1993 1. (a) Why is it important in a Sale of Goods (SOG) contract to be precise about the time at which property passes? (Clue: what passes with property?) * When the property pass‚ the risk of the property pass to buyer too. Under the S 22 of SOG Act‚ Unless otherwise agreed‚ the goods remain at the seller’s risk until the property therein is transferred to the buyer; but when the property therein is transferred to the buyer the goods are at the buyer’s risk‚ whether delivery has been
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Describe the ‘Challenge of Management Accounting Change’ in light of recent research findings and discuss‚ how can this change help an organisation‚ in getting its strategic‚ tactical and operating objectives? Management accounting change and the continuously changing roles of management accountants have dominated accounting literature for the past few decades and the theme of management accounting change procedures has been
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taxes | | 1600000 | Income Taxes 30% | | 480000 | Net income | | 1120000 | Scenario: The sales agents want sales commissions increased to 20%‚ this will caused the commission to agents would increase to $3‚200‚000 (20%X $16‚000‚000). The management of Pittman Company suggested to employ company’s sales force and incurred $2‚400‚000 fixed costs for the sales force. Besides Pittman Company would also save $75‚000 a year because no need to pay the audit firm for check out the agent reports‚ so
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Tables of content Page No Introduction 03 Models and concepts affecting the pricing decision 03 Approaches to pricing 04 i. Cost–volume–profit analysis 05 ii. Cost plus mark-up pricing 07 iii. Target rate of return pricing 07 Standard costing and Variance analysis 08 The role of standard costing and variance analysis 12 Limitations of Standard Costing and variance analysis 12 Evaluation of Activity Based Costing system 13 Advantages of
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this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0951-3574.htm AAAJ 21‚2 Strategic management accounting: how far have we come in 25 years? Kim Langfield-Smith Monash University‚ Melbourne‚ Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the origins of strategic management accounting and to assess the extent of adoption and “success” of strategic management accounting (SMA). Design/methodology/approach – Empirical papers which have directly researched SMA
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Paper Deficiëntievak Advanced Management Accounting Paper Advanced Management Accounting Personalia Titel: Status: Advanced Management Accounting Openbaar Naam Student: Studienummer: Adres: Roland Tjoeng N.v.t. Poelhekkestraat 12 3532 CN Utrecht Telefoon: E-mail: 06 28 78 37 92 RolandTjoeng@Gmail.com Instelling Universiteit van Amsterdam Amsterdam Business School Begeleider: Drs. Maarten Schulp (m.schulp@uva.nl) Periode: Augustus 2010 Augustus 2010 1
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COST BEHAVIOUR AND CONTROL: THE TRADITIONAL AND STICKY COST PHENOMENON Abstract Cost behavior and control is of utmost importance to managers in order to decisions. In this study‚ we took a look at the traditional cost behavior models such as variable cost (which changes in line with activity)‚ fixed cost (which is not proportionate with the level of activity)‚ and semi- variable cost which is also known as mixed cost (which have both features of the variable and fixed cost). Furthermore‚ cost estimation
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1.0 Introduction According to The Environment Agency in the United Kingdom (2006)‚ Environmental Accounting can be defined as: “The collection‚ analysis and assessment of environmental and financial performance data obtained from business management information systems‚ environmental management and financial accounting systems. The taking of corrective management action to reduce environmental impacts and costs plus‚ where appropriate‚ the external reporting of the environmental and financial
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What is Strategic Management Accounting? And why‚ Strategic Management Accounting? Simple definition: Management Accounting in the context of business strategies being planned and implemented by an organisation. Strategy is the way that a firm positions and distinguishes itself from its competitors. These business strategies must be developed in the context of the internal and external environments so that they are practical‚ or else they will remain a theoretical wish-list. It is also
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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: IMPACT OF ALIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM‚ STRUCTURE AND STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE Introduction In the search to understand management accounting in competitive environments and advance technologies‚ change has increasingly become a focus for research. Many firms have experienced significant changes in their organizational design‚ competitive environments and technologies. Business environments exhibit a variety of structures and processes
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