Chapter 1 & 2 Summary Accounting is a process of identifying‚ measuring‚ and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of the information. It is a service activity and the language of business. Its main function is to provide qualitative information that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions. The Accounting process is a series of repetitive activities of recording‚ summarizing and reporting economic transactions from the beginning
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Introduction to Partnership Accounting Sole Proprietorship – owned by one person assume the profit and expenses Service – oriented business – engages in rendering services Merchandising businesses – buy and sell goods for profit Partnership – composed of two or more persons to contribute to a common fund for a profit that will be divided among themselves Money and property include: cash‚ investment in trading securities‚ trade and other receivables‚ prepaid expenses‚ PPE Industry: service‚ labor
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be able to enjoy. Week 4 * When starting a business one of the first steps to determine is what form of ownership will your business be. There are three different types of ownership‚ the first one being the most simplest and popular; sole proprietorship. This form of ownership is where one person has the overall say on what goes on in the company as far as financial and business decisions. The next is a partnership in which two or more people co-own a business for the purpose of making a profit
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contrast sole proprietorships‚ partnerships and corporation. In your essay describe each of these forms of business ownership (and compare them). And‚ provide three advantages of each based on text and class lectures. Most business is uncomplicated‚ owner-operated operations‚ or what are known formally as sole proprietorships. The owner or manager takes all the responsible for liabilities incurred by the organization and has control over its actin. Advantages of a sole proprietorship: *
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included in the previous edition of the Test Bank. TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1. A sole proprietor does not own the entire business. ANSWER: F PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Analytic AICPA: BB-Legal 2. In choosing a form of business organization for a new enterprise‚ important factors include the ability to raise capital. ANSWER: T PAGES: Section 1 TYPE: N BUSPROG: Reflective AICPA: BB-Critical Thinking 3. A sole proprietor is free to make any decision he or she wishes concerning the business
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Company history Sika paint industries (Pvt) along with its brand name “sparco paint” were found by Malik Muhammad Javed Iqbal in 1988 on sole proprietorship concern. The company changed into private limited company in 2004 and still making progress. Sika is making major progress since that time and making the progress with generation of good customer relation and generating international customers for the product. The company is also done a good job in term of having good market share nationally
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What steps might Matthews and Avelino take to create demand for their books? How must a small business like Secret Acres balance supply with demand? In order for Matthews and Avelino to help create a demand for their books‚ one must get into the mindset that demand is driven by price; therefore they may want to decrease or try to keep the price of their books lower than that of their competitors in order to increase the demand of their books and/or services. In order to decrease or keep their
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ownership‚ which makes up the different types of business organizations‚ which will be tested in tasks 1-3. Brief TASK 1 You are required to explain the different types of business organizations as listed below: - Sole proprietorship (10 marks) - Partnerships (20 marks) – Please discuss the different types of partnerships - Corporation (10 marks) TASK 2 For each type of Business organization identified in Task 1‚ discuss 2 advantages and 2
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Accounting 3 & 4 Exercises Set # 1 Lee E. 1. Fred has owned and operated a sole proprietorship for several years. On January 1‚ he decides to terminate this business and become a partner in the firm Sears and Roebucks. Fred’s investment in the partnership consists of P12‚000 in cash‚ and the following assets of the proprietorship: accounts receivable P14‚000 less allowance for doubtful accounts of P2‚000‚ and equipment P20‚000 less accumulated depreciation of P4‚000. It is agreed that the allowance
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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2] What is category of the company? a) Corporation [ ] b) Limited Liability Company [ ] c) Partnership Firm [ ] d) Sole Proprietorship [ ] 3] How old your company is? a) 1 to 3 year [ ] b) 3 to 5 year [ ] c) 5 to 8 year [ ] d) 8 to 10 year [ ] 4] The company is‚ a) Private Ltd. [ ] b) Public Ltd. [ ] 5] Category as an exporter‚ a) Direct Exporter
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