1102AFE Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: General Insurance, Listing Rules, Consumer Protection

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Accounting for decision making lecture 1 notes

What is Accounting

• Accounting is the process of identifying, measuring and communicating relevant

economic information (business transactions) about a particular business to a variety

of users for decision making

Identify →

Measuring→

Communicating→

Decision making

Transactions that

are able to be

reliably measured

and recorded

Analysis, recording

and classifying

transactions

Via income

statements, balance

sheets and

statements of cash

flows

Used for a range

of decisions by

external and

internal users

What are business transactions?

• They involve the:

o External exchange of something of value between two or more entities (one

of which is the business firm)

o They can be reliably measured and recorded

o They affect assets, liabilities and equity (see topic 6)

What is relevant information?

• Information that makes a difference in decision making

Accounting Information and Its Role in Decision Making

• Accounting information is designed to meet the needs of both:

o Internal users (management) = special purpose reports

o External users (stakeholders) = general purpose reports

• External users (defined as all users other than management) include:

o Investors (i.e. owners)- both current and prospective

o Suppliers and banks

o Employees

o Government authorities (e.g. ATO, ASIC)

o Customers

Financial Accounting and Management Accounting

• Financial accounting (lectures 1-6)

o Preparing and presenting financial statements primarily for external parties

o Statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting

Principles (GAAP)

• Financial statements (general purpose reports) consist of:

o Income statement (chapter 6, lecture 5)

o Statement of changes in equity (chapter 6)

o Balance sheet (chapter 5, lecture 4)

o Statement of cash flows (chapter 7, lecture 6)

• Income statement→ calculates profit

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• Statement of changes in equity→ calculates how the equity has changed during the

accounting period

• Balance sheet→ sapshot of assets, liailities ad oe’s euity for the business at

any given time (physical representation of the accounting equation)

o Assets- liailities= total oe’s euit

• Management accounting (lectures 7-11)

o Preparing internal reports for management to assist decision making

o Not regulated by rules like financial accounting

• Core activities include

o Formulating plans and budgets

o Providing information used in monitoring and controlling performance

• Some management accounting reports are used by financial accountants in

pepaig the fi’s external reports

• Managers of firms make use of both internal (management accounting) reports and

external (financial accounting) reports for decision making

• INSERT TABLE ON SLIDE 28

Role of professional accounting bodies

• There are two major professional accounting bodies in Australia

o CPA Australia

o The institute of Chartered Accountant in Australia (ICAA)

• Play an important role in regulating Australian businesses through

o Stringent regulation of their members

o Input into the standard-setting process (rules for preparing Financial

Statements) via the AASB (Australian Accounting Standards Board)

Accounting Regulation in Australia

5.1

Extent of Accounting Regulation

• The volume of rules and regulations behind (depend of type of business structure)

how accountants do things depends primarily on:

o Weather financial accounting or management accounting (discussed above)

o The type of business structure (discussed in detail in lecture 2 and not

pursued here) n

o Where a firm is required to produce general purpose reports for a wide range

of users

• Where a firm is required to produce general purpose reports for a wide range of

users, those firms must comply with:

o GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) developed over many years,

and

o Accounting standards (AASBs), developed by the AASB and professional

bodies (ICAA, CPA Australia)

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Document Summary

What is accounting: accounting is the process of identifying, measuring and communicating relevant economic information (business transactions) about a particular business to a variety of users for decision making. Transactions that are able to be reliably measured and recorded. Used for a range of decisions by external and internal users. Via income statements, balance sheets and statements of cash flows. Information that makes a difference in decision making. Accounting information and its role in decision making: accounting information is designed to meet the needs of both: Internal users (management) = special purpose reports: external users (stakeholders) = general purpose reports, external users (defined as all users other than management) include: Investors (i. e. owners)- both current and prospective: suppliers and banks, employees, government authorities (e. g. ato, asic, customers. Financial accounting and management accounting: financial accounting (lectures 1-6, preparing and presenting financial statements primarily for external parties, statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting.

