Principles of Accounting
Principles of Accounting
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Author: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers, Susan V. Crosson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Determine the total revenue for CVS and S Airline Company from the corresponding income statement, and explain how the nature of business will affect the revenue recognition for prescription to fill the CVS against S Airline tickets. Determine when the cash is received and revenue earned for each company.

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The realization principle determines when a business should recognize revenue. Listed next are three common business situations involving revenue. After each situation, we give two alternatives as to the accounting period (or periods) in which the business might recognize this revenue. Select the appropriate alternative by applying the realization principle, and explain your reasoning.a. Airline ticket revenue: Most airlines sell tickets well before the scheduled date of the flight. (Period ticket sold; period of flight)
From the following list, identify which items are considered original sources: prepaid insurance bank statement sales ticket general journal trial balance balance sheet telephone bill invoice from supplier company sales account income statement
a. What do the accounting policies say in the annual report (footnotes) regarding the cost of revenue? What are the drivers to the cost of revenue and the trends? b. Are there any trends in sales and marketing expenses or research and development? Are these amounts reasonable for the type of business? c. Compare general and administrative expenses to similar companies. Are they reasonable? d. What is the ratio of net interest income (expense) to income from operations? Is this a safe ratio for the company? Why or why not?

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