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I have a test on accounting soon, I know almost nothing about it (mainly since I started half way through and the teacher is crap).

First question:

What are the names of the '7 journals' ?

(I can't find this anywhere using google :(  )
 

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Re: graar! Help me with my accounting !
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2004, 01:04:52 AM »
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Cash reciepts, Cash Payments, General journal, Accounts Payable, Accounts recievable,  Purchase Returns and Allowances Journal, Sales journal

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I think :lol:

God, could there ever *BE* a more boring subject?  :lol:

:-D Thanks, I'll just have to learn those by pure rote :-(
I'm screwed if I can't write what they are for, or what they do, or whatever...

This is the most boring - AND USELESS - subject EVER!!! :-x

I failed this two years ago, when I first attempted this course. If it wasn't for accounting, I think I would have passed the course back then :(

 

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Re: graar! Help me with my accounting !
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2004, 01:13:57 AM »
@T_Bone

:-(   I see 8 of them
 

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Re: graar! Help me with more Q's...
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2004, 01:37:09 AM »
What are the items involved in COGS ?

What's a good definition of "Accrual based accounting" or "Accrual method accounting" or "Accrual accounting" ?

What is Gross loss:

What are some "General Jounal" examples?

What means "Bad Debts", and "Sundry Debtor", and "Sundry Creditors" ?


What is "6 Analysis transactions" ?

What is all of that about??? :-? :-(



"Accounting" doesn't belong in Dip. Tech. :-x
 

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I think I passed the test!!!!

The teacher was nice enough to come around and give us "hints" (ie. answers ;), and make sure that we would all pass! :)


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Is there not a textbook with this course? If so, read it.
A few photocopied notes from books that we should be owning. And the notes don't explain in detail how everthing is done. Too much knowledge is assumed.

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Else, since you came in halfway through you could ask the instructor these questions.
He was upset because he thought that I would study, and even though I tried to study, I still didn't understand it. :(

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Saying sorry you've been such a bad student but you really want to learn and ask questions.
That's what I started to do from the test revision on friday.

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Good relations with teachers always improves marks  It's harder to fail people you like than people you don't know or actually dislike.
That's happened before. In about two subjects I only scraped through because the teacher found all sorts of places to give me extra marks. ;-)

Actually, when I was stuck with some of the 'easier' stuff, I called him over the holidays, and went around to his place (he lives ony 2 streets away from me). He showed me exactly what to do, but didn't explain any of it at the time.


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Else, LIBRARY!
Which is where I've been 5 days a week!

In fact, I've come here to study something else, and instead I'm sitting at this iMac mucking around on amiga.org ....
 

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Okay, I passed that test. Now there is another assignment for me to do.

I'm wondering if anybody could 'help' me with it. :P

Here goes (I don't understand any of it):

(some of it is written as a table, so I've seperated the different collumns with commas)

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The following information relates to the wholesale confectionery business of
J. Cooper.

You are required to write a report to management interpreting the profitability and financial stability position of the business for 1998 and 1999.

Unclassified Comparative Balance Sheets as at 30th June.
    ,1997,1998,1999
Equities, $000's ,$000's ,$000's
 Creditors Control , 160, 180, 400
 Bank Overdraft , - , - , 30
 Accrued Expenses , 22 , 20 , 30
 Capital - J. Cooper , 700 , 800 , 800
 , 882 , 1000 , 1260

Assets
 Cash at Bank, 55 , 70 , -
 Debtors Control , 200 , 170 , 250
 Stock, 120, 110 , 290
 Prepayments , 8 , 10, 10
 Delivery Vehicles , 94 , 80 , 145
 Fixtures and Fittings , 45 , 40 , 45
 Land and Buildings , 360 , 520 , 520
 , 882 , 1000 , 1260
Comparative Simplified Revenue Statements
for the years ended 30th June

  , 1998, 1999
  , $000's , $000's
 Net Sales, 800, 1200
 Less Cost of Goods Sold , 420, 720
 Gross Profit, 380, 480
 Less Expenses,
 Selling , 150, 190
 Administration, 60 , 70
 Finance (excluding interest), 30, 57
 Profit before interest, 140, 163
 Interest expence, -, 3
 Profit, 140, 160
Additional information:
- All sales and purchases are on credit
- Profits are withdrawn from the business throughout the year.
 

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Re: graar! Help me with my accounting module for my _technology_ course!
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2004, 01:38:54 AM »
WTF is this crap???


I have ratio's to fill out, however I haven't been given the entire lot of ratio's required.

What's a gearing ratio?

What is Creditors Turnover?

What is Property Ratio

What is Return on Owners Funds?

How do I explain what the percentages are?

None of this is in our notes, none was taught in class.

PLEASE HELP MEEEEEE :-(
 

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Re: graar! Help me with my accounting module for my _technology_ course!
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2004, 03:50:23 AM »
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Beats me, I leave that crap to the wife. :lol:
That's it! I'm going to fail this tech. course for sure - and it's not my fault! :-(

:nervous:

(All thanks to somoe dufus who put accounting in by mistake)
 

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Re: graar! Help me with my accounting module for my _technology_ course!
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2004, 06:19:42 AM »
Okay, I've just done a test.

I think I've passed, however the teacher virtually gave us the answers during the test, AND I cheated with some of it. (I wrote some of the notes into my TI-92 Plus calculator, and referenced them during the test. I would have had no idea with it, otherwise ;)


The teacher has given me his rough notes for the assignment, also! They're virtually the answers, except there is a little work for me.

:-) I might actually pass.