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    "Financial accounting produces information for external parties such as stockholders‚ suppliers‚ banks‚ and government regulatory agencies" (Horngren‚ Sundem‚ & Stratton‚ 2005‚ p. 5). "Financial accountants prepare financial statements based on general ledgers and participate in important financial decisions involving mergers & acquisitions‚ benefits/ERISA planning and long-term financial projections"(Accounting: Job Options‚ 2000). These reports are used by owners of a business‚ or by people who

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    1. a) Net Income = 135‚750$ b) OCF = 155‚000$ 2. a) Equity Value = Net fixed assets – long-term liabilities 2006: $3600 2007: $3240 b) Net working capital = (current asset– current liabilities year 1) Change = (CA-CL of years 1) – (CA-CL of year 2) = 972-727 = 245 3. Common Size Income Statement: Sales/Revenue = 100% Cost of Goods Sold = 65.3% Depreciation = 13% Earnings before interest and taxes = 21.64% Interest Paid = 16.32% Taxable income = 53.25% Taxes (34%) = 1.8%

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    Name: Final Summer 2013 Ex. 198 Use the following information to perform the calculations below (using the indirect method). Clearly label the amount of each answer as positive or negative and show all your calculations. Net income $369‚000 Beginning accounts payable $119‚000 Depreciation expense 97‚000 Ending accounts payable 146‚000 Beginning accounts receivable 420‚000 Purchase of long-term assets 612‚000 Ending accounts receivable 439‚000 Issuance

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    Handout Problem (For the second assignment) You just turned 35 years old and you are looking to save for retirement. You are planning on making yearly deposits starting next year for the next 30 years (a total of 30 annual deposits with the first deposit occurring on your 36th birthday and the last deposit on your 65th birthday). One year after you make your last deposit‚ you will begin making withdrawals to fund your living expenses. Since your current yearly expenses are $45‚000‚ you expect

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    Learning Task Number Four The Henry Furniture Co. is a new company and has numerous fixed assets that need to be depreciated. You can help Henry by determining the depreciation rates for the assets and the amount of depreciation for year one. The assets were purchased at various times during the year (hint: watch out for the dates). The following assets will be held by the company for at least the next two years (In other words‚ year two will be a full year for all of the assets). Please fill

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    CHAPTER 2: REGULATION IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Chapter 2 regulation in Financial accounting LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this chapter you should be able to understand: • The difference between management and financial accounting. • Why accounting regulations are important and required. • The need for and the structure of professional regulation‚ company law‚ stock exchange legislation and EU Directives. • How the different aspects of regulation work together

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    Accounting plays an important role in the life of organizations. There are several types of accounting such as financial‚ management and governmental accounting‚ taxation‚ audit. These types are usually focusing on different types of users that are interested in different types of information. In this essay I will examine the differences between financial accounting and management accounting. The basic difference between financial and management accounting is their target group. Management accounting

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    fair value accounting. Fair value accounting is to measure selected assets at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The objective of fair value accounting is linked with the objective of ‘decision usefulness’ of general purpose financial reporting. That is‚ to provide relevant information that is representationally faithful for users. IASB’s (and FASB’s) accounting standard

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    Managerial and Financial Accounting ACCT/300: Principles of Accounting April 9‚ 2008 Managerial and Financial Accounting This paper will attempt to differentiate between managerial and financial accounting‚ the users of managerial and financial accounting and what type of business decisions would be made with the information. Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting provides accounting information to managers who are inside an organization and who directs and controls its operations

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    CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1.1 USE‚ PREPARATION AND CONCEPTS * Use: The information derived from financial accounting is used by managers‚ investors‚ bankers‚ financial analysts and accountants‚ helping them to learn how to use information effectively and to do their jobs better. This information is essential to accountants for the services they provide. * Preparation: to be effective users of accounting information‚ people need to know something about how and

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