The purpose of this report is discussing the case of Wilkerson Company that confronting tough competition in price cutting in pumps which caused to a big drop of pre-tax operating income from 10% to 3%. After observing the existing costing allocation‚ we found out there is an issue on the existing costing report that the manager could not be able to see the real situation. In light of this‚ there will be brought to the discussion on the feasibility of using an alternative costing method – Activity
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conclusion of the Second World War. A careful study of the critical events leading up to 6 August 1945 offers many distinct explanations. Contemporary discussions on the subject matter introduce a host of theories but taken individually they are far from satisfying. To suggest that a single overriding factor dominated the decision calculus of American policymakers would be to miss the point entirely. Rather‚ President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the bomb on Japan was a culmination of military‚
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April 21‚ 2010 Dropping out of school Nowadays people’s attitudes to schools have changed. Teenagers usually do whatever they want because their parents become busier and are not interested in their children’s schools thinking that everything is well there. The students become more different and always want to show who the best is. Because of these relations between the family‚ schoolmates‚ some teenagers may feel discomfort at schools that can decrease their performances and become a cause
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Ph.D.‚ CPA Professor‚ Accounting & Information Systems Program‚ School of Management University of Alaska Fairbanks 225E Bunnell Hall‚ PO Box 756080‚ Fairbanks‚ AK 99775-6080 Office: 907 474-5872; FAX: 907 474-5767; Cell: 907 978-2094 Email – mldavis@alaska.edu TEACHING INTERESTS‚ RESEARCH INTERESTS Primary teaching interests – graduate or undergraduate – focus on financial‚ intermediate‚ advanced‚ financial statement analysis and accounting theory Research concentrates
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SAAD ALKANHAL How Particular Software Products Improve Accounting The term bookkeeping is most likely to justify how accounting practice has been changing over the last few decades. However‚ the global information revolution has a significant impact on all fields of business such as economic‚ finance and marketing. Thus accounting is not isolated from technology. In order to be well equipped for work environment‚ accounting students are being taught more computer skills in their courses (Harris
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Things Are Not Always As They Appear By Tammy Templeton I guess you could say that the mistakes that I make are my fault. And‚ I should take on the responsibility of the consequences of my actions. It seems that everyone wants to blame everyone else for their problems. They end up in trouble with the law‚ or with drugs‚ or financial debt‚ and then they want to blame everyone else but themselves. People don’t want to take a look at whom they are associated with and wonder how they got themselves
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Components of A Computerized Accounting System A computerized accounting system has great potential to increase productivity‚ streamline workflow‚ reduce data redundancy and error reconciliation‚ and help with financial management for large and small businesses. There are many different accounting options to choose from‚ including Microsoft Money‚ Microsoft Dynamics‚ Oracle‚ QuickBooks‚ Sage‚ and Xero. Software vs. Web Based Choose between downloadable or installable software that lives on your
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Accounting Information Systems: An Overview The ’systems’ concept was created in order to minimize common errors such as duplications and‚ overall‚ encourage ‘integration’. Systems are almost always composed of subsystems‚ which are in charge of specific functions needed to support the larger organism. Subsystems are expected to follow the main organization’s goals even if it implies not meeting their specific targets. The value of the information reported by an entity is the difference between
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I. INTRODUCTION Gerber‚ a U.S company producing jarred baby food‚ was considering in 1991 whether they should acquire Alima SA‚ one of Poland’s largest and most successful food processing plants. With this deal‚ Gerber expected to build a low-cost base for its European operation as a platform for growing markets of Central and Eastern Europe. Because the deal could help to have the aging plant modernized and boost its sagging export trade while bringing hard currency at the same time‚ Poland government
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The Brita Products Company began in 1988 under the recommendation of Charlie Couric‚ a marketing executive with the Clorox Company. Optimistic of its capability to be profitable‚ Clorox acquired the right to market the home water filtration system. Clorox‚ citing the overriding long-term benefits of continuous filter sales‚ initially engaged in deficit spending. Such measures paid off and Clorox not only created a $350 million market‚ but also captured 70% of the market revenue. Brita enjoyed success
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