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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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Laura McBride, First Nations Director, and Curator for the Australian Museum stated that, "until historic inequities are addressed, the gap between Indigenous peoples and non-indigenous Australians will only continue to widen". Consequently, the inability of indigenous Australians to fully participate in decision-making and have unencumbered access to the economic and cultural wealth they hold, disproportionately exposes them to complex disadvantage. Critically discuss this viewpoint by answering the following questions: a) Assess and explain the current status of participation of indigenous Australians in the economy. To what extent has the Commonwealth (federal) government supported job creation, and encouraged the translation of First Nations people's knowledges, assets, interests and rights into tangible, economic benefits for their communities? b) The Commonwealth (federal) government has traditionally focused on creating training and employment pathways for First Nations people,…
Consolidated Balance Sheet Working Paper, Identifiable Intangibles International Auto (IA) acquires all of the stock of Genuine Parts (GP) and reports the acquisition as a stock investment on its own books. The acquisition involves the following payments. All amounts are in thousands. Cash paid to GP shareholders $10,000 2,400 Cash paid to consultants and lawyers Fair value of new IA stock issued, 1,000 shares, $4 par 72,000 1,800 500 Stock registration fees, paid in cash Fair value of earnings contingency The earnings contingency, if paid, will occur three years subsequent to the acquisition. The balance sheet accounts of GP and IA, just prior to the acquisition, are as follows: International Auto (in thousands) Current assets Fixed assets, net Trademarks Current liabilities Long-term liabilities Common stock, par value Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive income Treasury stock Total Book Value Dr (Cr) $60,000 840,000 178,000 (50,000) (700,000)…
MCQ4 Which of the following is not a characteristic of an intangible asset? It may be impaired and written off. It may be amortized using the straight-line method. Its useful life may exceed its legal life for amortization. O It has no physical substance.

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