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  CTBU 102 ~ Accounting Procedures II

 

Course Number:

CTBU 102

Course Title:

Accounting Procedures II

Area(s) of Study:

Business

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Prerequisites:

None

Total Hours:

64  Lecture: 64  Lab: 0  Shop: 0

Credits:

4

Required:

Varies with program of study

Elective:

Varies with program of study

Credit by Exam Available?

Yes - instructor may arrange challenge

Alternative Learning Opportunities:

Online

Prepared by:

Randy Schmitz

Date:

September 2, 2004

                        

 

 

  Catalog Course Description  

Covers the accounting cycle as it applies to partnership and corporation forms of ownership, including a study of accounting for promissory notes and the valuation of receivables, inventories and plant assets.  Corporate, departmental and manufacturing accountings are also emphasized.  

  Course Goals (Expected Outcomes)  

Accounting Procedures II continues the students’ investigation of basic accounting concepts and procedures, always taking into consideration students varying objectives.  The course of instruction provides the following:

Vocational preparation for students entering the job market in accounting

 

A practical background in accounting for students embarking on other business careers, whether in clerical, secretarial, technical, sales, or management positions.

 

Retraining for students making career changes

 

Preparation and background for students planning more advanced studies in accounting 

Upon completion of this course,

students are expected to demonstrate the capabilities required to describe, calculate, and journalize various activities pertinent to Promissory Notes.

students are expected to demonstrate the capabilities required to evaluate—  

Receivables  

based on the concept of matching current bad debt losses with current sales

implementing the various approaches for record keeping

applying several methods of estimation

Inventories

understanding the importance of valuation and its effect on the financial statements

utilizing various methods of assigning costs

Plant and Equipment

explaining the general concept of depreciation

describing acceptable methods of calculating depreciation

maintaining appropriate records

acquisition, exchange and disposition

students are expected to demonstrate the capabilities required to account for the differences in organization as presented by—  

Partnerships  

compare and contrast to Sole Proprietorship

establishment/agreement

distribution of net income/loss

dissolution/liquidation  

Corporation

compare and contrast to Sole Proprietorship or Partnership  

establishment

classification of common stock

various activities peculiar to corporations

capital stock activities

corporate income tax

retained earnings

dividends  

description and classification of long-term investments

students are expected to demonstrate the capabilities required to interpret and explain the concepts relating to

Cash Flow

Comparative Financial Statements

Departmental Accounting

Manufacturing Accounting  

  Course Objectives Outline (Competencies)  

 I.  Promissory Notes

A.  Define a promissory note

B.  Calculate the interest on promissory notes

C.  Determine the due dates of promissory notes

D.  Make journal entries for

1) notes given to secure an extension of time on an open account

2) payment of an interest-bearing note at maturity

3) notes given in exchange for merchandise or other property purchased

4) notes given to secure a cash loan, when the borrower receives the full face value of the note

5) notes given to secure a cash loan, when the bank discounts the note

6) payment of a non-interest-bearing note at maturity

7) renewal of a note at maturity

8) receipt of a note from a charge customer

9) receipt of payment of an interest-bearing note at maturity

10) receipt of a note as a result of granting a personal loan

11) receipt of a note in exchange for merchandise or other property

12) receipt of interest and renewal of a note at maturity

13) discounting of an interest-bearing note

E.  Complete a notes payable register

F.  Complete a notes receivable register

G.  Make journal entries to record the

1) adjustment for accrued interest on notes payable

2) adjustment for Discount on Notes Payable

3) conversion of Discount on Notes Payable to Interest Expense

4) adjustment for accrued interest on notes receivable

II.  Valuation of Receivables

A.  Make the adjusting entry to record estimated bad debt losses by using the allowance method of handling bad debts

1) Determine the amount of the adjusting entry by aging Accounts Receivable

2) Determine the amount of the adjusting entry by using a percentage of Accounts Receivable

3) Calculate the amount of the adjusting entry by using a percentage of Sales or Net Sales

B.  Journalize the entries to write off accounts receivable as being uncollectible, using the allowance method of accounting for bad debt losses

C.  Journalize entries to reinstate accounts receivable previously written off, using the allowance method

D.  Journalize the entries to write off accounts receivable as being uncollectible using the specific charge-off method

E.  Journalize entries to re-instate accounts receivable previously written off using the specific charge-off method

III.  Valuation of Inventories

A.  Determine the overstatement or understatement of cost of goods sold, gross profit, and net income resulting from a change in the ending merchandise inventory amount

B.  Determine unit cost, the value of the ending inventory, and the cost of goods sold

 

1) specific identification

2) weighted-average cost

3) first-in, first-out

4) last-in, first-out

C.  Journalize transactions relating to perpetual inventories

D.  Complete a perpetual inventory record card

IV.  Valuation of Plant and Equipment

A.  Allocate costs to Land, Land Improvements, and Buildings accounts

B.  Calculate depreciation

1) straight-line method

2) units of production method

3)  declining balance method

4) sum of the years' digits method

C.  Differentiate among capital expenditures, revenue expenditures, and extraordinary repairs expenditures

D.  Prepare journal entries for discarding of assets fully depreciated, discarding of assets not fully depreciated, sale of assets involving a loss, sale of assets involving a gain, exchange of assets involving a loss on the trade, and exchange of assets involving a gain on the trade

