Question 1 The differences between managerial accounting and financial accounting can be distinguished through 5 aspects: a) Primary Users of Reports In managerial accounting‚ the information will be use within the organization‚ by the employees and managers‚ where else in financial accounting‚ the information in the reports will be used by external parties such as banks‚ creditors and shareholders. b) Types and frequency of the reports. In managerial accounting‚ the information is
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Solutions to Textbook Answers Chapter 1 Introduction Solutions to questions 1. Finance involves three main areas—corporate finance‚ financial institutions and markets‚ and investments—that are closely related and complementary. For example‚ in corporate finance the central issues are how to acquire and employ or invest funds. To acquire funds a financial manager must deal with financial institutions‚ so some knowledge of the operations of financial institutions and markets is essential. Similarly
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Dawn Howarth ACC122 Managerial Accounting Career Paper Baker College What is Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting is the process of identifying‚ recording‚ analyzing and finally presenting the financial data which is used by the management and business owners for the purposes of command and for decision making. The difference between financial accounting and management accounting Financial accounting is reported publicly while management accounting is used by the company or organization
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1. What caused the existing system at ETO to fail? The existing system does not account for time spent in the testing facility by each set of products. It allocates burden according to ‘direct labor dollar’ incurred instead of ‘machine hours’. 2. DIRECT LABOR MAIN ROOM MECH ROOM TOTAL ICA 917 8.5 10 18.5 Accountants 183.4 680 800 2580.4 Consultants 183.4 538.4 1126.3 2765.1 Current 917 1329.7 2246.7 ICB 2051 14 26 40.0 Accountants 410.2 1120.0 2080.0 5661
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Cost Accounting Cost accounting is a step further to and a refinement of financial accounting in which cost of manufacturing and selling each product or job or rendering service is determined‚ not at the time of accounting period but at the time when the product is manufactured or any service is rendered. In simple words‚ costing is a systematic procedure for determining the unit cost of output produced or services rendered. It provides for an analysis of the expenditure which enables the management to
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Chapter 1 Financial Statements and Business Decisions EXERCISES E1–2 Req. 1 READ MORE STORE Balance Sheet As at December 31‚ 2008 |ASSETS | |LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | |Liabilities | | |Cash |$ 48‚900
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Priceline case 1. (a) Joe Delong is not sure about the difference between cost accounting and a cost accounting system. Explain the difference to Joe. (b) What is an important feature of a cost accounting system? 2. (a) Distinguish between the two types of cost accounting systems. (b) May a company use both types of cost accounting systems? 3. What type of industry is likely to use a job order cost system? Give some examples. 4. What type of industry is likely to use a process cost system? Give
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The Manager and Management Accounting Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved 1. 2. 3. Distinguish financial accounting from management accounting Understand how management accountants help firms make strategic decisions Describe the set of business functions in the value chain and identify the dimensions of performance that customers are expecting of companies Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1-2 4. 5. 6. 7. Explain the five-step decision-making
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Chapter 1 Accounting Information Systems and the Accountant INTRODUCTION WHAT ARE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS? Accounting Information Systems—A Definition Accounting Information Systems and Their Role in Organizations CASE ANALYSES The Annual Report Universal Concrete Products Ross‚ Sells‚ and Young‚ LLP REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READINGS ANSWERS TO TEST YOURSELF WHAT’S NEW IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS? Suspicious Activity Reporting Countering Terrorism Corporate Scandals and Accounting
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction Practice Questions Problem 1.8. Suppose you own 5‚000 shares that are worth $25 each. How can put options be used to provide you with insurance against a decline in the value of your holding over the next four months? You should buy 50 put option contracts (each on 100 shares) with a strike price of $25 and an expiration date in four months. If at the end of four months the stock price proves to be less than $25‚ you can exercise the options and sell the shares
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