Related Questions

QUESTION 1 The knowledge of financial accounting can assist people with decisions such as whether to extend credit to a business. True False 0.2 points Saved QUESTION 2 Employees of a company would not have a reason to use the information provided by financial accounting. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 3 Financial accounting should be used for assessing the financial health of large organizations only. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 4 Financial accounting can be helpful for a job candidate who is assessing the financial future of a potential employer. True False 0.2 points Saved QUESTION 5 Lenders might use the information produced by financial accounting when making loan decisions. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 6 Credit analysts prefer not to use information provided by financial accounting, as it is not accurate. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 7 Financial accounting is helpful to investment advisors. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 8 Financial accounting is more useful than managerial accounting. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 9 The decision to buy or rent equipment is an example of a decision aided by managerial accounting. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 10 Which of the following statements is true of financial accounting? A. It is used by external parties to make investment decisions. B. It is used to make lease or purchase decisions. C. Managerial accounting is another name for financial accounting, D. It is primarily used to make internal decisions of a business. E. The effectiveness of advertising can be judged using financial accounting. 0.2 points Saved QUESTION 11 The charge for using money over time, often associated with long-term loans, is known as: A. interest. B. principal. C. distribution charge. D. cash dividend. E. preferred dividend. 0.2 points Saved QUESTION 12 Which of the following is a common feature of financial and managerial accounting? A. Both have same objectives B. Both are prepared according to U.S. GAAP C. Both are reported at year end in the annual report D. Both are analyzed by external users while making investment decisions E. Both are used by the management in making decisions 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 13 Dividends are required to be paid to stockholders on an annual basis. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 14 An individual who owns one or more shares of stock in a corporation is an owner of that corporation. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 15 Corporations do not exist as separate legal entities apart from their owners. True False 0.2 points Save Answer

QUESTION 16 It is very difficult to buy or sell ownership shares of a corporation in a stock exchange. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 17 Stock markets match up investors who wish to buy shares with those who wish to sell them. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 18 Legal process by which owners of an organization apply to a state government to have it identified as an entity legally separate from its owners is called: A. stocking. B. filling. C. attributing. D. registration. E. incorporation. 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 19 An advantage of ownership in a sole proprietorship over ownership in a corporation is: A. tax benefits. B. having a board of directors. C. the ability to raise capital through issuance of stock. D. separation of owner and business as legal entities. E. limited liability for debts. 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 20 Who hires the management of a corporation? A. Stockholders B. Board of directors C. Creditors D. Government E. SEC 0.2 points Saved QUESTION 21 Inventory refers to the: A. excess amount paid for an asset over its fair value. B. intangible assets of a business. C. merchandise bought or manufactured for the purpose of selling. D. amount of net income reinvested by company for future operations. E. revenue generated from investment. 0.2 points Saved QUESTION 22 Investors use financial information to predict whether a: A. company will recruit more employees. B. company's stock price will increase C. company has invested in buildings. D. company will pay salaries. E. company's bond price will increase. 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 23 Financial accounting can be compared to a portrait. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 24 Financial statements provide the form and structure for the conveyance of financial information that will create a likeness of the reporting organization. True False 0.2 points Saved

QUESTION 25 The information reported in financial statements must be exact for an investor to make any decision. True False 0.2 points Saved

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I'll rate posting for sec times just do last parts likecost and balance sheet ( account balance and cost incurred ) that'sit ready question carefully then answer all last partthanks

Charles Maxwell is starting a cheesecake bakery, Able BakerCharlie Company, to produce and sell different flavored cheesecakesto restaurants and the general public. He has just begun his studyof accounting, and is a bit confused about the many types ofreports he has read about and how they will help him run hisbusiness. He asks you to help him clarify what the differencesbetween managerial accounting and financial accounting are. Heâsalso wondering how to set up his inventory, how to classify thecosts of his business, and how to fill in some missinginformation.

