“Financial statements are like fine perfume; to be sniffed but not swallowed.” - Abraham Briloff (Professor Emeritus of CUNY Baruch) ACCOUNTING: Accounting is defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as "the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least‚ of financial character‚ and interpreting the results thereof." ACCOUNTING AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY:
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Introduction Financial accounting and management accounting both prepare and analyze financial data. However‚ certain aspects of these two fields are very different. This article discusses the various differences between financial accounting and management accounting. The differing characteristics to be discussed include the users of information‚ the types of information‚ regulatory oversight‚ and frequency of reporting. Users of Information Financial accounting and management accounting provide
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CHAPTER 1 FInANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTEXT ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION ID1–1 Security analysts and stockholders: These users would use financial statements to try to estimate the future earnings and cash flow potential of the company‚ which would be used to project a value for the company’s stock. Bank loan officers: These users would use the financial statements to determine the ability of a company to repay loans to the bank. A company’s
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B313F Management and Cost Accounting Assignment 1 Date due: 29 October 2008 Weighting: 15% of the total marks of the course Question 1 (25 marks) Mini Case – Seto’s Storage Warehouse Paul Seto owns and manages a commercial storage warehouse. He stores a vast variety of perishable goods for his customers. Under the existing pricing policy‚ he has charged customers using a flat rate of $2.40 per kilogram per month for goods stored. His storage warehouse has 10‚000 cubic metres of
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ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MODERN INTERNAL CONTROLS ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE. A CASE STUDY OF ALERT GUARDS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD BY NASWALI INNOCENT 09/U/02/AFD/GV A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE OF KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 2012 DECLARATION I NASWALI INNOCENT‚ declare that this research report is my original
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Multiple Choice Questions 16. Which terms would make the following sentence true? Manufacturing companies that benefit the most from activity-based costing are those where overhead costs are a _________ percentage of total product cost and where there is ___________ diversity among the various products that they produce. A) low‚ little B) low‚ considerable C) high‚ little D) high‚ considerable 17. Would factory security and assembly
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differences between management accounting and financial accounting include:[1] 1. Management accounting provides information to people within an organization while financial accounting is mainly for those outside it‚ such as shareholders 2. Financial accounting is required by law while management accounting is not. Specific standards and formats may be required for statutory accounts such as in the I.A.S International Accounting Standard within Europe. 3. Financial accounting covers the entire
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Chapter 5 The Expenditure Cycle Part 1: Purchases and Cash Disbursements Procedures Accounting Information Systems‚ 5th edition James A. Hall COPYRIGHT © 2007 Thomson South-Western‚ a part of The Thomson Corporation. Thomson‚ the Star logo‚ and South-Western are trademarks used herein under license Objectives for Chapter 5 • Tasks performed during purchases and cash disbursement processes • Departments involved in purchases and cash disbursement activities and the flow of these transactions
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100 multiple-choice questions from the information presented in Chapter 1 through Chapter 13. Each question is worth 2.5 points. This study guide indicates the items you should review before taking the exam. GOOD LUCK! CHAPTER 1 1. Know the 3 forms of business entities 2. Know the definitions of revenues and expenses 3. Know the difference between internal and external users 4. FASB – responsible for GAAP (accounting principles) 5. Accounting Equation 6. Know the 3 activities that
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are making. It basically organizes and provides you with the information that is necessary for the particular vendor you are entering in the computer. B. From the accounting perspective‚ why do you need to enter all these data? This data is used to facilitate the submission of a vendor. It identifies and organizes all the information so when accessed later the vendor information is already set up. Accountants can use this information to gather what type of vendor they are looking for‚ the type
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