Revenue Cycle Introduction As an external auditor who audits the financial statements of Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad‚ he has to ensure the Fraser & Neave’s financial statement reflects true and fair view accordance with approved accounting standards. To access the accounting system and internal controls starting point is Revenue Cycle. Sales cycle is the process businesses use to describe the financial progression of company’s accounts receivables from the beginning which the company
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destination (Marc‚ 1989‚ p.38). Precondition The application of revenue management is not appropriated in all the industries. According to Kimes (1989)‚ successful industry to apply revenue management must fit with RM characteristics‚ which in terms of perishable inventory‚ fixed capacity‚ market segmentation‚ advanced sales‚ low marginal costs and time-variable demand (cited in IDeaS‚ 2005‚ p.4). Kimes developed a typology model of revenue management as figure1‚ which includes two strategic levers of
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Handout Cases on Revenue Recognition CASE 1 The Sea-Soft Water Company distributes its water softeners to dealers upon their request. The contract agreement with the dealers is that they may have 90 days to sell and pay for the softeners. Until the 90-day period is over‚ any softeners may be returned at the dealer’s expense and with no further obligations on the dealer’s part. If the water softeners are damaged while in the hands of a dealer‚ Sea-Soft agrees to accept the return of the
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Production Cycle The production cycle is a set of business activities and data processing operations associated with the manufacturing of products. Louwers (2007) points out that “the production cycle is closely linked to the acquisition cycle in which goods and services are purchased and to the revenue cycle in which the inventory is sold (p. 328). As products cycle through the stages from raw goods all the way through finished goods‚ the production cycle is concerned with how to account for
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Guest Cycle I- Guest Cycle: Introduction • The guest cycle describes the activities that each guest passes by from the moment he/she calls to communicate a reservation inquiry till he/she departs from the hotel. In fact‚ the guest cycle encompasses 4 different stages‚ which are depicted in the underneath‚ diagram: Pre-Arrival Þ Arrival Þ Occupancy Þ Departure • Each stage of the guest cycle is associated guest service‚ and guest accounting activity. 1. Guest services: Reservation
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Methods of Revenue Recognition 1. The Accrual Method of Revenue Recognition The most common revenue recognition system is based on the accrual method. Under this approach‚ if the revenue recognition rules presented in the last section have been met‚ then revenue may be recognized in full. In addition‚ expenses related to that revenue‚ even if supplier invoices have not yet been received should be recognized and matched against the revenue. The name of this method does not imply that the revenue
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Strengths: Revenue Growth: In 2008‚ FedEx reported revenue of $38 billion; in 2012 the company reported revenue of $42.7 billion‚ representing a year over year annual growth rate of 2.96%‚ and while this may not seem like an explosive number‚ the caliber of growth is solid and expected to accelerate into the future‚ with 2015 revenues reaching nearly $49 billion. Established Distribution System: The company possesses a massive fleet of airplanes‚ trucks‚ locations‚ and employees‚ and is distinctly
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ACCOUNTING/291 Capital Expenditure vs Revenue Expenditure Carlos Flannigan XACC/291 Instructor: Tameka Johnson October2 ‚2014 Expenditures are unavoidable for any company to exist in the competitive market‚ to expand the business or to find new opportunities to open up beneficial business
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CHAPTER 2: RELEVANT REVENUES AND COSTS The primary goal of a firm is to maximize profits. This implies‚ of course‚ that each decision a manager makes is consistent with that goal. Although managers are expected to rely on internally-produced reports‚ such as balance sheets and income statements‚ to help them make decisions‚ most of the information that appears on these statements is period-based rather than decision-based. A balance sheet shows the sum total of a firm’s assets and liabilities
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