Introductory Accounting Finance Essays and Term Papers
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Accounting Ethics
When examining the effect of open marketing on the profession of accounting it is important to view it from three perspectives: the client's, the profession's, and society's. Additionally, two key areas that are affected by marketing must be addressed, these are concerning competition, and ethical implications. Marketing in public accounting is here to stay therefore making an argument against its existence would be fruitless; however, in order to achieve maximum benefit to the firm, the
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Financing Alternative Benchmarking: Lester Electronics and Juniper Networks
Lester Electronics, Inc. (LEI) was founded in 1978 by Bernard Lester after entering into an exclusive United States distribution contract with Korean based Shang-wa Electronics. LEI is a consumer and industrial electronics parts master distributor that markets their products to small and medium sized original equipment manufacturers, repair facilities, and small local distributors throughout the Americas and Europe. However, Lester has yet to market domestic made parts outside of the United States. LEI has enjoyed
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Accounting
EX 19-2 a. Cost of goods sold: Sales $7,000 Less gross profit 265,000 Cost of goods sold $510,000 b. Direct materials cost: Materials purchased $303,000 Less: Indirect materials $ 32,000 Materials inventory 35,000 67,000 Direct materials cost $236,000 c. Direct labor cost: Total manufacturing costs for the period $620,000 Less: Direct materials cost $236,000 Factory overhead 112,500 348,500 Direct labor cost $271,500 EX 19-10 Predetermined overhead rate 1,400,000/30,625 = $45.71 per labor hour EX 19-14
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Mark X Finance Case
Mark X Case Throughout the Mark X case we evaluated the company's financials. We were asked to find evidence that would convince their bank to extend the firm's line of credit. After filling out the 1992 common size date we will understand what kind of condition the Mark X Company is in. We are to fill in the projected figures for the 1993 and 1994 financials so the bank can understand where Mark X expects
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Finance
In the late 1990s, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) faced a rude awakening as Congress stipulated that it eliminate its reliance on federal subsidies by 2002. In response, Amtrak drew up a plan for self-sufficiency, the centerpiece of which was a new high-speed passenger service that, it was hoped, would boost revenue enough to make Amtrak self-sufficient by 2002. To run this new service, Amtrak needed to purchase $0 million worth of new locomotives
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Debt Vs Equity Financing
Abstract Lease versus purchase options are important to compare when formulating financial decisions. Both have different benefits depending on the situation. A business can take various financing routes. The two commonly used are debt financing and equity financing, which are beneficial. Capital structure is the way business finances assets through some combination of debt, hybrid securities, or equity. Capital structures have several alternatives but only one is advantageous. Debt versus Equity Financing The equipment does
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Accounting
Appendix B Profitability Analysis Solutions to Questions B-1 Absolute profitability measures the impact on overall profits of adding or dropping a particular segment, such as a product or customer, without making any other changes. B-2 Relative profitability involves ranking segments, each of which may be absolutely profitable, for the purpose of making trade-offs among the segments. Such trade-offs are necessary when a constraint exists. Otherwise, they are not necessary. B-3 Every business that seeks to
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Individual Case: Bill and Account Collectors
Individual Case: Bill and Account Collectors Human Resources Management Lea Purdy Table of Contents Job Specifications…………………………………………………………. 3 Selection System…………………………………………………………... 4 Interview Process………………………………………………………...... 5 Training Programs…………………………………………………………. 6 Performance Appraisal…………………………………………………….. 7 Appendix A: Interview Questions…………………………………………. 8 Appendix B: Performance Appraisal Form………………………………... 9 Job Specifications: The individual performing the duties of the Bill and Account Collector will have many responsibilities including, but not exclusive to the following: One must first insure that the billing is correct. From
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Aga Khan Agency for Micro Finance
Overview Since its establishment in 2005, the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) has taken over 25 years of microfinance activities, programmes and banks that were administered by sister agencies within the Aga Khan Development Network. The underlying objectives of the Agency are to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and alleviate economic and social exclusion. AKAM is a not-for-profit, non-denominational, international development agency created under Swiss law. Its headquarters are in Geneva,
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Accounting
Accounting view points The adoption of a particular viewpoints of accounting is a function of a range of factors including history and culture, soceital values, the nature of economic activity and the objectives of those who prepare intrepret and apply accounting information. The established objective of the accounting is the measurement and reporting of the economic activity of an entity. Then, there are significant changes to reporting by entities because of the consideration of the
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Behavioral Corporate Finance
Summary Report on Case " Behavioral Corporate Finance" Group 2 Members: Neeraj Saxena Amit Jain C V Pani Introduction When thinking about a firm's financing and investment decisions, rational executives are guided by a belief in the efficiency of markets. But what if markets aren't always as efficient as we believe they are? And what if executives themselves are not rational and their decisions are biased in some predictable way? Or may be the case
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Accounting Degree and Career Path
Most accountant and internal auditor positions require a bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field. For example, to begin an accounting or auditing position in the Federal Government, a person usually need to have 4 years of college education, in which 24 semester hours are spent on accounting or auditing, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. While many employers prefer applicants with a master's degree in accounting or a master's degree in
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International Finance
