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    21. Calculating Cash Flows. Xu Tong Manufacturers had the following operating results for 2010: sales = $19‚ 780; cost of goods sold = $13‚980; depreciation expenses = $2‚370; interest expense = $345; dividends paid = $400. At the beginning of the year‚ net fixed assets were $13‚800‚ current assets were $2‚940 and current liabilities were $2‚070. At the end of the year‚ net fixed assets were $16‚340‚ current assets were $3‚280‚ and current liabilities were $2‚160. The tax rate for 2010 was

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    7101AFE Financial Accounting Theory and Practice Tutorial Questions for Tutorials 1- 6: Semester 1 2015 TUTORIAL 1 - Semester 1 2015 Deegan Topic 1: Introduction to financial accounting theory QUESTION 1 – Question 1.2: If you developed a theory to explain how a person’s cultural background influences how they prepare financial statements‚ would you have developed a positive theory or a normative theory? The first of all‚ it is important to understand the mean by a ‘theory’. According to Contemporary

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    focus on project free cash flows as opposed to the accounting profits earned by the project when analyzing whether to undertake the project? Ans: When analyzing whether to undertake a project‚ Caledonia needs to focus on free cash flows opposed to the accounting profits because free cash flows is revenue that can be used or reinvested in similar or future projects because it is money that has been received. If Caledonia chose to focus on the accounting profits the profit would be much lower because of

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    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles HCS/571 Generally accepted accounting principles‚ better known as (GAAP) discloses statements and reports financial information dealing with businesses and organizations. They are rules made by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in which are commonly used in the health industry to maintain the decisions of the organization. GAAP gives detailed information to investors about the budget of the organization and their debt. GAAP includes the

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    Faculty of Commerce Faculty of Commerce - Accounting & Finance Working Papers University of Wollongong Year  Accounting Theory and Practice: the Ethical Dimension M. Gaffikin University of Wollongong‚ michael gaffikin@uow.edu.au This working paper was originally published as Gaffikin‚ M‚ Accounting theory and practice: the ethical dimension‚ Accounting Finance Working Paper 07/04‚ School of Accounting Finance‚ University of Wollongong‚ 2007. This paper is posted at Research Online. http://ro

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    review!!! Short Answer 1. State the fundamental accounting equation. 2. What are the two components of stockholder’s equity? 3. What is the formula for current ratio‚ quick ratio‚ debt ratio‚ and working capital? 4. What is the group that presently creates accounting standards? 5. What gives the board of directors the right to change a company’s CEO? 6. What three things do you need to recognize revenue according to the revenue recognition

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    The motivation theory that relates to me the most is "Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs". This theory states that humans have needs that are hierarchically ranked in order of importance. I am actually quite familiar with this theory after taking two AP courses on Psychology. I believe that this motivation theory is the one that everyone can relate to. It is absolutely true that all humans require the fulfillment of their physiological needs. Water‚ air‚ and food are indeed the most vital things in this

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    Week 2: Topic 1: Financial Accounting Theory & the Reporting Environment GHTHH Chapter 2 5. Researchers who develop positive theories and researchers who develop normative theories often do not share the same views about the roles of their respective approaches to theory construction. (a) How do positive and normative theories differ? (b) Can positive theories assist normative theories‚ or vice versa? If yes‚ give an example. If not‚ why not? Normative accounting research makes policy recommendations

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    Administration and Analysis‚ Accounting Manager‚ Administrative Assistant‚ Accounting Clerk‚ Treasurer‚ Financial Analyst‚ Information Technology Analyst‚ Manager of Human Resources‚ Director of R&D‚ Sales Manager‚ VP Operations and President. (6 points) | | CFO | | | | | | | | | Controller | | | Manager of | | Treasurer | | | | HR | | | Accounting | | | | Financial | Manager | | | | Analyst | | | | | | | Accounting | | | | | Clerk |

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    reached about what perspective theories should be used to explain the Social and Environmental Accounting‚ and moreover critique voices are from the works of Marx or by the deep-green or feminist literatures (Deegan‚ 2002)‚ to some extent‚ systems-oriented theory and Positive Accounting Theory can list some hints. This essay will seek to explain the reasons why firms voluntary disclosure information by referring to Legitimacy theory‚ Stakeholder theory‚ institutional theory‚ and lastly Political Costs

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