CHAPTER 18 Revenue Recognition ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) | | |Brief | | | Concepts | |Topics |Questions |Exercises |Exercises |Problems |for Analysis | |*1. Realization and recognition; sales |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ |1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚
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a. How does Polaroid’s distribution needs vary by subsidiary in Europe? What are the implications of these differences? You must consider the cultural diversity of the countries in Europe where Polaroid operates. In Europe‚ Polaroid was organized into 12 subsidiaries‚ each operating a separate warehouse to serve its national market‚ and the largest subsidiaries reside in France‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ and the United Kingdom. The International Distribution Service Center (IDSC) shipped products to the major
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STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION Local governments operate at the grassroots and are expected to provide services to their stakeholders. In a federal system like Nigeria‚ local governments are close to the people and hence could effectively alter socioeconomic and political conditions within their jurisdictions. Apart from providing and maintaining basic infrastructures‚ local governments can complement the economic activities of other levels of
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REVENUE GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS IN NIGERIA. A CASE STUDY OF OBAFEMI/OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Submitted by DAIRO ISAAC KUNLE Dept. Of Economics‚ University of Ibadan RESEARCH PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION Local governments are potentially very important for Nigeria as they play a significant role in generating revenue and encouraging civil involvement‚ as well as creating a visible link between taxes and service delivery. The increasing cost of running government coupled with dwindling revenue
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Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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Revenue recognition on FASB and IASB convergence process I. CONVERGENCE OF U.S. GAAP AND IFRS Since 2002‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) have been working toward “convergence” of US General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). They have made significant progress in efforts to converge critical accounting standards such as those dealing with revenue recognition‚
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whether these expenses have been paid in cash or not in that year. The same holds true for revenues‚ i.e.‚ revenues earned in a specific accounting period are construed as incomes of the same period‚ irrespective of their receipts. This concept is also known as the accrual theory of accounting or accrual accounting. This concept applies equally to revenues and expenses. In the accrual basis of accounting Revenue is recognized when it is realized‚ that is‚ when the sale is complete or not. Similarly
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Revenue Recognition: Case Study on Caltron Computers‚ Inc. Julie Mong April 17 ‚ 2010 1. In general‚ evaluate Caltron’s revenue recognition policy and the quality of Caltron’s earnings. Caltron Computers‚ Inc.‚ a computer hardware company‚ is publicly held with market capitalization amounting to over $450 million. Carlton’s system designs enable their mini-computer systems to measure up to the power of mainframes with small cost outlays. The accounting practices
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Additional facts about this case: 1. CHP is believed to be close to a long-term contract to supply parts to Medit‚ a giant construction company with excellent government contracts in southern France and nearby Euro countries. 2. Mission’s price for the coupling in questions (PT40) is $1.26‚ FOB‚ Los Angeles. The target gross margin for exports is 30% FOB $1.26 (location Los Angeles) COGS $ .88 (Fixed) GTM $0.38 CIF $1.3627= $1.36 FOB (1.05) (1.03)= 1.0815 Pricing
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importance of cost‚ revenue and profit for a business organisation 1. Cost Profit is the different between the selling price and the production cost. Product cost include not only the cost of manufacturing a product but also all the other costs incurred in the process of producing or delivering a product or service. 2. Revenue The revenue of a business is‚ the income from its operations. It is important for the business to make the gap between costs and revenue as wide as possible
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