The Madison Company purchased the Tek Company three years ago. Before the acquisition, Tek manufactured and sold
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The financial statements for the divisions are prepared by the corporate accounting staff. Costs for corporate general services are allocated to each division based on their sales dollars. The computer department's actual costs are allocated to the divisions based on usage. The net division investment includes the division's fixed assets at net book value (cost less depreciation), division inventory, and corporate working capital that is allocated to each based on the division's sales dollars.
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(a) Discuss Madison Company's financial reporting and performance evaluation program as it relates to the responsibilities of the Tek division.
(b) Based on your answer to (a), recommend appropriate revisions of the financial information and reports that Madison uses to evaluate the performance of Tek's management. If revisions are not necessary, explain why they are not needed.
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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Managerial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118033890
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Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, Ibrahim M. Aly
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