Introduction to Accounting Coursework Ratio Analysis of Tesco and Sainsbury Introduction This report details the results of a ratio analysis of two of the largest retailers in the UK: Sainsbury and Tesco based on their audited financial statements for the financial years ending 2011‚ 2012‚ and 2013. The two companies are compared with each other based on their profitability and liquidity ratios. This report then critically interprets the results of the ratio analysis calculations and then discusses
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Chapter 10 Study Notes Standard: a benchmark or ‘norm’ for measuring performance (what we expect to happen).Using these standards we have Quantity and Price Standards. Quantity Standards: how much of an input should be used in manufacturing a unit of product or in providing a unit of service (similar to a cook recipe: list of items and how much to use) Cost (Price) Standards: the cost (purchase price) of the units should be (how much we expect to pay for a particular item) Management
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CHAPTER 19 SPECIAL TOPICS IN REA MODELING SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 19.1 Often it takes several sales calls to obtain the first order from a new customer. Why then does Figure 19-1 depict the relationship between the Call on Customer and Take Customer Order events as being 1:1? When a sales person visits a customer it is represented by the event Call on Customer. Although single sales call may be followed by many orders from a customer over time‚ it is easier and more
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Where a yellow highlighted cell shows "Date" enter the appropriate date for that step of the challenge. This may be any date format that Microsoft Excel accepts. Some of these formats include "1/1/12"‚ "01/01/12"‚ and "01/01/2012." All of these will return January 01‚ 2012‚ in the format set in the template. | | | | Where a yellow highlighted cell shows "Acct Nbr" enter the appropriate account number‚ provided in the template and in the text for that step of the challenge. This is entry
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Assignment 1: Review of Accounting Ethics The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accounts (NZICA) represents over 33‚000 members in New Zealand and overseas. The organization audits private companies and public companies that are members of the organization (Graham‚ 1960). In October 2012‚ the organization was found to be practicing breaches of accounting with its members when an employee of the organization was found investing in different companies using client’s money. The loans were supposed
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Managerial and Financial Accounting ACCT/300: Principles of Accounting April 9‚ 2008 Managerial and Financial Accounting This paper will attempt to differentiate between managerial and financial accounting‚ the users of managerial and financial accounting and what type of business decisions would be made with the information. Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting provides accounting information to managers who are inside an organization and who directs and controls its operations
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Meeting 1 MRF’s File COST ACCOUNTING “An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes” Assistant Lecturer: M. Ryan Firmansyah Problem 1 (Quiz 1 September 8‚ 2009) Consider the following costs that were incurred during the current year. Evaluate whether the cost is: 1. A product cost or a period cost 2. Variable or fixed in terms of behavior 3. For the product cost‚ whether it is classified as direct material‚ direct labor‚ or manufacturing overhead No. 1 Descriptions Product Cost Period Variable
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online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/bse.395 ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING: AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF BUSINESS STRATEGY Mehenna Yakhou*1 and Vernon P. Dorweiler2 1 2 Georgia College and State University‚ USA Michigan Technological University‚ USA Environmental accounting is on an expansion path. With increasing social focus on the environment‚ accounting fills an expectation role‚ to measure environmental performance. The status of environmental awareness
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----------------------- A PRIMA - FACIE CASE FOR ISLAMIC ACCOUNTING • Purpose Accounting : To permit informed decision which will enable scare resources to be allocated efficient to achieved ‘social welfare’. |Islamic |Conversational | |To achieve socio – |To meet needs of | |economic & religions|‘capitalist’ | |objective of Islamic|economy. | |Institution & | | |Muslims Users. | | |Provide holistic
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examples of accounting scandal. There’re some reason that cause those ethical issues arise which is due to the greedy mindset of accountant‚ tempted by money and take chance to fraud‚ Pressured by company’s executive and so on. When all these ethical problems arise‚ mean that accountants has lost their mind and make mistake or error in judgment that will produce harmful outcome to the public‚ company or investors. As all these ethical issues arise more and more frequently in the accounting field‚ there’re
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