ABOVE THE BOTTOM LINE: AN ANALYSIS OF AN ACCOUNTING ARTICLE
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This 3-page paper analyzes the article "Control cash-register thievery: show your clients the importance of looking above the bottom-line," by Joseph T. Wells published in Journal of Accountancy in June, 2002.
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Absolute Advantage, Comparative Advantage and Opportunity Cost
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This 3 page paper looks at the concepts of absolute advantage in comparative advantage comparing and contrasting the two. The paper then defines and discusses opportunity cost and considers the way in which this is seen with in international trade theory. The bibliography cites for sources.
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Absorption and Marginal Costing
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This 12 page paper looks at absorption, marginal and activity based costing. The paper starts with the basics of absorption costing, followed by marginal costing and activity based costing, and then uses the information to analysis the different advantages and weaknesses of each system and assess which management accounting technique would be best utilised for internal decision making processes. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Absorption versus Variable Costing
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This 7 page paper gives an excellent overview between these two cost accounting methods. Also gives differences based on manufacturing as well as service providing organizations.Bibliography lists two sources.
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Accountancy, Decision Making, Marketing, Motivation – Tutorial
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This 62 page paper incorporates 5 essays addressing different topics within the general headings in the title. Essay #1 begins with a scenario and then discusses quantitative methods for forecasting, specifically explaining the time-series decomposition model. The essay does not include actual calculations but describes this model. Essay #2 focuses on strategic marketing management and includes discussions of developing brand loyalty and brand equity and marketing and advertising to gain market share. This essay also includes a discussion of the importance of global branding. Essay #3 is about managing people and organizations and includes discussions and explanations of several theories of motivation, including a discussion of theories of motivation for today's knowledge workers. Essay #4 discusses accountancy for managers and includes explanations of the absorption costing approach, marginal costing and activity based costing. The last essay is about strategic decision making and competitor analysis. It discusses economies of scale, economies of scope, marginal costing, price elasticity of demand. This final section also includes a comprehensive discussion of Porter's structure -> conduct -> performance paradigm and resource-based approaches to strategy. Numerous examples are incorporated in each section. 4 Illustrations are included. Tutorial comments are incorporated throughout the text. Bibliography lists 44 sources.
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