Chapter II Review of Related Literature and Related Studies Related Literature Accounts receivable describes the amount of cash‚ goods‚ or services owed to a business by a client or customer. The manner‚ in which the collection of outstanding bills is handled‚ especially in a small business‚ can be a pivotal factor in determining a company’s profitability. Getting the sale is the first step of the cash flow process‚ but all the sales in the world are of little use if monetary compensation is
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500‚ Merchandise Inventory $1‚700‚ and J. Hafner‚ Capital $4‚200. The following transactions were completed during April. (a) General Journal J1 |Date | |Account Titles and Explanation | |Ref. | |Debit | |Credit | |Apr. 4 | |Merchandise Inventory | |120 | | 840 | | | | | |Accounts Payable
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▪ Indirect Manufacturing Cost Nature of Factory Overhead ❖ Characteristics of Factory Overhead ▪ Related to the product. Overhead is invisible part of the finished product. Yet overhead is as much a part of a product’s manufacturing cost as direct materials and direct labor. ▪ Related to the volume of production. Overhead can be fixed‚ variable and semi variable. As volume changes‚ the different overhead cost behavior patterns
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Accounting for Receivables Definition Receivables are amounts due from other persons or entities. Receivables are highly liquid‚ which means it is expected that they will be converted into cash quickly‚ and are classified as current assets. Types of Receivables Accounts Receivable: amounts due from customers for sales on credit. Businesses sell to customers on credit in an attempt to increase their sales. Also called Trade Debtors. Bills Receivable: similar to accounts receivable but bills receivable
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Accounts receivable is a legally enforceable claim for payment from a business to its customer/clients for goods supplied and/or services rendered in execution of the customer’s order. These are generally in the form of invoices raised by a business and delivered to the customer for payment within an agreed time frame. Accounts receivable is shown in a balance sheet as an asset. It is one of a series of accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that the
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has three systems: debit/credit system‚ website‚ and accounts receivable system. The debit/credit system and the website are already automated while the accounts receivable system is currently manual. The debit/credit system records all the expenses of the company‚ may it be capitalization expense or daily operating expense. It also records the sales from the job orders. The website simply advertises the company’s sold units and shows the company site map. The accounts receivable system holds the
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RELATED STUDIES: The following statements given are related to our study about the inventory system which is found very useful for the proponents in making the system. "It is nearly impossible to overemphasize the importance of keeping inventory levels under control‚" Ronald Pachura wrote in an article for IIE Solutions. "Whether the problems incurred are caused by carrying too little or too much inventory‚ manufacturers need to become aware that inventory control is not just
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Accounts Receivable: There are several controls in accounts receivable. A thorough audit should be daily comparing the checklist and the system records in customers’ accounts. This is to ensure the payment received is applied to the right customer. A second control is to check if customers’ balances in record are true. One simple way is to send current statements to customers monthly. Customers can help identify if there is any discrepancy between their record and the account statement. A
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Accounting Information Systems International Journal of Information Science & Technology‚ Volume 6‚ Number 2 July / December‚ 2008 49 International Journal of Information Science and Technology EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS H. Sajady‚ Ph.D. M. Dastgir‚ Ph.D. Department of Economics and Social Sciences Department of Economics and Social Sciences Shahid Chamran University Shahid Chamran University Ahvaz‚ I. R. of Iran
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certain rules and regulation regarding business. How they wished they could manage every single task a company must do for the sake of their dues business became complicated with large number of works to monitor on sales‚ collection‚ reports‚ and accounts. Such problem affected the company’s customer service commitments and caused low productivity and profit levels. The need to increase manpower certainly will affect income and complicate the company’s operation. Updating reports have wasted time
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