Chapter 1 2. Comparative Advantage. a. Explain how the theory of comparative advantage relates to the need for international business. ANSWER: The theory of comparative advantage implies that countries should specialize in production, thereby relying on other countries for some products. Consequently, there is a need for international business. b. Explain how the product cycle theory relates to the growth of an MNC. ANSWER: The product cycle theory suggests that at some point in time,
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McI Worldcom Accounting Scandal
WorldCom, originally Long Distance Discount Services (LDDS) was formed in 1994 with the take over of several telecommunications companies including Communications Group, Inc, and WilTel Network Services (Funding Universe, 1999). WorldCom's CEO Bernard Ebbers, who had also been LDDS's CEO since 1985 had a history of acquiring other telecommunications companies, which paid off in 1998 with the $37 billion purchase of MCI (Funding Universe, 1999). The two companies merged and became MCI WorldCom, "one
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Audit and Accountancy
Audit management Audit management is responsible for ensuring that board-approved audit directives are implemented. Audit management oversees the internal/external audit staff, establishes audit programs, and hires and trains the appropriate audit personnel. The staff should have the necessary skills and expertise to identify inherent risks of the business and assess the overall effectiveness of controls in place relating to the company's internal controls. Internal audit is a function setup the organisation to reduce the risk
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Accounting for Leases - Ias 17 Leases
Introduction IAS 17 Leases sets out the treatment for reporting lease transactions in the financial statements. Leases are a major source of finance to a business and it is important that the financial statements disclose sufficient information to the readers of the financial statements. IAS 17, paragraph 10, states, "whether a lease is a finance lease or an operating lease depends on the transaction rather than the form of contract". Substance over form Information in
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Careers in Accounting
CAREERS IN ACCOUNTING ABSTRACT Many of us probably have made up our minds on which career path to follow. There are myriad of careers in business that people may decide to follow. One of the career options is accounting. Accounting is the study of how businesses track their income and assets over time. Accountants engage in a wide variety of activities besides preparing financial statements and recording business transactions including computing costs and efficiency gains
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Jawaban Soal Latihan Intermediate Accounting Contingent Liability 2011
"An existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible gain (gain contingency) or loss (loss contingency) to an enterprise that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur." ("Accounting for Contingencies," Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5 (Stamford, Conn.: FASB, 19), par. 1). Typical Gain Contingencies are: Possible receipts of monies from gifts, donations, and bonuses. Possible refunds from the government in tax
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Why Is Corporate Finances Important to All Managers?
a) Why is corporate finances important to all managers? Corporate finances provide the managers the skills necessary to identify and select corporate strategies that add value to the firm. It also allows managers to forecast the funding requirements of their firm and devise strategy for acquiring those funds b) Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List advantage and disadvantages. In setting up a
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Applied Corporate Finance 465
Course Title APPLIED CORPORATE FINANCE Course Code ACF 465 Introduction The objective of this course is to reinforce and expand on the previous financial analysis and corporate finance/intermediate finance courses. Many of the topics covered are the same, but the emphasis is different. By using the case-method methodology the emphasis shifts from learning financial techniques to applying them to make managerial decisions, Textbook Since the topics covered in this course are those that are contained
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Applied Finance
Dividend policyDividend Policy Of Fpl Dividend Policy of FPL, Inc. Background: FPL Group, is the parent company of Florida Power & Light, Florida's largest electric utility. FPL has seen consecutive growth patterns since it's inception due to a heavily regulated market and efficiencies, headed by Chairman Marshall McDonald until 1989. Following his retirement in 1989, FPL experienced a re-structure of its businesses and operations ran by his replacement, James Broadhead. At FPL, Mr. Broadhead brought
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Accounting of Forest Carbon Sinks
Today, forests in the northern hemisphere are a sink for carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, partly due to changes in forest management practice and intensity. Parties of the Kyoto Protocol had the option to elect to account for direct human-induced carbon (C) sources and sinks from land management activities since 1990. The effect of age–class structure of a forest landscape resulting from past practices and disturbances before the reference year 1990 should be excluded,
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The Politics of Accounting Standards
The Politics of Accounting Standards Over the past two decades there has been a growing controversy over the rules set forth involving the expensing of stock options. The big debate is between whether companies should have to expense stock options on their income statement, or just disclose the cost of the options in the footnotes and not actually record an expense. FASB has been pushing toward making it mandatory to expense stock options at the
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Accounting
Akuntansi merupakan determinan dari sebuah ideologi yang mendominasi. Sebab sebagai sebuah informasi bisnis, akuntansi didesain sedemikian rupa untuk memenuhi kepentingan pihak-pihak "penguasa" dalam konteks dimana ideologi tersebut berada. Ketika akuntansi digunakan pada basis masyarakat sosialis maka akuntansi akan memperoleh implikasi nilai berupa kolektivisme, egalitarianisme serta kontra strata-hirarkis. Begitupun sebaliknya, akuntansi akan terkena dampak nilai-nilai individualistis, egosentris, dan logosentris manakala ia diterapkan dalam konteks masyarakat yang kapitalistik. Inilah yang menjadi karakter mendasar dari akuntansi. Bahwa ia
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Corporate Finance
In the last chapter, we presented the argument that the expected return on an equity investment should be a function of the market or non-diversifiable embedded in that investment. In this chapter, we turn our attention to how best to estimate the parameters of market risk in each of the models described in the previous chapter - the capital asset pricing model, the arbitrage pricing model and the mutli-factor model. We will present three alternative
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