The formation of the debit and credit concept In this simplified form we can begin to see what the mathematician and Father of Accounting (Luca Pacioli) saw in 1494 when he codified the double-entry bookkeeping system. It is his codified system that outlined the rules for applying debits and credits when recording the financial transactions of a business in the double-entry bookkeeping system. Now remember that Luca’s book in 1494 was written and published in Latin and at a time when the concept
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2012 Summary The movie starts with the surface of the sun‚ where giant solar flares erupt into giant question marks‚ setting the ominous mood as we scan across the universe to all the planets aligning for the first time in 640‚000 years The global destruction of the movie is based on the "Earth’s Crust Displacement Theory" and in the movie; it’s stated that neutrinos are bursting within the Earth’s core‚ causing the crusts to be rapidly displaced. The neutrino explosion is in turn supposedly
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Classmates‚ According to (Oster‚ 2014)‚ "Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales are two accounting allowance methods used to reconcile customer accounts deemed noncollectable. When allowed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ these two strategies are preferred over direct write-off of bad debt expenses. Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales provide a business with the ability to accurately estimate the expected bad debt losses they will have in each succeeding
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ACCOUNTING SUBSTANCE OVER FORM Substance over form is an accounting concept where the entity is accounting for items according to their substance and economic reality and not merely their legal form. It is one of the key determinants of reliable information. For most transactions there will be no difference and in some cases however‚ the two diverge and the choice of how to present the transactions can give very different results. This differences occurs when an asset or liability is not recognized
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Accounting Basics: Introduction Accounting is a glorious but misunderstood field. The popular view is that it’s mostly mind-numbing number-crunching; it certainly has some of that‚ but it’s also a rich intellectual pursuit with an abundance of compelling and controversial issues. Accountants are often stereotyped as soulless drones laboring listlessly in the bowels of corporate bureaucracies. But many accountants will tell you that it’s people skills‚ not technical knowledge‚ that are crucial to
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operational risk using margin of safety and operating leverage Analyze the difference between contribution margin and gross margin These learning objectives (LO1 through LO6) are cross-referenced in the textbook to individual exercises and problems. © 2012 John Wiley and Sons Canada‚ Ltd. 96 Cost Management QUESTIONS 3.1 A mixed cost function includes both fixed and variable costs. If there are fixed costs in the cost function‚ then total costs will increase at a smaller rate than
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in order to save humanity by constructing arks at the Himalayas. A Buddhist monk‚ Nima was evacuated while his brother Tenzin worked in the arks. As additional funding‚ tickets to the arks were sold to private citizens for €1 billion per person. In 2012‚ fiction writer and part-time limousine driver to Russian billionaire Yuri Karpov‚ Jackson Curtis‚ picked up his children‚ Noah and Lily‚ from his ex-wife‚ Kate’s boyfriend‚ Gordon’s house. He took them camping to the Yellowstone National Park only
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Index A B C Introduction 1 Relevant data 2012 7-8 2 Message from the president and letter from the managing director 9-12 3 Administration Board and Executive Committee 13-14 4 History 15-18 5 Content of the report 19-20 6 About MANGO 21-24 Our sustainability policy and model 7 Our sustainability model 29-36 8 Society and customer relationship 37-48 9 Employees 49-60 10 The supply chain and suppliers 61-72 11 Environmental aspects 73-80 12 Economic data 81-92
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Section A Under Case Study (Newspaper) HB Global 1. Types of audit opinion Qualified opinion * A qualified opinion report can result from a limitation on the scope of the audit or failure to follow generally accepted accounting principles Adverse opinion * It is used only when the auditor believes that the overall financial statements are so materiality misstated or misleading that they do not present fairly the financial position or results of operations and cash flows in conforming
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certain that the marriage wouldn’t last‚ and expected Chris would be back any day. But time is passing quickly‚ and there is still no word from the desert. The President‚ desperately needing the budget completed‚ has approached you‚ a management accounting student‚ for help in preparing the budget for the coming fiscal year. Your conversations with the President and your investigations of the company’s records have revealed the following information: 1. Peak months for sales correspond with gift-giving
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