REVENUE RECOGNITION MCDONALD ’S CORPORATION INTRODUCTION McDonald’s and Burger King have been in competition for over 50 years. Similar companies can choose different revenue recognition methods that can cause them to appear different. This report’s purpose is to explain McDonald’s revenue recognition policies and methods in comparison to Burger King’s. DISCUSSION FOR ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND METHODS McDonald’s and Burger King’s revenues mainly consist of two things‚ sales and franchise fees
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filling with 127‚500‚000 of Wellbutrin XL tablet. d. The revenue of each Wellbutrin XL tablet Wholesaler cost = $2.83 x = $2.096 Distributor cost = $2.096= $0.4192 e. Total revenue per truck 127‚500‚000 x $0.4192 = $ 53‚448‚000 One truck can carry $10million worth of Wellbutrin XL tablet product. Q2: How should the company recognize revenue based upon the two possible FOB structures mentioned in the case? In order to recognize revenue‚ there are four conditions must be met as according to GAAP
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Statement Four Revenue recognition issues top the list of reasons for financial reporting restatements and one of the methods for creative accounting practices. Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 Literature Review 4 Revenue recognition 4 Sale of goods 4 Rendering of services 5 Interest‚ royalties‚ and dividends 5 Creative Accounting 5 To meet internal targets 6 Meet external expectations. 6 Provide income smoothing. 6 Taxation 6 Change in management
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own words‚ define "revenues." Explain how revenues are different from "gains." b. Describe what it means for a business to "recognize" revenues. What specific accounts and financial statements are affected by the process of revenue recognition? Describe the revenue recognition criteria outline in the FASB’s Statement of Concepts No. 5. c. Refer to the Revenue Recognition discussion in Note 1. In general‚ when does Apple recognize revenue? Explain Apple’s four revenue recognition criteria. Do they
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A: The primary criteria the auditor should use in determining revenue to be recognized are: (1): persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists. (2): Delivery has occurred or services have been rendered. (3): The seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable. (4): Collectability is reasonably assured. The most basic principle for revenue recognition is revenue has been realized or realizable and earned. B: (1) a: Multiple deliverable. Does the software and one year internet service has
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The issue of revenue recognition practices is an area that has received a lot of attention from regulators. Whenever there is a report of financial restatements or negative earnings‚ regulators pay extra attention to review the financial statements in order to verify that that there are not any indications of financial fraud or that the organization overstepped their boundaries in the area of managed earnings. The reason that regulators have taken a special interest in financial accounting and potential
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The revenue recognition principle is a foundation of accrual accounting and one of the main principles of GAAP. The revenue recognition principle is a set of guidelines that helps accountants to identify when a revenue event has taken place and how to appropriately record cash exchanges before‚ during‚ and after the revenue event. According to the revenue recognition principal‚ revenue must (1) be realized or realizable and (2) earned‚ in order to be recognized. According to the SEC revenue is realized
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Christie‚ A.‚ Joye‚ M.‚ Watts‚ R.‚ 1993. Decentralization of the Firm: Theory and Evidence‚ Unpublished working paper (University of Rochester). Claessens‚ S.‚ Djankov‚ S.‚ Lang‚ L.H.P.‚ 2000. The separation of ownership and control in East Asian Corporation. Journal of Financial Economics 58‚ 81–112. Claessens‚ S.‚ Djankov‚ S.‚ Fan‚ J.‚ Lang‚ H.P.‚ 2002. Disentangling the incentive and entrenchment effects of large shareholdings. Journal of Finance 57‚ 2741–2742. Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia‚ 2004
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ESTIMATING THE RISK PREMIUM USING HISTORICAL DATA: A CASE OF THE NSE Introduction This study seeks to estimate the risk premium of a company using historical data. Analysts use historical data to estimate the risk premium of a company’s equity. This is because the historical data is readily available from the company’s financial statements and the securities exchanges for example the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) in Kenya. Historical market data can be used to compute average returns and a measure
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Handout Cases on Revenue Recognition CASE 1 The Sea-Soft Water Company distributes its water softeners to dealers upon their request. The contract agreement with the dealers is that they may have 90 days to sell and pay for the softeners. Until the 90-day period is over‚ any softeners may be returned at the dealer’s expense and with no further obligations on the dealer’s part. If the water softeners are damaged while in the hands of a dealer‚ Sea-Soft agrees to accept the return of the
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