Partnership - Answers An association of two or more persons to carry on as co-owners of a business
for profit
What are the advantages of a partnership? - Answers - Permits pooling of resources w/o complexities
- Easier and less costly than a corp
- Not subject to as much gov. regulation
- Income not subject to taxation at a partnership level
General Partnership - Answers partnership in which partners share equally in both responsibility and
liability
Limited Partnership - Answers A partnership with one or more general partners and one or more
limited partners.
What are the accounting issues related to partnerships? - Answers 1) Allocation of net income/loss to
partners
2) Changes in ownership
Capital account - Answers An account used to summarize the owner's equity in a business.
When a new partner is admitted to a partnership and assets invested are EQUAL to the capital
interest of the new partner, then the bonus goes to... - Answers No bonus
When a new partner is admitted to a partnership and assets invested are GREATER THAN the capital
interest of the new partner, then the bonus goes to... - Answers Bonus to EXISTING partners
When a new partner is admitted to a partnership and assets invested are LESS THAN the capital
interest of the new partner, then the bonus goes to... - Answers Bonus to NEW partner
General Partnership- Mutual Agency - Answers one partner can bind other partners to a contract if
he or she is acting within the general scope of the business
General Partnership- Unlimited Liability - Answers the responsibility of business owners for all of the
debts of the business
Managerial Accounting - Answers Provides info for managers INSIDE an org who direct and control
operations
Financial Accounting - Answers Provides info to stakeholders, creditors, and others who are OUTSIDE
the org
Managerial Accounting look at issues from the perspective of a _________. - Answers Manufacturer
What do MANUFACTURING COSTS consist of? - Answers 1) Direct Materials
2) Direct Labor
3) Manufacturing Overhead
Direct Materials - Answers Raw materials that can be physically and directly associated with
manufacturing the finished product.
Direct Labor - Answers The work of factory employees that can be physically and directly associated
with converting raw materials into finished goods
Manufacturing Overhead - Answers All manufacturing costs other than direct materials and direct
labor
What are the 3 different types of Cost Behaviors? - Answers 1) Variable Cost
2) Fixed Cost
3) Mixed Cost
Variable Cost - Answers a cost that rises or falls depending on how much is produced (ex: direct
materials, direct labor)
Fixed Cost - Answers Does not change when the volume of activity changes (ex: depreciation, rent,
advertising)
Mixed Cost - Answers contains both variable and fixed cost elements (ex: utilities, overhead)
High-Low Method (Cost Behaviors) - Answers 1) Choose two data points, the high and low ACTIVITY
LEVEL
2) Calculate the variable cost per unit = ($2 - $1)/(AL2 - AL1)
*$ = cost
*AL = activity level
Contribution Income Statement Format - Answers Sales Revenue