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M6 Assignment 2 – Term 3 Module 6 Management Accounting for Hospitality
2011
M6 Assignment 2 – Business Performance Review

DEBI MARCHAND

CONTENTS:

3.1) Source and structure of the trial balance PAGE: 3
3.2) Evaluation of a range of business accounts, adjustments and notes
3.3) Process and purpose of budgetary control TO
3.4) Calculation of variances with suggestions for appropriate future management action PAGE: 7

4.1) Calculation and analysis of ratios and consistent interpretation of historical business performance PAGE:

4.2) Recommendations for future management strategies for a business and …show more content…

There are only two types of accounts – they are accounts that are users of funds (like rent or electricity) or accounts that are sources of funds (like your accounts receivables).
The accounting equation of Assets + Expenses = Liabilities + Owners Equity + Revenue is used to place the accounts on the correct side of the trial balance. Assets and Expenses go on the left hand side and Liabilities, Owners Equity and Revenue on the right hand side. Your receipts (received when a cash sale takes place) and invoices (issued when a credit sale takes place) are the source documents used to draw up the accounts from which you will take the information for your trial balance. The order in which one conducts business is: Source →transaction →data processing →trial balance →final accounts. Each transaction will have a double effect to balance your accounts.
The following explanation shows how the $1000 for your wages (not yet reflected in your accounts) will affect your Balance sheet, Income statement and Trial Balance.

On your income statement the following will change: Add $1000 to Salaries and wages listed under Operating expenses. This brings the total for the salaries account to $15400 as opposed to $14400. Immediately the Total Operating Expenses then increase to $41200 as opposed to $40200. Earnings before income tax (EBIT) then decrease to $25800 from $26800. Income tax will decrease by 25% ($250) from $6700 to $6450 and

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