All of these. 2. Technology A. Has replaced accounting. B. Has not changed the work that accountants do. C. Has closely linked accounting with consulting‚ planning‚ and other financial services. D. In accounting has replaced the need for decision makers. E. In accounting is only available to large corporations. 3. The primary objective of financial accounting is: A. To serve the decision-making needs of internal users. B. To provide financial statements to help external users analyze
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Financial Management APC308 Individual assignment Weighting – 100% of the marks for this module This is an individual assignment of about 3‚000 words. Requirements: You are the senior financial manager in a large listed company‚ Carr plc. The directors of the company have identified a potential project‚ which they hope will be successful in increasing the wealth of the shareholders. The project will involve the purchase of new machinery costing £120 million with a life of
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Accrual-based approach – revenues are recorded at the point of sale and costs when they are incurred‚ not necessarily when a firm receives or pays out cash Cash flow approach – used by financial professionals to focus attention on current and prospective inflows and outflows of cash 1. Balance sheet a. Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents Marketable securities Accounts receivable Inventories Net property‚ plant and equipment Intangible assets b. Liabilities Accounts
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Administration In the article the author states Medicare was instituted along with Medicaid in 1965 by a Social Security Act. The coverage and eligibility criteria vary from state to state. This program was intended to help with the cost of health care. Medicare had four parts Hospital Insurance which pays for impatient care in a hospital. Medical Insurance that pays for the doctor services and medical supplies that are not covered by hospital insurance. Medicare advantage is for people who have
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Communication Technology in Modern Communication Communication is needed for decision making‚ co-ordination‚ control and planning. Communication is required for processing information in the accounting department‚ finance department‚ personnel department‚ establishment‚ of public relations‚ sales department‚ market research‚ production department‚ purchase department etc. Communication with the government‚ shareholders and prospective investors‚ customers
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When evaluating your financial situation‚ you may feel lost and unsure of what you need to do to gain control. In this scenario‚ seeking out the help of someone who is qualified to give advice may be beneficial. Sitting down with a financial planner may be exactly what you need when you are unsure of what to do in your financial life. What is a Financial Planner? A financial planner is an individual who has extensive education in financial matters and can advise you on what to do with your finances
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Financial deregulation Financial deregulation created an environment in which mortgage lending expanded and speculation in other financial markets were heightened. The result was‚ first‚ the failure of mortgage firms‚ banks and a major insurance company‚ followed by the collapse of the market for short term loans. This initially led to a liquidity crisis and then to insolvencies and a debt deflation and the whole economy sunk into a deep recession. Financial deregulation prepared the conditions
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter‚ you will be able to: ● CHAPTER OUTLINE 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 * * Basic Concepts Future Value (or Maturity Value) Present Value Using Financial Calculators Other Applications of Compounding Equivalent Payment Streams Models of Financial Calculators Calculate maturity value‚ future value‚ and present value in compound interest applications‚ by both the algebraic method and the preprogrammed financial calculator method Calculate the maturity
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Impact of the Internet on Corporate Financial Reporting 1 Jason Zezhong Xiao. Cardiff University. UK xiao@cardiff.ac.uk Michael John Jones. Cardiff University. UK jonesm12@cardiff.ac.uk Andy Lymer. University of Birmingham. UK a.lymer@bham.ac.uk Abstract. This paper develops a conceptual framework of the impact of the Internet on corporate financial reporting on the basis of the issues and concerns elicited through an open-ended questionnaire survey of 17 UK-based experts in the Internet/accounting
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transactioncosts. Types of Efficiency: Operational efficiency: It refers to thecost to buyers and sellers of transactions in securities on theexchange. This may be promoted by creating as much competitionbetween market makers and brokers as possible‚ so that they earnonly normal profits and not excessively high profits. Allocation efficiency: Our society has ascarcity of resources and it is important that we find mechanisms‚which allocate those resources to where they can be mostproductive. Stock markets
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