Resource Allocation and Segments

b. Describe what it means for a business to "recognize" revenues. What specific accounts and financial statements are

COMPONENT PERCENTAGES INCOME STATEMENT (each item is expressed as a percentage of net sales revenue)

Some challenge that the most efficient regulator is free-market competition among those seeking to attract the buying public. They argue that government regulation is intrusive with the marketplace and works to the disadvantage of both consumers and producers. Advocates of government regulation, however, see a better need to observe and guide the path of competition. They believe that an entirely unrestrained market will unavoidably lead to monopolistic practices, higher costs, underserved segments of society, and lower-quality goods and

Review of ABC Company and the directions it is targeting. The strategy of the company is to lift the expected sales in an aggressive fashion, with the expected end target being to triple the current levels. The plan is to push sales into the targeted range of $3 million within 3 years versus the current amount which sits at $1.2 million. We will identify the perceived risk factors that may impact this aggressive strategy and its successful execution. The following will be those risk factors:

Explain the corresponding impact on total revenue for each of the three price ranges identified in part G.

18. Roder Corporation has seven industry segments with total revenues as follows. Based only on the total revenues test, which industry segments are reportable? Enter 1 if the segment is reportable. Enter 0 if the segment is not reportable.

This necessitated the need for development of regulatory measures for the industry. Bank regulation is a legal structure by which all financial

Their annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $500,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail level that are separately stated); or

Being earned. Paragraph 83(b) of FASB Concepts Statement No. 5, Recognition and Measurement in Financial Statements of Business Enterprises, states that revenue is

1. The elimination of potential regulatory gap or overlaps arising from member regulation and market regulation

Which of the following measures the difference between the private costs of regulations and the private benefits for the producers of financial services? a. Capital adequacy b. Agency costs c. Net regulatory burden d. Charter value e. Liquidity risk FIs are special because a. their failure can impose negative externalities on the economy. b. they receive special

First of all, every economic sector that was subject to economic regulation before 1975, has undergone significant changes in the nature and extent of regulation. These changes had profound effects on the structure of industries, price levels, costs and productivity. The industries in which changes occurred in economic regulations are the carriers, heavy transport, public transport, railways, telecommunications, production and transportation of natural gas, cable television, banking and financial services , electricity and property insurance and liability. These industries vary in structure, behavior, nature of regulation, and distribution of responsibilities between federal and state regulatory authorities. There are also wide variations in the major reasons, causes, and consequences of regulatory changes in these industries.

(69% of revenues in Q4, 2000) when we calculate the restatements. In the balance sheet, we treat

The revenue comes not only in one or two specific products, but from all products

At the same time, the regulators should be as transparent as possible and fully accountable. The accountability and transparency of the regulator will increase the credibility of the regulator and in-turn benefit the regulated entity. Types of Financial Regulation Financial regulation in a country can be done either by a single body called a single regulator or multiple bodies co-existing and working together or in a hierarchy of entities known as multiple regulators. A regulator whether single or multiple does not determine the economic standing of a country or its financial strength. Many developed countries of the world follow either the system of single regulation or multiple regulations. Often in times of economic crisis or financial boom in the country’s economy the government of the nation will review its regulatory system and choose to expand or close down some of its regulatory bodies.