case study and answer the following questions. Submit your completed assignment no later than the last day of Week 2. 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. • Based on the financial statements in 1984 Harnischfeger made changes from the previous year‚ the corporation computed depreciation expenses on plants‚ machinery and equipment using the straight-line method. Prior to the accounting changes in 1984‚ the company
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and Mowers‚ Inc.: LIFO or FIFO? 1.- Study the financial information for reel mower units that James Colburn prepared for Rick Martino. (Assume that the reel mower units are typical of all classes of inventory at Merrimack). Prepare a pro-forma income statement assuming no changes in accounting policy for 2008‚ and assuming the company sells 10‚000 units each quarter at a price of 2‚000 per unit with Sales General and Administration costs the same as for 2007. Sales Quarter Units ’000s Unit $ $ ’000s
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deals with disclosure of Accounting Principles and policies used for preparation of financial statements of the companies. 2. AS 2: Valuation of Inventories- * It deals with determination of amount of inventory to be shown in financial statements. It is not applicable to shares‚ debentures‚ stock etc. The cost formulae prescribed are FIFO‚ weighted average. 3. AS 3: Cash Flow Statements- * It standard requires companies to report cash generation and utilization. Cash flow is
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Ethics Case 4-7 – Income Statement Presentation of Unusual Loss Requirement The Cranor Corporation suffered $10 million in expenses linked to a product recall. The company had endured product recalls in the past and they still occur in the business. To show revenue from continuing operations‚ Jim Dietz‚ the controller‚ wishes to describe the $10 million as an extraordinary loss‚ instead of an expense included in operating income. He states to the CEO that the company has never had a product
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ended 31 March 2011. UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 1ST QUARTER ENDED 31/3/2011 RM Million 31/3/2010 RM Million FINANCIAL PERIOD ENDED 31/3/2011 RM Million 31/3/2010 RM Million OPERATING REVENUE OPERATING COSTS - depreciation‚ impairment and amortisation - other operating costs OTHER OPERATING INCOME (net) OTHER GAINS (net) OPERATING PROFIT BEFORE FINANCE COST FINANCE INCOME FINANCE COST FOREIGN EXCHANGE GAIN ON BORROWINGS NET FINANCE (COST)/INCOME ASSOCIATES - share of results (net of tax)
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accounts affect the income statement and the balance sheet? Balance Sheet: When the Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts‚ a contra asset account‚ is reported on the balance sheet‚ the company expects that some of its accounts receivable will not be collected. It will debit Bad Debt Expense and credit Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts. This will result in reduction of “Current Assets” on balance sheet. Income Statement: This will also result in an expense on the income statement (Earlier than it
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explaining what EFN is. EFN is external funds needed and is calculated as the difference between the projected total assets and the projected total liabilities and equity. To calculate the EFN‚ we start with the income statement to get the amount of net income. To make the income statement‚ were supplied with a revenue growth of 8% for the next three years. Also‚ there is extra revenue from new initiatives from consulting and warehousing. All this gives us total revenues. To estimate expenses‚ we
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balance of $900. After analyzing the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger‚ the company’s management estimates that uncollectible accounts will be $15‚000. What will be the amount of uncollectible accounts expense reported on the income statement? 1/11/2011 | Accounts Receivable | a | $ 900.00 | | | Sales revenue | a | | $ 900.00 | | Uncollectable-Account expense | b | $ 15‚000.00 | | | Allowance for uncollectible accounts | b | | $ 15‚000.00 | |
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Links: 70‚000 18‚000 88‚000 80‚000 5‚590 173‚590 b(2)Prepare an income statement and a statement of cash flows for the period October 1–6‚ 2011 12-9-9 Increase in cash Cash balance‚ October 1‚ 2011 Cash balance‚ October 6‚ 2011
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operating‚ financing. | 7 | Unlike the other major financial statements‚ the statement of cash flows is not prepared from the adjusted trial balance. From what sources does the information to prepare this statement come‚ and what information does each source provide?Balance sheet and income statement | | | 8 | Why is it necessary to
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