equation? A. Assets = Liabilities + Capital B. Assets – Liabilities = Capital C. Capital = Liabilities – Assets D. Assets – Capital = Liabilities Question 3 An entity formed under law, having perpetual succession and limited liability, and appears as a legal person is a (an) A. company. B. sole trader. C. partnership. D. unregistered club. Question 4 The total of “Discount Allowed”
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Student Name: | Topic Reflected on: Inventory | | Date: 3/22/2015 | | Discuss important issues an accountant must consider when accounting for inventory. Make sure you explain why it is an issue.An issue an accountant must consider is whether the goods that are in transit belong to the company in inventory or the customer. This issue is related to ownership of the goods to decide whether a sale has occurred or if it remains in inventory at the end of the period. Accountants must also
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3217 DECEMBER 9, 2008 WILLIAM E. BRUNS SHARON M. BRUNS SUSAN HARMELING Merrimack Tractors and Mowers, Inc.: LIFO or FIFO? Ricardo “Rick” Martino, president and chief operating officer of Merrimack Tractors and Mowers, Inc., of Nashua, New Hampshire, felt that his job had grown much more complicated during 2007 and 2008. Merrimack was a major regional manufacturer and seller of large commercial grass mowers based on a design developed by his grandfather in the years after World War II. The
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Accounting Exam #1 Chapter 1 Organizing a business Proprietorship – proprietor – one, proprietor is personally liable Single owner, small retail stores, Partnership – Partnerss – two, partners are personally liable Not a taxpaying entity, income passes through to partners Governement by an agreement Mutual agency – each partner can act on behalf of the entity Unlimited liability Involve risk – limited liability partnerships lessen risk LLC – Members, Members are not personally
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QUESTION 2 Inventory (12 Marks) The following information is taken from the accounting records of Eden Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2010. Jan 1 Mar 10 Jun 25 Aug 30 Oct 5 Nov 26 Dec 31 Inventory Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Purchases Sales Units 2,000 2,200 1,800 1,800 2,500 3,000 2,000 Purchase price/unit $56 $55 $52 Selling price/unit $60 $65 $50 $63 Assume Eden uses the first-in-first-out method of allocating cost to inventories. Determine the cost of ending inventory as
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Goods Sold and Inventory ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. Inventory often is one of the largest amounts listed under assets on the balance sheet which means that it represents a significant amount of the resources available to the business. The inventory may be excessive in amount, which is a needless waste of resources; alternatively it may be too low, which may result in lost sales. Therefore, for internal users inventory control is very important. On the income statement, inventory exerts a direct
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The System Design Project ACG3401 – Spring 2013 You have been assigned to a team that is responsible for the complete design of an accounting information subsystem to support the business cycle (e.g. revenue, expenditure, production, human resource management and payroll, or financial reporting system) assigned to your team by the professor for a hypothetical company of your choice. Points will be awarded for a presentation to the class as well as a final report that will include a business
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capacity or eliminate it through downsizing. What factors influence management’s decision? What are the likely behavioral side effects of each choice? What implications do those side effects have for the long-run usefulness of activity-based cost systems? It will often be easier to identify opportunities to downsize and eliminate jobs than to find creative value-adding activities for excess capacity. Thus, management may be more likely to eliminate excess capacity than to redirect
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Unit 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting Learning Outcome After reading this unit, you will be able to: • Explain succinctly financial accounting concepts • Elucidate on different principles of financial accounting • Explicate the importance and scope of financial accounting • Understand Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP) • Identify limitations of Financial Accounting Time Required to Complete the unit 1. 2. 1st Reading: It will need 3 Hrs for reading a unit 2nd Reading
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CHAPTER NO 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING To understand the financial statements of company, one must understand first its operations. Accounting is a system the collects and processes financial information about an organization and reports that information to the decision makers. Decision makers could be internal decision makers and outsider decision makers. External decision makers are creditors, investors, suppliers and customers. Internal decision makers could be managers to make day to day operations
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