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An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the
Faculty of College of Accountancy
Notre Dame of Kidapawan College
Kidapawan City
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
In Accounting 411
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BALBERDE, MONETTE MARIE
CUNANAN, JONA
RODRIGUEZ, DORIS
SEPTEMBER 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM Background of the study ……………………………………………. 1 Statement of the problem ……………………………………………. 4 Hypothesis ……………………………………………. 5 Conceptual Framework ……………………………………………. 5 Significance of the Study …………………………………………..... 6 Scope and Delimitation of the Study ……………………………. 7 Definition of terms ……………………………………………. 7
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ………….....8
CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY Research Design …………………………………………… 16 Population and Sampling …………………………………………… 16 Research Instruments …………………………………………… 17 Locale of the Study …………………………………………… 18 Data Gathering ………………………………………….... 18
CHAPTER 4 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA………………………...19
CHAPTER 5 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION ANDRECOMMENDATION Summary of Findings ……………………………………………36 Conclusions ……………………………………………40 Recommendations ……………………………………………40
Bibliography
Appendices
Appendix A Survey Instrument Appendix B Validation Sheet
Curriculum Vitae
ABSTRACT Many researchers found out that most of the college students nowadays are experiencing hard time in spending on their allowances or on how they manage it. This study aimed to determine on what are the most common thing that college students spent on their allowances and how do they manage it. Specifically, it sought to answer the following questions: first, what are the spending habits of the respondents when analyzed according to: expenses on school related materials, food, communication, leisure and hobbies, internet usage and others;second, is