Horngren's Cost Accounting, Student Value Edition (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780134476032
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.1Q
“Capital budgeting has the same focus as accrual accounting.” Do you agree? Explain.
Expert Solution & Answer
To determine
Capital Budgeting:
It refers to the long term investment decisions that has been taken by the top management of a company and that are irreversible in nature. These decisions require investment of large amount of cash of the company.
To explain: Whether the given statement is correct or not.
Answer to Problem 21.1Q
The given statement is not correct.
Explanation of Solution
- Accrual accounting focuses on the transactions in a particular accounting period while capital budgeting considers the cash flows throughout the life of the asset.
- Therefore, this statement is false that capital budgeting and accrual accounting has same focus.
Conclusion
Thus, the given statement is not correct.
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