To: From: Subject: Case S2-1 assignment Date: Memo I watched How It’s Made and chose to tell you about artificial limbs. Job order costing is appropriate to use since artificial limbs are specially made for certain people of all different shapes‚ sizes and colors so each limb is unique. This company would need a cost system because there are many different steps needed to create the limb. A manager would need to decide how much each individual person who spent time making the limb would
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Will there be one set of accounting standards in use throughout the world in the next five years? Accounting around the world has become a huge focus in recent years due to the diversity of methods used in accounting and the difficulty of comparing US based firms and international firms. In the United States the guidelines that govern accounting are US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or GAAP. Recently the Securities Exchange Commission or SEC has begun the process of switching to the International
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The Legendary Iqbal Khan ACTG4160: Advanced Financial Accounting! ! Inter-Corporate Investments‚ Business Combinations and Consolidations! ! Introduction! ! - Non-strategic investments can be FVTPL or FVTOCI while strategic investments range from significant influence to joint arrangements to controlled subsidiaries! - Investments under 20% are considered passive unless clearly demonstrated otherwise! - No strategic advantage in terms of ability to influence or control the investee!
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Pr. 23-128—Statement of cash flows (indirect method). The net changes in the balance sheet accounts of Keating Corporation for the year 2011 are shown below. Account Debit Credit Cash $ 82‚000 Short-term investments $121‚000 Accounts receivable 83‚200 Allowance for doubtful accounts 13‚300 Inventory 74‚200 Prepaid expenses 17‚800 Investment in subsidiary (equity method) 20‚000 Plant and equipment 210‚000 Accumulated depreciation
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES The primary aim of Financial Accounting is to provide students with an introduction to the process and function of financial reporting. Whilst a large proportion of the course is aimed at understanding accounting as a process‚ taking a preparers‟ perspective‚ we will also seek to develop an understanding of the importance of the role of accounting in today’s society. LEARNING OUTCOMES After studying this course the student will be able to understand:
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Review sheet Test 2 Chapters 4 & 5 (33 Multiple choice) Chapter 4 ▪ Definitions or calculations presentation on financial statements- Net Sales‚ COGS‚ gross profit‚ selling and administrative expenses o Sale - sale discount = Net sales o Net sale – COGS = Gross profit o Sale discount + net sale= sale o Sale – net sale = sale dis o Net sale – gross profit= COGS New asset -> inventory Expense -> COGS Revenue -> sales Contra revenue (debit)
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updated account payable. This is to ensure the payment of bills is authorized by account payables not the finance clerk‚ who writes the checks. Implications (effects of the problem) a. There will be a manipulation of accounts and misuse of cash. b. Without a copy of PO‚ vendor‚ Receiving Department and AP cannot review and
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Dan Stenson Professor Gettys Academic Writing 4/24/12 Importance of Forensic Accounting Business has been around for thousands of years with people buying‚ selling/ trading food‚ animals‚ and jewelry just to meet their own standards of living. Business fraud has been around for just as long as business has. Every person to this day and in the future was and will be looking for ways to save and earn money. The best know earliest case of fraud deals with the whites and Indians in 1626 with
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is an application of which accounting concept? A) B) C) D) 2) Going concern. Historical cost. Consistency. Prudence. Which statement relating to depreciation is true? A) The cash account is affected by charging depreciation B) Accumulated depreciation represents the portion of an asset’s cost that has been transferred to depreciation expense C) Accumulated depreciation is a contra-expense account D) Depreciation represents cash that can be used to replace assets when they wear out 3) As at
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CLASSIFICATION TABLE Study Objectives Questions Brief Exercises Exercises Problems Set A Problems Set B 1. Explain the importance of having a conceptual framework of accounting‚ and list the components. 1‚ 2 1 3 3 2. Identify and apply the objective of financial reporting and the underlying assumptions used by accountants. 3‚ 4‚ 5 2‚ 3‚ 6 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 6 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5 3. Describe the fundamental and enhancing qualitative characteristic of financial reporting. 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 12
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