations. Stockholder’s equity is capital received from investors in exchange for stock‚ retained earnings and donated capital. These two portions of the balance sheet added together make up the company’s assets‚ which represent ownership
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Salem State University ACC202 – Managerial Accounting – Practice Test Chapters 14‚ 1‚ 2 Professor Paul F McGee‚ CPA Name___________________________________________ Please indicate the best/correct answer by circling the appropriate letter. 1. Managerial accounting helps managers perform three vital activities. These activities include all of the following except: a. Planning b. Controlling c. Decision making d. Hiring Controllers 2. The act that was intended to protect the interests
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Dawn Howarth ACC122 Managerial Accounting Career Paper Baker College What is Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting is the process of identifying‚ recording‚ analyzing and finally presenting the financial data which is used by the management and business owners for the purposes of command and for decision making. The difference between financial accounting and management accounting Financial accounting is reported publicly while management accounting is used by the company or organization
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ACC/290 February 14‚ 2013 Wayne Moore Summary Question Accounting systems vary from company to company. However‚ most companies depend on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These principles keep every company using a standardized system of accounting. Therefore‚ if a financial institution or investor desires to see specific information about a company the financial officer will be able to read those books clearly. Cash based accounting is a
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