Managerial Accounting 222 Week 1 Questions 1-1 How does managerial accounting differ from financial accounting? Managerial accounting and financial accounting differs in who the reporting is for and for what purpose. Managerial accounting is for company managers to use to plan‚ control‚ and make decisions regarding specific strategies. Financial accounting is prepared for owners‚ stakeholders‚ creditors‚ and government authorities and is used to verify information regarding the economic
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Financial accounting reports are prepared for the use of external parties such as shareholders and creditors‚ whereas managerial accounting reports are prepared for managers inside the organization. This contrast in basic orientation results in a number of major differences between financial and managerial accounting‚ even though both financial and managerial accounting often rely on the same underlying financial data. In addition to the to the differences in who the reports are prepared for
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• Accounting is the system that measures business activities and process information into reports. • Accountant maintain‚ audit and prepare financial records for a person or a company. • Main careers in accounting - bookkeeper‚ auditor‚ financial advisor‚ taxation‚ carbon accountant and accountant etc… • Bookkeeping is recording financial recorders and summaries of financial transaction. Accounting is measuring business activities and process information into reports. • Main professional accounting
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Discussions for Managerial Accounting: Week 4: Discussion 1 How does activity-based costing differ from the traditional costing approach? When would it give more accurate costs than traditional costing systems? * Activity based costing (ABC) is a method for assigning costs to products‚ services‚ projects‚ tasks‚ or acquisitions‚ based on the activities that go into them and the resources consumed by these activities. ABC contrasts with traditional costing‚ which sometimes assigns costs using
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Chapter 1 Introduction: The Role‚ History‚ and Direction of Management Accounting MULTIPLE CHOICE C 1. One of the objectives of management accounting is to provide a. stockholders and potential investors with useful information for decision making b. banks and other creditors with information useful in making credit decisions c. management with information useful for planning and controlling operations d. the Internal Revenue Service with information
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1.Managerial accounting vs financial accounting Managerial accounting information system is an information system that produces outputs using inputs and processes needed to satisfy specific managerial objectives. How do management accounting and financial accounting differ? Management Accounting Financial Accounting 1. Internally focused
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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Course: Managerial Accounting‚ No.: COMM 305 & ACCO. 240 Sections: All Examination: Alternate Final Date: June‚ 2006 No. of Pages: 9 including the cover page Material Allowed: Non-programmable calculators and dictionaries Special Instructions: Answer all multiple choice questions in the Answer Sheet form no. 4521 Return the exam questions with your answers. Student Name: Student ID No.:
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University of Phoenix Material Role of Financial Accounting Versus Managerial Accounting Matrix Compare and contrast financial accounting and managerial accounting by answering the following questions in the matrix provided. Cite any sources you use in accordance with APA guidelines. Term or Concept Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting What is the primary purpose of the accounting system? The primary purpose is to produce forms portraying a company’s performance over a period of time
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(Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Problems Easy: FV of a single payment Answer: d Diff: E . You deposit $2‚000 in a savings account that pays 10 percent interest‚ compounded annually. How much will your account be worth in 15 years? a. $2‚030.21 b. $5‚000.00 c. $8‚091.12 d. $8‚354.50 e. $9‚020.10 FV of a single payment Answer: c Diff: E . You deposit $1‚000 in a savings account that pays 9 percent interest‚ compounded annually. How much
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(Page 112) 3-1 to 3.7‚ 3-1 Greene Sisters has a DSO of 20 days. The company’s average daily sales are $20‚000. What is the level of its accounts receivable? Assume there are 365 days in a year. Answer: Day Sales Outstanding= Receivables / Average Sales per day AR = 20 X $20000 = $400‚000 3-2 Vigo vacations has an equity multiplier of 2.5.The company’s assets are financed assets with some combination of long-term debt and common equity. What is the company’s debt ratio? Answer: The
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