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accounting:
If firm has provided all or substantial portion of
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arrangement exists.
If delivery has occurred or services have been
performed.
If the sellers price to the buyer is fixed or
determinable.
If collectability is reasonably assured.
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goods:
If seller has transferred to buyer significant
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or service delivery.
Too early for a firm when below conditions
exist:
Large and volatile uncollectible receivables.
Unusually large return of goods.
Excessive warranty expenditures.
Substantial increase in collection periods.
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when firms:
Recognize revenue on firm order for goods
held in inventory.
Recognize revenue earlier to physical delivery
and transfer of legal title to customer.
Recognize revenue based on a mere
indication of interest by customer.
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accounting periods.
Customers are identified, scope and price of
contract agreed upon in advance.
Customers make periodic payments as work
progresses.
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Percentage-of-Completion method
Recognizes revenue on completion of
expected costs
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Completed-Contract method
Recognizes revenue on completion of
contract.
Contract price, costs, degree of
completion not easily estimable
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Installment method
Recognizes revenue as and when portion
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Cost-Recovery method
Recognizes revenue not until cash is
received.
Recognizes matching amount of expenses
each period until full cost recovery occurs.
Shows profit only when cumulative cash
receipts exceed total costs.
On full cost recovery, recognizes further cash
receipts as revenues with no matching costs.
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Cost of Sales
Single largest expense for most retail and
manufacturing firms.
An expense is recognized when inventory
is consumed.
Expense recognition becomes difficult
when unit costs are small and inventory
items similar:
In such cases, cost of goods sold is measured
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Cost-flow assumptions
Weighted average
Determines the weighted average cost of all
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quality of information:
Inventory cost-flow assumption.
Price variation and inventory turnover ratio.
Liquidation of LIFO inventory layers.
Physical deterioration or obsolescence of
inventory.
Financing of inventory acquisitions.
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results in:
results in:
due to:
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Operating Profit
Sales revenue - Cost of sales + SG&A
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taxable income.
Plus (minus) an increase (a decrease) in
deferred tax liabilities between the
beginning and the end of the period.
Minus (plus) an increase (a decrease) in
deferred tax assets.
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liabilities
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employees retire.
Pension Benefit plans are sponsored by
employers:
Employers place a certain percentage of
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Benefit formula:
Pension Assets:
Funds
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amounts:
sheet:
in comprehensive income.
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Assets?
Cash contribution to Plan assets by
employers.
Actual return on plan assets.
Benefit payments to retirees.
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large:
corridor amount set as threshold for deferred gain or
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statements:
Discount rate used to compute the pension
benefit obligation.
Expected rate of return on pension
investments.
Rate of compensation increase, which affects
the amount of the PBO.
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Derivative Instruments
Help a firm mitigate the following risks:
Interest rate risk.
Foreign currency exchange rate risk.
Commodity price risk.
instrument.
Typically used to hedge against losses from
above mentioned risks.
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amount.
Comprehensive income.
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