Since the barrage of scandals in the early 2000’s‚ regulatory bodies like the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ and law reform like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 have worked to improve the standards and principles used in accounting and financial reporting. The FASB is “the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting that govern the preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental organizations‚”
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CHAPTER 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO COST TERMS AND PURPOSES 2-1 A cost object is anything for which a separate measurement of costs is desired. Examples include a product‚ a service‚ a project‚ a customer‚ a brand category‚ an activity‚ and a department. 2-2 Direct costs of a cost object are related to the particular cost object and can be traced to that cost object in an economically feasible (cost-effective) way. Indirect costs of a cost object are related to the particular cost object but cannot
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Managerial Accounting Overview BA 115 Management Accounting Measures‚ analyzes‚ and reports financial and non financial information non-financial that helps managers make decisions to fulfill the goals of an organization organization. Activity IFRS/IAS-based Financial Reports Generally‚ cannot be used for the day-to-day d t d goals of the managers. Financial vs Managerial Acctg MANAGERIAL Primary users Focus and emphasis Rules of measurement and reporting Level of detail Managers
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Financial and Management Accounting-2 ASSIGNMENT Marks: 10 Question: Due to erratic sales of its sole product-a high-capacity battery for laptop computers-PEM‚ Inc.‚ has been experiencing difficulty for some time. The company’s contribution format income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (19‚500 units*$30 per unit) $585‚000 Variable expenses 409‚500 Contribution margin 175‚500 Fixed expenses 180‚000 Net operating
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typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] compaq [Type the company name] [Pick the date] Contents Concept of Cost Accounting……………………………………………………………………03 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..03 Traditional costing v/s activity based costing…………………………………………………..04 Need for an Activity Based Costing……………………………………………………………06 Stages in Activity Based Costing……………………………………………………………
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Historical cost accounting Advantages • Historical cost accounts are straightforward to produce • Historical cost accounts do not record gains until they are realized • Historical cost accounts are still used in most accounting systems Disadvantages • Historical cost accounts give no indication of current values of the assets of a business • Historical cost accounts do not record the opportunity costs of the use of older assets‚ particularly property which may be recorded at a value based
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Intermediate Accounting‚ 15th Edition Kieso‚ Weygandt‚ and Warfield 1 Financial Statements and Financial Reporting • Goals or purpose of (financial) accounting – Identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about – An economic entity to – Interested Parties (internal and external) • Creditors‚ managers‚ unions‚ government agencies Financial reports (statements) & notes 2 Financial Statements
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Prime Cost YES.....Conversion Cost NO. Prime Cost YES.....Conversion Cost YES. Prime Cost NO....Conversion Cost NO. Prime Cost NO.....Conversion Cost YES. | 2. (TCO A) The costs of staffing and operating the accounting department at Central Hospital would be considered by the Department of Surgery to be (Points : 6) | direct costs. sunk costs. incremental costs. None of the above | 3. (TCO A) The cost of lubricants
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155. 5 AP 157. 5 AP a159. 9 AP sg This question also appears in the Study Guide. st This question also appears in a self-test at the student companion website. a This question covers a topic in an appendix to the chapter. 25 - 2 Test Bank for Accounting Principles‚ Eighth Edition SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS BY STUDY OBJECTIVES AND BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
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following would not tend to make a manufacturer choose a perpetual inventory system? A. Management wants information about quantities of specific products. B. A low volume of sales transactions and a computerized accounting system. C. A high volume of sales transactions and a manual accounting system. D. Items in inventory with high per unit costs. 3-37. Which of the following factors would suggest the use of a perpetual inventory system? A. A small company. B. A high volume of many different
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