Budget and Responsibility Accounting Budget Meaning Budget is a financial and/or quantitative statement‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining a given objective. * CIMA Official Terminology It is a plan quantified in monetary terms‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ usually showing planned income to be generated and/or expenditure to be incurred during that period
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Accounting Presentation Group members The Accounting Information of The Personnel‚ procedures‚ devices‚ and System records used by an organization to develop accounting information and communicate that information to decision makers The accounting process Economic activities Actions (decisions) Accounting “links” decision makers with economic activities and with the results of their decisions. Decision makers Accounting information Types of Accounting
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Financial Decision-making is one of the most important things in our business world today. In today ’s diverse world‚ ethics in accounting and financial decision- making is a process that many organizations have trouble dealing with. Many organizations put emphasis on ethics and the financial decision making process within the organizations( www.managemyaccounting.com(2007). It is expected that all organizations will behave in an ethical manner in the current economy. (www.managemyaccounting.com(2007)
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International convergence of accounting standards is not a new idea. The concept of convergence first arose in the late 1950s in response to post World War II economic integration and related increases in cross-border capital flows. Initial efforts focused on harmonization—reducing differences among the accounting principles used in major capital markets around the world. By the 1990s‚ the notion of harmonization was replaced by the concept of convergence—the development of a unified set of high-quality
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Accountants Correspondence: Andy Wynne Technical Department ACCA 29 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3EE e-mail: a.wynne@accaglobal.com tel: +44 207 396 5778 Abstract • IFAC Public Sector Committee issued their standard on the cash basis of accounting and the ASB (UK) issued its draft interpretation for public benefit entities (not-for-profit organisations) earlier this year. In each case the private sector model of accounts was followed closely. • What is the experience in the UK of producing
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Accounting Information Systems Simulation Summary Internal Control Systems are processes put in place to safeguard the company. In the simulation‚ the task was given to help a new company set up an internal control system‚ implement control procedures for specific internal control issues‚ and manage the internal control system as the company continues to grow. Ramos International is an up and coming luxury hotel in Chesapeake‚ Virginia. The role given in this simulation is that of the Chief
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Q1: Do the traditional accounting practices that the Topeka plant adopted in 1979 to support its mass production process have value in a lean environment? Explain the specific reasons that support your answer. In general‚ we do not think that traditional accounting practices that Topeka plant adopted in 1979 to support its mass production would fit into the lean accounting environment. The differences between the two accounting methods make the traditional accounting hard to work for the lean environment
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Garrison et al.[1] define direct cost as a cost that can be easily and conveniently traced to a specific cost object. They go on to say that the concept of direct cost extends beyond just direct materials and direct labor. This is a reasonably accurate definition but I think you need a little more information to help you understand how to use this concept. There are certain features of direct costs that I would like to explain with this note. In the problems in Chapter 2‚ it is generally assumed
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Bibliography: Rossouw‚ D (Dr). 2013. Subject Didactics Accounting. UNISA. 3.
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MARKETING CONCEPTS Following are the six concepts of marketing • Production concept • Product concept • Selling concept • Marketing concept • Societal marketing concept • Holistic marketing concept THE PRODUCTION CONCEPT: DEFINITION BY KOTLER: “It is the idea that customers will favor products that are available and highly affordable and that the organization should therefore focus on improving production and distribution efficiency.” EXPLANATION: This concept is the
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