CHAPTER 5 Merchandising Operations and the Multiple-Step Income Statement ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. (a) Disagree. The steps in the accounting cycle are the same for both a merchandising company and a service company. (b) The measurement of income is conceptually the same. In both types of companies‚ net income (or loss) results from the matching of expenses with revenues. 2. The components of revenues and expenses differ as follows: | | Merchandising | | Service | RevenuesExpenses
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IFRS 8-1: “Basic accounting and reporting issues related to recognition and measurement of receivables‚ allowance accounts‚ recording discounts‚ the allowance method to account for bad debt and factoring are basically the same between IFRS and GAAP. However‚ the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) and IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) are taking steps by working to implement fair value measurement‚ the amount they currently could be sold for‚ for financial instruments. “The
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Accounting as a profession or discipline‚ has always been seen as an information-generating one‚ which fittingly makes the job of the Accountant to be that of observing economic activities‚ recording the observations in the prescribed books‚ analysing the recordings‚ interpreting his analysis and preparing reports to all users of Accounting Information. The prepared reports are generally referred to as financial statements‚ which clearly outline or identify
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® A manual for business Project term 1 IBMS Feb-intake ‘13/’14 29.3.’14 Group A Athina Zantomio Charlene Marie Koman Charles Ulin Dana Heres Diddens Desiree Nolta Dawit Mengesha Maarten Farenhorst Navroop Singh Bjorn Brands Coach: René van der Linden - Consultant: Raymond Zaal Group members 1 Desiree Nolta 498842 06-39803082 498842@student.inholland.nl 547527 06-52010056 567527@student.inholland.nl 2 Charles Ulin 3 Maarten Farenhorst 456768 06-20172619 456768@student
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Lasami Abdullah FIN3403 Homework Chapter 3 Chapter 3 #1-6 & #8-11 1. Division A profit margin = Net Income/Sales = $100‚000/$2‚000‚000 = .0500 = 5% Division B profit margin = Net Income/Sales = $25‚000/$300‚000 = .0833 = 8.3% Based on the return on sales‚ Division B is superior even though they didn’t sell as much in dollars as Division A‚ their profit margin is higher. 2. Database Systems Net Income = Sales * Profit Margin = $1‚200‚000 * 0.06 = $72‚000 Return on Assets (Investment)
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Department of Accounting Detailed Syllabus of Third Year Four-Year B.B.A. (Honours) Course Effective from the Session: 2009–2010 National University Syllabus for 4 years BBA Honours Course Subject : Accounting Third Year (Honours) Third Year: 32 Credit Hours Course Code COURSE TITLE Marks Credit Hours Audit and Assurance 100 4 Advanced Accounting-I 100 4 Cost Accounting 100 4 Management Accounting (in English)
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Multiple Choice—Conceptual Answer No. Description d 1. Users of financial reports. d 2. Identify the major financial statements. a 3. Financial reporting entity. d 4. Efficient use of resources. d 5. Capital allocation process. c 6. Financial statement information. c 7. Objectives of financial reporting. b 8. Common set of standards and procedures. c 9. Role of SEC. c 10. Powers of the SEC. d 11. SEC enforcement
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regulations relating to financial accounting as rules that are developed by independent authoritative body to govern the preparation of financial statements which are accounting standards. Since decades ago‚ there have been arguments for and against the existence of accounting regulations. With a stance of pro-regulation‚ this essay is going to examine the reasons that financial accounting and reporting should be regulated and the merits of accounting regulations. Firstly‚ financial reports are normally
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goals‚ and enrich the roles and relationships that were elaborated in Habit 2. [edit]Interdependence The next three have to do with Interdependence (i.e.‚ working with others): Habit 4: Think Win-Win Genuinely strive for mutually beneficial solutions or agreements in your relationships. Value and respect people by understanding a "win" for all is ultimately a better long-term resolution than if only one person in the situation had gotten his way. Habit 5: Seek First to Understand‚ Then to be
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Ethics in Accounting and Financial Decision Making Financial Decision-making is one of the most important things in the business world. In today’s diverse world‚ ethics in accounting and financial decision- making is a process that many organizations have trouble dealing with. Many organizations put emphasis on ethics and the financial decision making process within the organizations. It is expected that all organizations will behave in an ethical manner in the current economy. In today’s business
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