E.  Maintain a plant and equipment subsidiary ledger

V.  Partnerships

A.  Define a partnership, and

1) list the main advantages and the main disadvantages of a partnership

2) journalize initial investments

B.  Provide for the division of net income and loss

1) on the basis of fractional shares

2) on the basis of ratio of capital investments

3) on the basis of salary and interest allowances

C.  Journalize the closing entries for a partnership

D.  Prepare a statement of partners' equity

E.  Journalize entries involving the sale of a partnership interest or withdrawal of a partner

F.  Journalize entries pertaining to the liquidation of a partnership involving the immediate sale of the assets for cash

VI.  Corporations

A.  Define a corporation

B.  Name at least two advantages and two disadvantages of a corporation

C.  Journalize entries for the issuance of par‑value stock

D.  Journalize entries for the issuance of no-par stock

E.  Journalize entries for the sale of stock on the subscription basis

F.  Prepare a classified balance sheet for a corporation, including Subscriptions Receivable, Organization Costs, Paid-in Capital, and Retained Earnings accounts

VII.  Cash Flow

A.  Describe the statement of cash flow, and define cash and cash equivalents

B.  State the purpose of the statement of cash flows

C.  State the uses of the statement of cash flows by management, investors, and creditors

D.  Identify cash inflows and outflows as operating, investing, or financing activities

E.  Calculate amounts of cash inflows and outflows involving operating, investing, and financing activities

F.  Prepare a statement of cash flows using the direct method

VIII.  Comparative Income Statements

A.  Prepare a comparative income statement and balance sheet involving horizontal analysis.

B.  Prepare a comparative income statement and balance sheet involving vertical analysis.

C.  Express income statement data in trend percentages.

D.  Compute

1) working capital

2) current ratio

3) quick ratio

4) merchandise inventory turnover

5) ratio of stockholders' equity to liabilities

6) ratio of the value of plant and equipment to long-term liabilities.

E.  Calculate

1) equity per share

2) rate of return on common stockholders' equity

3) earnings per share of common stock

4) price-earnings ratio.

IX.  Departmental Accounting

A.  Compile a departmental income statement extended through Gross Profit.

B.  Compile a departmental work sheet.

C.  Compile a departmental income statement extended through Income from Operations.

D.  Apportion operating expenses among various operating departments.

E.  Compile a departmental income statement extended through departmental margin.

X.  Manufacturing Accounting

A.  Prepare a statement of cost of goods manufactured.

B.  Complete a work sheet for a manufacturing enterprise and journalize closing entries.

C.  Define a job-order cost accounting system and make related entries.

D.  Define a process cost accounting system and make related entries.

  Specific Instructional Materials, References & Text List  

College Accounting, 8th Edition, McQuaig, Douglas J. and Bille, Patricia A., Houghton-Mifflin,  2005

Working Papers to Accompany College Accounting, 8th Edition, McQuaig, Douglas J. and Bille, Patricia A., Houghton-Mifflin, 2005

  Outcomes Assessment and Grading Procedures  

Homework is due at the beginning of the class period. Homework assignments are worth a total of one hundred points. Five points will be deducted for each assignment that is late, missing, or incomplete.  This deduction will begin with the fourth late, missing, or incomplete assignment.

Application tests will be given after each of the five units. Each test is worth 100 points and will be given at the scheduled time only.

The final grade will consist of the average of the six unit test scores and the homework grade. 

Satisfactory completion of this course requires consistent classroom attendance and active participation.

  Grading  
92 - 100 A

82 -  91

B
70 -  81 C
  60-69 D    
  Below 60 F    

  Classroom Policy  

If an instructor is absent from class, the class is not cancelled.  In this course, continue working on the current chapter assignment or reading.  If it happens to be a test day, continue studying for the test or begin reading the next chapter.

There is a policy of no food or drinks in any classroom or lab area in this building.

Only in extreme cases are children allowed in classroom or laboratory facilities, and then only with approval of the instructor prior to class.

Cellular phones, pagers, CD or various media players, and similar devices are prohibited in the classroom and laboratory facilities. Turn it off before entering the classroom. Each use will result in a 20 point deduction from your final grade.

Students with disabilities, whether physical, learning or psychological, who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. Please contact DSS to verify your eligibility for any classroom accommodations and for academic assistance related to your disability by calling 657-2283. The DSS contact person at the College of Technology is Kelley Williford, room A071. She is available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free tutoring services for students are available in the Academic Support Center at the COT, A035, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The Academic Support Center on the main campus is open from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m -5 p.m Friday, and 9 a.m. – noon Saturday.  Tutors specialize in math, writing, anatomy and physiology, and other specialty areas for specific majors. See http://www.msubillings.edu/asc/ for more information or call 247-3022 (COT) or 657-1641 (main campus).

Students rights and responsibilities, as well as the Code of Conduct are outlined in the Montana State University- Billings Student Handbook.  Students should be familiar with the rights and responsibilities of students in the Academic Community.

MSU-B supports a drug free environment. Any student who demonstrates a pattern of behavior that suggests drug or alcohol abuse will be asked to leave class and must participate in a counseling program prior to continued attendance. Continued abuse may result in reprimand, probation, restriction, suspension or expulsion.

 

 

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