that has the potential to affect an individual’s decision. An efficient securities market is one where the prices of securities trades on that market at all time fully reflect all information that is publicly know about those securities. The fundamental value of a share is the value it would have in an efficient market if there is no inside information. That is‚ all information about the share is publicly available. The information approach to decision usefulness is an approach to financial reporting
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Accounting Theory There is always a reason behind each and every action of a human being. A man does not anything without any sound reason. Regarding Finance‚ or financial matters‚ a man is always extra cautious and so‚ he never makes any financial transaction without any reason. As accounting deals with financial transactions‚ so every accounting work is also based on reasoning. Accounting Theories always try to explain with reason‚ the logic underlying a particular practice. Generally Accepted
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3101AFE TUTORIAL 1 – Semester 1 2014 Deegan Topic 1 Introduction to financial accounting theory 1.1 What is the difference between a positive theory of accounting and a normative theory of accounting? 1.6 The IASB and the FASB are currently developing a revised conceptual framework of financial reporting. If you have been asked to review the framework—which is an example of a normative theory of accounting—why would it be important for you to pay particular attention to how the objective
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Game Theory 9.3 A Non-Cooperative Game Model of Manager-Investor Conflict 9.3.1 Summary 9.4 Some Models of Cooperative Game Theory 9.4.1 Introduction 9.4.2 Agency Theory: An Employment Contract Between Firm Owner and Manager 9.5 Manager’s Information Advantage 9.5.1 Earnings Management 9.5.2 Controlling Earnings Management 9.6 Discussion and Summary 9.7 Agency Theory: A Bondholder-Manager Lending Contract 9.8 Implications of Agency Theory for Accounting 9.8
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evidence continues to surface that capital markets do not always behave in accordance with the efficient market hypothesis‚ then should we reject the research that has embraced the EMH as a fundamental assumption? In this regard we can return to earlier chapters of this book in which we emphasised that theories are abstractions of reality. Capital markets are made of individuals and as such it would not (or perhaps‚ should not) be surprising to find that the market does not also act in the same predictable
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Eighth Edition Fundamental Financial Accounting Concepts Thomas P. Edmonds University of Alabama–Birmingham Frances M. McNair Mississippi State University Philip R. Olds Virginia Commonwealth University Edward E. Milam Mississippi State University (Contributing Author) FUNDAMENTAL FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin‚ a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc.‚ 1221 Avenue of the Americas‚ New York‚ NY‚ 10020. Copyright © 2013‚ 2011‚ 2008‚ 2006
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3101AFE Accounting Theory and Practice Tutorial Questions for Tutorials 1- 6: Semester 2 2014 TUTORIAL 1 - Semester 2 2014 Deegan Topic 1: Introduction to financial accounting theory QUESTION 1 - Question 1.8: What is the difference between developing a theory by induction and developing a theory by deduction? QUESTION 2 - Question 1.9: Is the study of financial accounting theory a waste of time for accounting students? Explain your answer. QUESTION 3 - Question 1.26: Would you
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Accounting Theory Construction The function to study accounting theories is to classify them according to the assumptions they rely on‚ how they were formulated‚ and their approaches to explaining and predicting actual events. There are some classification which are pragmatic‚ syntactic‚ semantic‚ normative‚ positive‚ and naturalistic approaches. Pragmatic approaches are based on observing the behavior of accountants or those who use the information generated by accountant. Syntactic approaches
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Introduction Accounting is a very old science as it is strictly related to the first forms of trade in the old world. According to Belkaoui (1992: 22)‚ the Committee on Terminology of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines accounting as follows: "Accounting is the art of recording‚ classifying and summarising in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are in part at least‚ of a financial character‚ and interpreting the results thereof
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Problem 1 On January 1‚ 2008‚ Arlo Company purchased the following two machines for use in its production process: Machine A: The cash price of this machine was $55‚000. Related expenditures included: sales tax $2‚750‚ shipping costs $100‚ insurance during shipping $75‚ installation and testing costs $75‚ and $90 of oil and lubricants to be used with the machinery during its first year of operation. Arlo estimates that the useful life of the machine is 4 years with a $5‚000 salvage value
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