Accounting

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  • Accountancy Student

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    The Accountancy program remains as one of the toughest courses offered in the Philippines. Every year, two board examinations take place–one in May and one in October. The said exam usually reaches a mere 50% passing rate probably making it one of the hardest board exams currently present in the country. Also present in this program, are the zero-based grading systems, grade retention policies, and qualifying exams that screen the abilities of students. Because of these grueling challenges, individuals

  • If The Cross-Price Elasticity Between Ketchup And Hamburgers

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    Managerial Economics Assignment Submitted to Professor Amit Sharma   1. When the price of corn was "low," consumers in the United States spent a total of $8 billion annually on its consumption. When the price halved, consumer expenditures actually DECREASED to $6 billion annually. This indicates that: A. The demand for corn is elastic. B. The demand curve for corn is upward sloping. C. Corn is a Giffen good. D. The demand for corn is inelastic. Solution: C. Corn is a Giffen good

  • Scoot Airlines Case Study

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    Behavioural issues may occur as well, For Example scoots airline fuel procurement working with a tight budget may decide to purchase low quality jet fuel resulting in reduced efficiency thus affecting the Scoot’s performance. As Managers depend on accounting information to facilitate or influence decision making, too much information will result information overload and they are unable to pick up the most important details and makes poor decision affecting the company performance. Likewise the same

  • Bernie Madoff

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    laundering, false statements, perjury, making false filings with the SEC, theft from an employee benefit plan, and gross negligence. He was charged with 150 years of imprisonment and forfeiture of $17.179 billion dollars. • Although he worked in accounting and as a market-maker (wholesale), where he matched buyers of stock with sellers on Wall Street, he had a side business where he acted as an investment advisor but he wasn’t registered as one. • Madoff would pay clients like Fidelity

  • Advantages Of Activity Based Costing

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    recent advancement in cost accounting, it is quickly being adopted by different companies across numerous commercial enterprises, inside government and different associations similar to foundations, finance or administration sectors. This is coupled with administration routines, a far-reaching scope of employments, engaging usage of ABC data for a wide mixed bag of company capacities and operations, for example, process examination, systematic support, and time-based accounting cost, checking wastage

  • Michelle Singletary's Not All College Majors Are Created Equal

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    Alternatively, I see a lot of professionals get over-invested in accounting only to discover that the career is not a good fit for them. Just like what Singletary mentioned in her article that career planning is equally important for all students in order to achieve a career that they are happy with along with a good

  • The Importance Of Internal Control

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    reporting and efficiency or effectiveness of the operation. Statement of internal control (SIC) used as a guideline to audit committees to describe the effectiveness of internal control in an organization and it is authorized by those organizations accounting officer. In the current climate of fiscal restraint and declining availability of resources, it is important that central government bodies can demonstrate the resources that they are responsible for are appropriately managed and controlled

  • Advantages And Disadvantages Of Financial Statements

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    While this is so, the statements do not necessarily reflect the current value of since these can be affected by the choice of accounting principles and policies. The value of assets is illustrated in the balance sheet. The principles and policies used in the preparation of a balance sheet causes its ability to reflect the current value of assets to be limited. A balance sheet

  • Enron Case Study

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    In August of 2001, Watkins scheduled a meeting with Kenneth Lay to discuss the accounting practices of Enron, letting Lay know this misinformation will ruin the company. Sherron explained to him at that time, that Enron needed to come clean about potentially disastrous accounting tricks or face implosion. (NBC News, 2006). Kenneth Lay did not listen to Sherron Watkins or respond in order to avoid the failure of Enron and keep

  • Female Circumcision Case Study

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    include: Infections, Pain, bleeding and Trauma, problems with gynecological health, psychological, sexually transmitted infections and emotional stress, and problems during pregnancy and labour. 1.2 Objective of the study  To identify factors accounting for female circumcision in Kenya 1.2.1 Specific objectives  To identify factors that account for Female circumcision practice  To assess the prevalence of Female circumcision  To investigate regional differences in Female circumcision