Corporate Financial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, Jeff Jones
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Ethics in Action
Head Donuts Inc. is a retailer of designer headphones, earphones, and hands-free audio devices. Polly Ester, the company president, is reviewing the company’s financial statements after the dose of the fiscal year and is troubled that earnings decreased by 10%. She shares her concerns with the company’s chief accountant, Lucas Simmons, who points out that the drop in earnings was balanced by a 20% increase in
Is Lucas behaving in an ethical and professional manner? Explain your answer.
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Shortly after the end of the fiscal year, the company performs a physical count of the inventory. When Margie compares the physical count to the balance in the inventory account, she finds a significant amount of inventory shrinkage. The amount is so large that it will result in a significant drop in earnings this period. Margie's boss asks her not to make the adjusting entry for shrinkage this period. He assures her that they will get “caught up” on shrinkage in the next period, after the pressure is off to reach this period's earnings goal. Margie's boss asks her to do this as a personal favor to him.…
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Corporate Financial Accounting
Ch. 13 - What is the principal disadvantage of the direct...Ch. 13 - What are the major advantages of the indirect...Ch. 13 - A corporation issued 2,000,000 of common stock in...Ch. 13 - A retail business, using the accrual method of...Ch. 13 - If salaries payable was 100,000 at the beginning...Ch. 13 - Prob. 6DQCh. 13 - A corporation issued 2,000,000 of 20-year bonds...Ch. 13 - Fully depreciated equipment costing 50,000 was...Ch. 13 - Prob. 9DQCh. 13 - Name five common major classes of operating cash...
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