Unlike other Jedis‚ Thomas Nast wielded a pencil instead of a light saber that gave him some pretty awesome super powers. His top super power was his masterful drawings that could sway public opinion. Whether it was a social or political issue‚ Nast’s cartoons could change minds and influence the popular opinion. He did so without having to use the Force. Another awesome super power that Nast possessed was his staying power. Not another political cartoonist is as widely recognized over 100 years
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Chapter 1 Managerial accountingis the process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information in pursuit of an organizations goals. Managerial accounting is an integral part of the management process‚ and managerial accountants are important strategic partners in an organizations management team. Four fundamental management processes that help organizations attain their goals Decision making‚ Planning(developing a detailed financial and operational description of
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1. In an accounting information system‚ which of the following is NOT a transformational process? a. collecting data b. analyzing data *c. performance reporting d. summarizing data 2. Which of the following is NOT a process associated with an accounting information system? *a. auditing existing data b. collecting and recording data c. providing information to users d. analyzing and managing data 3. In an accounting information system‚ the inputs are usually a.
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lender or investor. To obtain funding‚ you need to convince a lender / investor that your business is more than a hobby. You need to demonstrate that you have a firm grasp of your business‚ the accounting practices that impact your business‚ the controls needed to safeguard assets‚ and which accounting system will produce accurate and relevant financial information. Write a six to eight (6-8) page business plan in which you: 1. Describe the type of business you have created including: a. The
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Unit 9 Final Project: Integrity in Accounting “In 2001 and 2002 corporate giants like Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ and WorldCom were forced to declare bankruptcy‚ and massive accounting and other irregularities were revealed… In response to the public outcry that ensued‚ the [Sarbanes-Oxley] Act was enacted” (Lander‚ 2004‚ p. 1). Officials feared that because of these scandals in the financial reporting industry that investor confidence would be lost‚ which would cause the economy to deteriorate.
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The history of accounting is as old as civilization and is among the most important professions in economic and cultural development. Much of what we know about the daily lives of ancient people comes from accounting records‚ such as inventories and sales records‚ found at archeological sites. People in all civilizations have maintained various types of records of business activities and the earliest known records kept are the clay tablet records for the payment of wages in the Mesopotamian Valley
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1 * Germany 2 * Japan 2 Hofstede’s cultural dimensions 2 Accounting Practices predictions 3 Opacity Impacts on Business Investments 4 Limitations in Financial Reports‚ with respect to Ratios and Accounting Practices 4 Conclusion 5 Recommendations 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 1 – Development factors of UK‚ Germany and Japan 7 Appendix 2 – Hofsted’s social dimension model 9 Appendix 3 – Gray’s Accounting Values 9 Appendix 4 – Strength and Weaknesses of Hofstede’s Model 11
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PEST Analysis of Thomas Cook PEST Analysis is mainly used to scan the environment. PEST refers to political‚ economical‚ social and technological factors. Thus Pest is used to analyses and scans the general environment surrounding Thomas cook. It is through PEST that the company will be able to detect as well as monitor the weak signals in order to recognize the fractures which shape the environment. Political Factors The UK travel and tourism industry has faced immense pressure from the government
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American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project ACCT 311 – Managerial Accounting March 25‚ 2012 Abstract This paper describes a company who has just started in the month of March called Cats and Dogs Company started by D.C. Dawg. It gives a summary of the cash transactions that took place during the month of March. It also shows how each cast transactions affects the accounting equation and an additional piece of information that is related to the transaction other than the
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QUESTIONS FOR MID-TERM EXAM 1. All the users of interested parties (users of information) have equal possibility/rights/power to get company’s financial information. Do you agree with this statement (give you arguments)? How financial statements are useful to the various interested parties (users of information)? Financial accounting’s aim is to allow all the users of interested parties to understand firm’s situations in global and synthetic way. The financial statement produce information
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