Contents QUESTION ONE: Accounting Concepts and Conventions 1 a) Accounting Concepts 1 i) The going concern concept. 1 ii) The accruals concept (or matching concept) 1 iii) The entity concept: 3 iv) The money measurement concept: 3 v) The historical cost concept: 4 vi) The realization concept: 4 vii) Duality concept: 4 b) Accounting conventions 5 QUESTION TWO: Clashing accounting concepts and conventions that might bring about inconsistency in the accounting process 9 1. Clash between
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CHAPTER 2 The Financial Statements BRIEF EXERCISES BE2–1 2008 2008 2008 Beginning Ending Retained 2008 2008 2008 Retained Earnings + Revenues – Expenses – Dividends = Earnings $28.2 + $43.3 – $38.2 – X = $30.6 X = $2.7 2008 Dividends as a percentage of 2008 net income: 2008 Dividends = $ 2.7 = 52.9% 2008 Net income ($43.3-$38.2) $ 5.1 BE2–2 1) Current Liabilities financed $32 billion of the
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Management‚ 10e (Robbins) Chapter 7 Foundations of Planning 1) Planning is concerned with how objectives are to be accomplished‚ not what is to be accomplished. 2) Planning provides direction to managers and nonmanagers alike. 3) Even without planning‚ departments and individuals always work together‚ allowing organizations to move efficiently toward its goals. 4) Research indicates that nonplanning organizations always outperform planning organizations. 5) Goals are the foundation of organizational
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Chapter Overview CHAPTER 1 Accounting and the Business Environment The chapter begins with an explanation of the term “accounting” and its importance to the business world. The text discusses how accounting information is needed by various decision makers—individuals‚ businesses‚ investors‚ creditors‚ government regulatory agencies‚ taxing authorities‚ non-profit organizations‚ and others. Financial and management accounting are compared. A brief history of accounting and the role of ethics in
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Chapter 19 BALANCED SCORECARD: quality‚ time‚ and the theory of constraints 19-1 Quality costs (including the opportunity cost of lost sales because of poor quality) can be as much as 10% to 20% of sales revenues of many organizations. Quality-improvement programs can result in substantial cost savings and higher revenues and market share from increased customer satisfaction. 19-2 Quality of design refers to how closely the characteristics of a product or service meet the needs and wants of
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Chapter 7- Outline IntroductionA. Mid 9th century losing control1. Rebellious governors2. New challenging dynastiesB. …but still creative – ironically – a golden age without political stability1. architecture2. fine arts3. literature4. philosophy5. mathematics and scienceC. Territorial growth – warriors‚ traders‚ wandering mystics1. political conquest2. peaceful conversionD. Conduit for exchange – between urban/agrarian centers and between nomadic peoples1. ideas2. plants and medicines3. commercial
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Sample Exam # 2 solutions ESI 6314 Deterministic Methods in Operations Research 1. Valdosta Tile Co. has two clay mining pits‚ P1 and P2‚ each of which supplies 15 tons of clay per month to three tile making kilns‚ K1‚ K2 and K3‚ each of which require 10 tons of clay per month. The shipping costs ($ per ton) are given in the table below: [pic] a) Formulate a transportation linear program to minimize shipping costs b) Determine a “Northwest Corner Rule” basic feasible solution for this problem
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Methods in Accounting and Finance ACC4003 The Project Dr. Tambudzai Mangezi (Tambu) Tambudzai.mangezi@northampton.ac.uk What is required? • A 6‚000 word document on an industry of your choice • You will be expected to choose an industry that has at least 3 companies quoted on the UK stock exchange • Examples of “good” projects are available on NILE • You will not be able to chose companies from the Airline and Financial Services Industries • You do not need to register your project as you will
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CHAPTER 7 THE USE OF COST INFORMATION IN MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING Chapter Introduction BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS‚ MANAGERS MUST GAIN A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE COST INFORMATION THAT IS RELEVANT. PREVIOUS CHAPTERS HAVE EXAMINED VARIOUS ISSUES INVOLVING COSTS. THIS CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE TOPIC OF HOW COST INFORMATION IS USED BY MANAGERS IN DECISION MAKING. Objectives‚ Terms‚ and Discussions LO1 Explain the role of incremental analysis (analysis of incremental costs and revenues)
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Chapter 7 Commerce and Culture Different areas and environments such as highlands‚ steppes‚ farmlands‚ islands‚ mainlands‚ valleys‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and forests all generate different products Some societies were able to form monopolies on a certain good like silk in China This uneven distribution of goods and resources are what drives trade In the period of 500 to 1500 long distance trade became more important than ever before in linking and shaping distant societies and people Trade was
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