	Required:
1.	Choose whether thecharacteristics on the Managerial vs. Financial panel are mostoften associated with managerial accounting or financialaccounting.
2.	Charles has provided some ofthe costs he expects to incur on the Cost Classification panel.Decide on the classifications that could be applied to each ofthese costs using the table provided. The cost object in each caseis the cheesecake.
3.	Charles found some sampleincome statements and balance sheets on the Internet, and askedwhich of them might be most appropriate for a manufacturingbusiness like his. Review income statements A and B on the IncomeStatements panel, and balance sheets C and D on the Balance Sheetspanel. Determine which income statement and balance sheet would bemost appropriate for a manufacturing business like Able BakerCharlie. Then, on the Financial Statements panel, denote whichincome statement and balance sheet would be most appropriate for amanufacturing business.
4.	At the end of February, afterthe second month of operations of Able Baker Charlie Company,Charles shows you the data heâs collected, but he was unable tofigure out some of the amounts. On the Costs and Balances panel,determine the missing amounts. Note: It may behelpful to use T accounts to map the flow of the amounts throughthe manufacturing accounts and solve for the missing dollarvalues.

Managerial vs. Financial

Choose whether the following characteristics are most oftenassociated with managerial accounting or financial accounting.

	Managerial Accounting	Financial Accounting
Primarily used for internal decision making
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) must beused
Prepared statements usually pertain to the company as a wholerather than individual departments or products
Information provided will often be subjective, such asestimated future results
Often prepared on an as-needed basis rather than at fixedintervals
Use principles of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board(SASB) to provide sustainability information to external financialstatement users
Consideration of sustainability practices to contribute to thecompanyâs long-term success
Using eco-efficiency measures to reduce expenses

Cost Classification

Charles has provided some of the costs he expects to incur asfollows. Decide on the classifications that could be applied toeach of these costs using the table provided. The cost object ineach case is the cheesecake.

Cost	Product	Period	Direct	Direct	Factory	Selling	Administrative	Direct	Indirect	Prime	Conversion
Cost	Cost	Cost	Materials	Labor	Overhead	Expense	Expense	Cost	Cost	Cost	Cost
Eggs used to make cheesecakes
Bakerâs wages
Delivery driver wages
Depreciation of office computers
Power to run the cheesecake ovens
Presidentâs salary
Sales commissions
Factory supervisor salary

Financial Statements

Charles found some sample income statements and balance sheetson the Internet, and asked which of them might be most appropriatefor a manufacturing business like his. Review income statements Aand B on the Income Statements panel, and balance sheets C and D onthe Balance Sheets panel. Determine which income statement andbalance sheet would be most appropriate for a manufacturingbusiness like Able Baker Charlie Company.

Which income statement is most appropriate for a manufacturingbusiness?

Income statement A

Income statement B

Which balance sheet is most appropriate for a manufacturingbusiness?

Balance sheet C

Balance sheet D

Income Statements

Income Statement A (scroll down for Income StatementB):

Sample Company A

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y8

1	Sales		$42,000.00
2	Beginning finished goods inventory	$5,250.00
3	Plus cost of goods manufactured	6,400.00
4	Cost of finished goods available for sale	$11,650.00
5	Less ending finished goods inventory	400.00
6	Cost of goods sold		11,250.00
7	Gross profit		$30,750.00
8	Operating expenses:
9	Selling expenses	$6,400.00
10	Administrative expenses	5,250.00
11	Total operating expenses		11,650.00
12	Net income		$19,100.00

Income Statement B:

Sample Company B

Income Statement

For the Year Ended December 31, 20Y8

1	Sales		$42,000.00
2	Beginning merchandise inventory	$5,250.00
3	Plus net purchases	6,400.00
4	Merchandise available for sale	$11,650.00
5	Less ending merchandise inventory	400.00
6	Cost of merchandise sold		11,250.00
7	Gross profit		$30,750.00
8	Operating expenses:
9	Selling expenses	$6,400.00
10	Administrative expenses	5,250.00
11	Total operating expenses		11,650.00
12	Net income		$19,100.00

Balance Sheets

Balance Sheet C (scroll down for Balance SheetD):

Sample Company C

Balance Sheet

December 31, 20Y8

1	Assets
2	Cash		$20,800.00
3	Accounts receivable (net)		10,000.00
4	Merchandise inventory		6,000.00
5	Supplies		2,100.00
6	Land		17,000.00
7	Total assets		$55,900.00
8	Liabilities
9	Accounts payable		$17,800.00
10	Stockholdersâ Equity
11	Common stock	$19,000.00
12	Retained earnings	19,100.00
13	Total stockholdersâ equity		38,100.00
14	Total liabilities and stockholdersâ equity		$55,900.00

