Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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Introduction * Meaning of Standard Costing: Standard costing is simply the name given to a technique whereby standard costs are computed and subsequently compared with the actual costs to find out the differences between the two. These differences are then analyzed to know the causes thereof so as to provide a basis of control. * Standard Costing: According to BROWN and HOWARD “Standard costing is a technique of cost accounting which compares the standard cost of each product or service
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Question 1 The ethical guidelines which accountants are obliged to follow in the conduct of their work are made to combat criticism and gain credibility by preventing fraudulent accounting. Accountants ought to be able to maintain impartiality and independence to create a clear‚ credible and unbiased audit. Hence‚ the ethical principles are considered important. This is because the work of accountants requires a high level of ethics since the financial statements prepared and verified by auditors
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Demo Homework Chapter 1 Demonstration Problem 1-2 Effect of Product and Period Costs Klyn Manufacturing Company experienced the following accounting events during its first year of operation. Except for the depreciation adjusting entries‚ all transactions are cash transactions. 1. Acquired $50‚000 cash from the issue of common stock. 2. Paid $6‚800 for the materials that were used to make its products. All products started were completed during the period. 3. Paid salaries of $4‚300
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Case Study: What will you do? Your organization is undergoing human resource reengineering and it was agreed by your Management Committee (ManCom) to terminate the services of the “deadwoods” (those unproductive and obsolete employees) of the organization. In reviewing their employment records‚ you found out that the “deadwoods” involved have been in the company from 12 to 17 years and they practically gave the best of their working lives to your company. Per year company policy‚ full retirement
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Ratio analysis provides an indication of a company’s liquidity‚ gearing and solvency. But ratios do not provide answers; they are merely a guide for management and others to the areas of a company’s weaknesses and strengths (Palat 1999). However‚ ratio analysis is difficult and there are many limitations. This section will identify and discuss the inadequacies of accounting ratios as tools of financial analysis. ACCOUNTING POLICIES. It is difficult to use ratios to compare companies‚ because they
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EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC ® PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May/June 2008 Including 2009 amendments CXC 08/G/SYLL 06 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher. Correspondence
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Financial Analysis Case: Peng Plasma Solutions PROFESSOR LENA C. BOOTH Objectives • The objectives of the Financial Analysis session are to analyze Peng Plasma Solutions financial performance‚ and to see why properly managing funding needs is essential for a company to pursue its corporate strategies. Professor Lena C Booth 2 Peng Plasma Solutions – Company Background • A private metal cutting company in China‚ founded by Jerry Peng‚ together • • • • with
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all investment decisions and entity X will act according to entity Y’s instructions. Entity X will earn a trustee fee for holding the shares. Any dividends or profit/(loss) from the investments belong to entity Y. Elements of financial statementsThe elements of financial statements 53 Entity X should not recognise the listed shares as its asset even though it is in posses- sion of the shares. Entity X does not control the investment’s future economic benefits. Benefits from the investments flow
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charge of the design and sale of the surfboards‚ but his background is in surfing‚ not business. As a result‚ the company’s financial records are not well maintained. The initial investment in Sunset Boards was provided by Tad and his friends and family. Because the initial investment was relatively small‚ and the company has made surfboards only for its own store‚ the investors haven’t required detailed financial statements from Tad. But thanks to word of mouth among professional surfers‚ sales have
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