MBA Accounting

Question Bank On Accounting Concepts

Under this heading of Interpretation of financial statements, it is a pre-requisite for any MBA student to have the ability to interpret what’s in the financial statement of a company, hence the need  to understand some important financial accounting ratio.

Append below are a list of all articles on interpretation of the financial statement of a company:

PART A:FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RATIO ANALYSIS OF A COMPANY:

Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis-Commonly or Frequently Asked Questions

Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis- The Common Size Financial Statements As A Tool Used In Ratio Analysis

Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis-Principal Tools Used In The Analysis Of Financial Statements

Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis-Guides To The Analyzing of The Financial Statements

ANNUAL REPORT:

Assessing The Quality Of Management

Assessing The Quality of Earnings

Financial Ratio Analysis-The Market Valued Added (MVA)

Financial Ratio Analysis-The Market To Book Ratio

Financial Ratio Analysis-Sources Of Information Available

Financial Ratio Analysis- The Defensive Interval Ratio

Financial Ratio Analysis-Assessing the LIQUIDITY of a company

Financial Ratio Analysis-Assessing the PROFITABILITY of a company

Financial Ratio Analysis-Assessing The ACTIVITY of assets utilised of a company

Financial Ratio Analysis-Assessing the LEVERAGE OR GEARING of a company

Financial Ratio Analysis-Assessing the MARKET VALUE of a company

Financial Ratio Analysis-ALTMAN Z SYSTEM to forecast BANKRUPTCY of a company.

Price Earning Ratio-Is It A Useful Ratio To Understand?

Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis-Which Ratios have the Value?

USEFUL TIPS ON THE INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
How To Spot Companies Which Are Likely To Issue Bonus Issue.
 
How To Spot Undervaluation in The Notes To The Financial Statements (Part 1 of 2)
 
How To Spot Undervaluation in The Notes To The Financial Statements (Part 2 of 2)
 

WHAT IS IN THE ANNUAL REPORT/FINANCIAL STATEMENTS?
 
Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis-What Is In The Annual Report
 
Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis-Reading The Chairman Report
 
The Chairman’s Statement In The Annual Report
 
Reading The Directors’ Profile In The Annual Report
 
Notes To The Financial Statement-Related Parties
 
Notes To The Financial Statement-Income Tax
 
DUPONT SYSTEM:
 
Dupont System-An Overview Of ROA & ROE

Dupont System-A Matter Of Leverage Or Is It Financial Efficiency
 
OTHERS:
 
What are Growth Companies?
 
What is Overtrading- Definition, Causes, Consequences And Remedy
 
Air Asia Bhd –Substance Over Form
 
What Is Secret Reserve
 
Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis- Understand What Is Free Cash Flow
 
Competitive Analysis Using Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis
 
Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis- What Other Factors Beyong Ratios That Needs To Be Considered
 
Financial Accounting Ratio Analysis- Basic Understanding of existing and potential net tangible assets basis (NTA)
 
GEARING-Its Determinants & Advantages and Disadvantages

Besides the managing of working capital, managers need to embark on major long term decision wherein it involves major investment in capital requirements to reap certain rate of required return.

Append below is a list of all articles pertaining to this capital investment decisions:

Stage 1: Pre-Investment:-

Pre-investment appraisal-which is the best method?

Pre-investment appraisal-understand the time-value money concept

Pre-investment appraisal-understand the future value money concept

Pre-investment appraisal-understand the present value money concept

Stage 2: Different Methods/Types Of Investment Appraisal

Capital Investment Appraisal Method-Accounting Rate Of Return

Capital Investment Appraisal Method-Internal Rate Of Return 

Capital Investment Appraisal Method-Payback Method 

Capital Investment Appraisal Method-Net Present Value (NPV) 

Advantages and Disadvantages Of Internal Rate Of Return

The Profitability Index- Its Advantages & Disadvantages

Net Present Value (NPV) Methods Compared to Other Capital Appraisal Methods 

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Activity based costing is nothing new but it has been recently been catching up due to many who starting to perceive the inadequacy of using the normal traditional methods.

Append below is a listing of all articles pertaining to activity-based costing:

Principles of Activity-based costing

An overview approach of Activity-based costing 

Shortcomings/Limitations of the traditional based costing compared to Activity-based costing 

Factors and Steps/Procedures in the implementation of activity-based costing 

Types of Activity Measures & Activity Cost Pool & Corresponding Activity Measures

Activity-based costing as a One-step attribution system compared to other traditional systems

Constraints/Limitations Of Activty-based costing

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Pricing plays an extremely crucial role in making people buy the product(s) or service(s). Hence, managers need to understand some basics about some of the contemporary pricing methodologies.

Append below is a list/snapshot of all articles on pricing methodologies:

Different Types of Pricing Methodology

What Are the factors to consider in pricing

Variable or Marginal Cost Plus Pricing Method

Minimum Pricing Method

Break-even Pricing Method

Rate of Return Pricing Method

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Append below a list of articles under the heading of Relevant Costs:

Understand what are relevant costs used in short term decision 

Types of Relevant costs (Part1)

Types of Relevant costs(Part2)

Limiting factor in Short Term Decision

MAKE OR BUY -Short Term Decision

SPARE CAPACITY-Short Term Decision  

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Append below is a list of articles under Cost-Volume-Profit(Managerial Accounting:

Break-even point in Cost-Volume-Profit

Steps to follow in Using Contribution Margin in the Cost-Volume-Profit Relationship

Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships - Benefits or Objectives 

Limitation of Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis In Short Term Decision 

Introduction & Assumptions Made in Cost-Volume-Profit 

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Append below a list of articles under the heading of Cost Behaviour(Managerial Accounting):

Cost Unit Versus Cost Centre

The Difference Between Allocation And Apportionment

How Costs Being Classified

Product Costs Versus Period Costs

Direct Costs Versus Indirect Costs

Fixed, Variable And Mixed Costs

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Below is the snapshot of all articles pertaining to Budgeting:-

1. The Objectives of Budgeting(Part1)
2. The Benefits & Limitation of Budgeting(Part2)
3. Key Success Factors for Budgeting(Part3)
4. Steps Involved in Budgeting(Part4)
5. Difference between Budget & Budgetary Control System(Part5)
   
6. Key features of budgetary control(Part6)
7. Objectives & Purposes/Roles Of Budget Commitee(Part7)
8. Budget Manual(Part8)
9. Types Of Budget-Flexible Budget(Part9)
10. Types of Budget-Incremental Budget(Part10)
11. Types of Budget-Zero Based Budgeting(Part11)
12. Understand what is Responsibility Accounting(PART12)
13. Understand what is Capital Budget,Operating Budget, Summary Budget & Master Budget
14. What is in the Cash Operating Budget?
15. What is in the Production Operating Budget?

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Append below is a snap-hot of all articles relating to Cash Flows Statements:-

The Importance of Differentiating Profit And Cash

Managing Your Company’s Cash-flows

Cash Sufficiency Ratio Of A Company(PartA)

Cash Flow Efficiency Ratio Of A Company(PartB)