function? • How are bad debts accounted for under the direct write-off method? What are the disadvantages of this method? • Pendergrass Company hires an accounting intern who says that intangible assets should always be amortized over their legal lives. Is the intern correct? Explain. • What are the basic issues related to accounting for intangible assets? • Why would you select the percentage of sales method for calculating doubtful accounts instead of the percentage of receivables method
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Classmates‚ According to (Oster‚ 2014)‚ "Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales are two accounting allowance methods used to reconcile customer accounts deemed noncollectable. When allowed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ these two strategies are preferred over direct write-off of bad debt expenses. Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales provide a business with the ability to accurately estimate the expected bad debt losses they will have in each succeeding
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000‚000. Shangri‑La has a substantial investment in a large parcel of land in Key Biscayne‚ Florida. The company originally paid $25‚000‚000 for the property two years ago and has since capitalized an additional $5‚000‚000 in taxes and other carrying costs. The property is zoned for single‑family homes‚ but Shangri‑La has been working diligently to have it rezoned for condominiums. As a site for condominiums‚ the property would be very valuable and the company has an appraisal to that effect
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term loan‚ which is from a bank. ______________________________________________________________________________ AS-3 ( 4 ) An investor pays $83‚333 for a bond‚ but will receive $100‚000 when the bond matures. Has the investor bought the bond at a discount or at a premium? The investor has bought the bond at a discount. A discount bond is bought below par (face ______________________________________________________________________________ value). At maturity the buyer receives the face value of
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OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS: PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE OF AN ORGANIC APPROACH Associate Professor Chris Durden School of Business James Cook University PO Box 6811 Cairns‚ Qld 4870 Australia Phone: +7 4042 1015 Fax: +7 4042 1474 chris.durden@jcu.edu.au Professor Hector Perera Department of Accounting and Finance Division of Economic and Financial Studies Macquarie University‚ Sydney Australia hperera@efs.mq.edu.au THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN ORGANIZATIONAL
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1. Introduction 1.1. Overview Stress can have an impact on a student’s academic performance. Stress in individual is defined as any interference that disturbs a persons’ healthy mental and physical well being. It occurs when the body is required to perform beyond its normal range of capabilities. Stress is a common problem that affects almost all of us at some point in our lives. Learning to identify when you are under stress‚ what is stressing you‚ and different ways of coping with stress can
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The ability to apply appropriate accounting theories to the context of the task | The ability to synthesise information into a coherent and engaging report | The ability to correctly acknowledge sources using the Harvard Referencing system | Score | | 8 marks | 6 marks | 6 marks | 6 marks | 4 marks | | 4- AccomplishedHigh Distinction | * Materials referred to are relevant * References are drawn from a wide variety sources * References support the arguments presented * Research
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context of evidence based practice in nursing. It will be defined based on the studies of people accounted in such work and how these changes have drawn the emergence of such. This would include its importance in the nursing profession and its contribution to healthcare. Furthermore‚ challenges‚ barriers and needs of care practitioners would be identified and elaborated. Change theory will also be discussed as change in the healthcare system is considered the catalyst in the emergence of evidence based
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alternative measures of crime rates. By haifeng zhang and Michael p.peterson. internet journal of criminology 2007 Many researchers – (Ackerman (1998)‚ Anselin (2000)‚ Kershaw and Tseloni (2005)‚ Nagle (1995)‚ Osborn et al (1992). ) Substantial neighborhood crime research has documented that urban crime occurs most frequently in stressful and disadvantaged areas with disproportional concentration of poverty‚ unemployment and minority populations. The social disorganization theory argues that socio-economic
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Sources of finance Some sources of finance are short term and must be paid back within a year. Other sources of finance are long term and can be paid back over many years. Internal sources of finance are funds found inside the business. For example‚ profits can be kept back to finance expansion. Alternatively the business can sell assets that are no longer really needed to free up cash. External sources of finance are found outside the business. For example from creditors or banks. Internal
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