Balance Sheet D:

Sample Company D

Balance Sheet

December 31, 20Y8

1	Assets
2	Cash		$20,800.00
3	Accounts receivable (net)		10,000.00
4	Inventories:
5	Finished goods	$2,000.00
6	Work in process	1,500.00
7	Materials	2,500.00	6,000.00
8	Supplies		2,100.00
9	Land		17,000.00
10	Total assets		$55,900.00
11	Liabilities
12	Accounts payable		$17,800.00
13	Stockholdersâ Equity
14	Common stock	$19,000.00
15	Retained earnings	19,100.00
16	Total stockholdersâ equity		38,100.00
17	Total liabilities and stockholdersâ equity		$55,900.00

Costs and Balances

At the end of February, after the second month of operationsof Able Baker Charlie Company, Charles shows you the data heâscollected, but he was unable to figure out some of the amounts.Review the following data and fill in the missing amounts on thechart for Able Baker Charlie Company. Note: It maybe helpful to use T accounts to map the flow of the amounts throughthe manufacturing accounts and solve for the missing dollar values.It may also be helpful to review the steps for determining the costof materials used, total manufacturing cost incurred, and cost ofgoods manufactured.

Data forFebruary
Decrease in materialsinventory	$3,300
Materials inventory on Feb. 28	50% of materials inventory on Jan.31
Direct materials purchased	$12,600
Direct materials used	3 times the direct laborincurred
Total manufacturing costs incurredin period	$29,400
Total manufacturing costs incurredin period	70% of Cost of GoodsManufactured
Total manufacturing costs incurredin period	$7,000 less than Cost of GoodsSold

Account	Account Balances		Costs Incurred
Account	Jan.31	Feb.28	Costs Incurred
Materials Inventory			DirectMaterials Used
Work inProcess Inventory	$27,000		DirectLabor Incurred
FinishedGoods Inventory		$16,000	FactoryOverhead Incurred
			Cost ofGoods Sold

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A decentralized organization is one in which:

a. each stockholder is given decision-making authority.

b. only top-level management is given decision-makingauthority.

c. each employee in the organization is given permission to makedecisions about their company.

d. managers at various levels throughout the organization aregiven decision-making authority.

A local chain department store grants each of its store managersthe authority to make buying decisions for their stores. Grantingmanagers this kind of authority is found in which type oforganization?

a. Desegmented

b. Centralized

c. Segmented

d. Decentralized

A local chain electronics store does not allow its store ordistrict managers to make important decisions about their stores.The main role of store managers is to supervise employees and makesure day-to-day transactions run smoothly while district managerssupervise store managers and report profitability data back totop-level management. Not allowing store or district managersdecision-making authority is most likely to be found in which typeof organization?

a. Centralized

b. Desegmented

c. Segmented

d. Decentralized

When a few individuals at the top of an organization retaindecision-making authority, the organization is referred to asa(n):

a. investment center.

b. centralized organization.

c. decentralized organization.

d. profit center.

Which of the following statements regarding the structure oforganizations is false?

a. In a decentralized organization, decision-making authority isconfined to top-level management.

b. Decentralization may make it difficult for managers to shareunique and innovative ideas.

c. When decision-making authority is spread among too manymanagers, managers may become so concerned with their own area ofresponsibility that they lose sight of the company's overallfocus.

d. In a decentralized organization, there may be a lack ofcoordination and communication between segments.

Which of the following is an advantage of decentralization?

a. It allows top-level management who normally work at corporateheadquarters to get involved with the day-to-day decisions thatneed to be made at lower levels.

b. It allows managers to focus on their own area ofresponsibility rather than what is best for the company as awhole.

c. It requires very little as far as manager training costs.

d. It allows decisions to be made in a more timely manner.

Which of the following is not an advantage ofdecentralization?

a. It allows lower-level managers to focus on their ownparticular goals and objectives without having to consider theoverall company's goals and objectives.

b. It allows top-level managers more time to devote tolong-range strategic planning.

c. It permits lower-level managers to gain valuable on-the-jobtraining in order to become better managers.

d. It often creates higher job satisfaction for managers.

