Managerial and Financial Accounting ACCT/300: Principles of Accounting April 9‚ 2008 Managerial and Financial Accounting This paper will attempt to differentiate between managerial and financial accounting‚ the users of managerial and financial accounting and what type of business decisions would be made with the information. Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting provides accounting information to managers who are inside an organization and who directs and controls its operations
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that there were no profits generated after 1987. This is how the problem began‚ because Monus and other executives did not want the truth about there losses to damage the success and favorable reputation of Phar-Mor‚ they began to use imaginative accounting practices to hide their losses on the financial statements. Phar-Mor’s cover up and fraud was very extensive and went on for many years without being uncovered. In fact‚ Phar-Mor was deemed a hot commodity and attracted many large investors.
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Contents Summary of Case 1 Question: 2 Answer: 3 Summary of Case Pittman Company is a small but growing manufacturer of telecommunications equipment. The company has no sales force of its own; rather‚ it relies completely on independent sales agents to market its products. These agents are paid a commission of 15% of selling price for all item sold. The company’s budgeted income statement for next year follows: Pittman Company Budgeted Income Statement For the Year Ended December
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1. The Allen Company uses a job-order costing system. The following activity took place during the month of March: Required: Prepare journal entries to record the information above. Key your entries by the letters a through i. Assume all purchases are made on account. 1 2 2. Hirpara Inc. has provided the following data for July: Required: Prepare T-accounts for Raw Materials‚ Work in Process‚ Finished Goods‚ and Manufacturing Overhead‚ and Cost of Goods Sold. Record the beginning
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3-27 (30 min.) Sales mix‚ new and upgrade customers. 1. | NewCustomers | UpgradeCustomers | SPVCUCMU | $275 100 175 | $100 50 50 | The 60%/40% sales mix implies that‚ in each bundle‚ 3 units are sold to new customers and 2 units are sold to upgrade customers. Contribution margin of the bundle = 3 $175 + 2 $50 = $525 + $100 = $625 Breakeven point in bundles = = 24‚000 bundles Breakeven point in units is: Sales to new customers: | 24‚000 bundles
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Quiz 2 Answers (10 POINTS) Question 1 (2 points) The Hansen Company has 3 product lines of tires - X‚ Y‚ and Z with contribution margins of $3‚ $5‚ and $7 respectively. Management expects a sales mix as follows: 90‚000 units of tire X‚ 60‚000 units of tire Y‚ and 50‚000 tires of Z in September 2009. Hansen’s fixed costs are expected to be $552‚000 for the same month. 1. Determine the breakeven point in units for X‚ Y‚ and Z respectively 2. Determine the operating income at a total sales level
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1. award: 5 out of 5.00 points Manufacturing overhead consists of: indirect materials but not indirect labor. all manufacturing costs‚ except direct materials and direct labor. all manufacturing costs. indirect labor but not indirect materials. 2. award: 6 out of 6.00 points Salvadore Inc.‚ a local retailer‚ has provided the following data for the month of September: Merchandise inventory‚ beginning balance $ 87‚480 Merchandise inventory‚ ending balance $ 86‚400 Sales $ 540
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The Manager and Management Accounting BUSI 0028 Sem 2‚ 2012/13 Dr. Olivia Leung © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Accounting Discipline Overview Managerial accounting—measures‚ analyzes‚ and reports financial and nonfinancial information to help managers make decisions to fulfill organizational goals. Managerial accounting need not be GAAP compliant. Financial accounting—focus on reporting to external users including investors‚ creditors‚ and governmental
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A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does
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