Financial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
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Chapter 12, Problem 26E
Revenue per professional staff
The accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche is the largest international accounting firm in the world as ranked by total revenues. For two recent years, Deloitte & Touche reported the following for its U.S. operations:
- a. For the current and previous years, determine the revenue per professional staff.
- b. Interpret the trend between the two years.
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The accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche is the largest international accounting firm in the world as ranked by total revenues. For two recent years, Deloitte & Touche reported the following for its U.S. operations:
CurrentYear
PreviousYear
Revenue (in billions)
$19.9
$18.6
Number of professional staff (including partners)
79,347
71,212
a. For the current and previous years, determine the revenue per professional staff. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
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Current year
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Previous year
$fill in the blank 2
b. Interpret the trend between the two years.
Did the revenues increase or decrease?
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world as ranked by total revenues. For two recent years, Deloitte & Touche reported the
following for its U.S. operations:
Previous
Current
Year
Year
Revenue (in billions)
$16.1
$14.9
Number of professional staff (including partners)
58,585
53,592
a. For the current and previous years, determine the revenue per professional staff.
b. Interpret the trend between the two years.
Chapter 12 Solutions
Financial Accounting
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