Which of the following is often not a disadvantage ofdecentralization?

a. Lack of coordination and communication between segments.

b. Higher training costs for lower-level managers.

c. Lack of company focus as lower-level managers may makedecisions that benefit their own particular segment.

d. Decreased job satisfaction for lower-level managers.

Which of the following is a disadvantage ofdecentralization?

a. Lower training costs for lower-level managers.

b. Less timely decisions are able to be made on a day-to-daybasis.

c. Decreased job satisfaction for lower-level managers.

d. Lack of coordination and communication between segments.

"Responsibility accounting" is the concept that says:

a. managers should be responsible for both revenues and costs oftheir particular segment.

b. managers should be held entirely responsible for allinvestment decisions that impact the particular segment in whichthey are in charge.

c. managers should be held responsible for only those thingsunder their control.

d. managers should never be held entirely responsible for thingsthat happen within the particular segment in which they are incharge.

A budget for a single unit of a product or service is called asa:

a. real cost.

b. fixed cost.

c. total cost.

d. standard cost.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the budgetedcost for direct materials?

a. It must be determined after materials are purchased for theyear.

b. It can not be determined if a company uses a just-in-timeinventory system.

c. It would consist of two components - a standard quantity anda standard price.

d. It would be used on a static budget but not a flexiblebudget.

Variance analysis compares:

a. standard costs and actual costs.

b. static budgets and flexible budgets.

c. product costs and period costs.

d. practical standards and ideal standards.

Which of the following statements is false regarding taskanalysis?

a. It uses actual historical data in the determination ofstandard costs.

b. It emphasizes what it should cost to produce a product ratherthan historical costs.

c. It examines the production process in detail.

d. It may involve the use of engineers.

Task analysis:

a. is used to set standard costs.

b. is used to determine the tasks that production employeesshould complete on a daily basis.

c. is used to evaluate employee performance.

d. emphasizes the historical costs of a product.

A(n) ____ is attainable only when near-perfect conditionsexist.

a. static budget

b. ideal standard

c. flexible budget

d. practical standard

In most companies, machines break down occasionally andemployees are often less than perfect. Which type of standardacknowledges these characteristics when determining the standardcost of a product?

a. Practical standard

b. Ideal standard

c. Efficiency standard

d. Budgeted standard

Hathaway Inc. produces and sells golf umbrellas to localresorts. Hathaway anticipates April to be a busy month with thesale of 2,000 umbrellas. The company has prepared the followingstatic budget for April:

Sales revenue (2,000 units)	$60,000
Variable costs:
Direct materials	6,000
Direct labor	8,000
Overhead	2,500
Fixed costs	6,000
Net operating income	$37,500

During April, Hathaway actually produced and sold 2,300 umbrellas.What should be Hathaway's net operating income in April based on aflexible budget?

a. $35,025

b. $43,125

c. $44,025

d. $37,500

Hoppe Inc. manufactures widgets. Management has determined thateach widget has a standard materials cost of $3.50 when 2.5 ouncesof raw material at a cost of $1.40 per ounce are used. The staticbudget for the month of December showed an estimated production of4,000 widgets in December. During December, 4,300 widgets wereactually produced. The actual cost for each widget was $3.60 when2.25 ounces of raw material at a cost of $1.60 per ounce werepurchased and used. What should be the total direct materials costaccording to Hoppe's flexible budget for December?

a. $14,000

b. $15,480

c. $14,400

d. $15,050

Violetta Inc. manufactures plastic storage boxes. Management hasdetermined that each medium-sized box has a standard materials costof $1.20 when 4 pounds of raw material at a cost of $.30 per poundare used. The static budget for the month of March showed anestimated production of 15,000 boxes in March. During March, 17,000boxes were actually produced. The actual cost for each box was$1.56 when 3.9 pounds of raw material at a cost of $.40 per poundwere purchased and used. What should be the total direct materialscost according to Violetta's flexible budget for March?

a. $26,520

b. $23,400

c. $18,000

d. $20,400

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