Mahasiswa Penasaran

Mahasiswa Penasaran

    Seorang mahasiswa Indonesia yang menuntut ilmu di negeri Paman Sam sedang berjalandi sebuah sudut kota New York. Suatu ketika, dia melesati sebuah bangunan besar dengan pagar tembok yang tinggi. Dari dalam pagar itu, terdengar sekelompok orang bernyanyi bersama,
    "Tiga belas, tiga belas, tiga belas,tiga belas," begitu terus dan berulang-ulang.
    Timbullah rasa ingin tahu pemuda itu tentang apa yang terjadi di dalam.. Kenapa syair lagu itu mengatakan "tiga belas".
    Karena penasaran, ia berusaha mengintip melalui satu-satunya luang yang ada di sisi pagar. Baru saja dia mengintip dan terlihat beberapa orang tua sedang duduk-duduk memandang ke arah lubang, tiba-tiba sesuatu mengagetkannya.
    Sebuah jari dari dalam lubang itu mencolok matanya. Syair lagu itu berubah menjadi : "Empat belas, Empat belas, Empat belas!"

Bahaya Merokok

 SEPUTAR ROKOK

Rasanya setiap hari saya melihat semakin banyak saja orang merokok ,sepertinya tak kenal takut akan akibat dari rokok ,akibat yang sangat fatal dari merokok………

Mau tahu apa aja sih ….akibatnya bila Anda merokok……??

Akibat negatif dari rokok, sesungguhnya sudah mulai terasa pada waktu orang baru mulai menghisap rokok. Dalam asap rokok yang membara karena diisap, tembakau terbakar kurang sempurna sehingga menghasilkan CO (karbon mono oksida), yang disamping asapnya sendiri, tar dan nikotine (yang terjadi juga dari pembakaran tembakau tersebut) dihirup masuk ke dalam jalan napas.

CO, Tar, dan Nikotin tersebut berpengaruh terhadap syaraf yang menyebabkan :

- Gelisah, tangan gemetar (tremor)

- Cita rasa / selera makan berkurang

- Ibu-ibu hamil yang suka merokok dapat kemungkinan keguguran kandungannya

Tar dan Asap Rokok

Tar dan asap rokok merangsang jalan napas, dan tar tersebut tertimbun disaluran itu yang menyebabkan :

- Batuk-batuk atau sesak napas

- Tar yang menempel di jalan napas dapat menyebabkan kanker jalan napas,

lidah atau bibir

Nikotin

Nikotin merangsang bangkitnya adrenalin hormon dari anak ginjal yang menyebabkan :

- Jantung berdebar-debar

- Meningkatkan tekanan darah serta kadar kholesterol dalam darah,

sangat erat dengan terjadinya serangan jantung

Gas CO (Karbon Mono Oksida)

Gas CO juga berpengaruh negatif terhadap jalan napas dari pembuluh darah.

Karbon mono oksida lebih mudah terikat pada hemoglobin daripada oksigen

Oleh sebab itu, darah orang yang kemasukan CO banyak, akan berkurang daya angkutnya bagi oksigen dan orang dapat meninggal dunia karena keracunan karbon mono oksida. Pada seorang perokok tidak akan sampai terjadi keracunan CO, namun pengaruh CO yang dihirup oleh perokok dengan sedikit demi sedikit, dengan lambat namun pasti akan berpengaruh negatif pada jalan napas dan pada pembuluh darah.

THE BALANCE SHEET

Financial statements are the final product of the accounting process. They provide information on the financial condition of a company. The balance sheet, one type of financial statement, provides a summary of what a company owns and what it owes on one particular day.

Assets represent everything of value that is owned by a business, such as property, equipment, and accounts receivable. On the other hand, liabilities are the debts that a company owes-for example, to suppliers and banks. If liabilities are subtracted from assets (assets-liabilities) the amount remaining is the owners share of a business. This is known as owners’ or stockholders equity.

One key to understanding the accounting transactions of a business is to understand the relationship of its assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity. This is often represented by the fundamental accounting equation: assets equal liabilities plus owners’ equity.

ASSETS = LIABILITIES + OWNERS’ EQUITY

These three factors are expressed in monetary terms and therefore are limited to items that can be given a monetary value. The accounting equation always remains in balance; in other words, one side must equal the other.

The balance sheet expands the accounting equation by providing more informa- tion about the assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity of a company at a specific time (for example, on December 31, 1993). It is made up of two parts. The first part lists the company assets, andmthe second part details liabilities and owners’ equity. Assets are divided into current and fixed assets. Cash, accounts receivable and inventories are all current assets. Property, buildings, and equipment make up the fixed assets of a company. The liabilities section of the balance sheet is often divided into current liabilities
(such as bonds and long-term notes).

The balance sheet provides a financial picture of a company on a particular date, and for this reason it is useful in two important areas. Internally, the balance sheet provides managers with financial information for company decisionmaking. Externally, it gives potential investors data for evaluating the company’s financial position.

Comprehension

A.Answer the following questions about the balance sheet. Questions with asterisks (*) cannot be answered directly from the text.

1.What is the final product of the accounting process?

2.What is a balance sheet?

3.Does the balance sheet provide financial information for a long period of time (for example, January to June 1993) or does it provide information for a specific point in time (for example, on June 30, 1993)?

4.What is the difference between assets and liabilities?

5.How is owners’ or stockholders’ equity determined?

6.How can the relationship between assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity be repre- sented?

7.Does the accounting equation always remain in balance? *Why or why not?

8.How can business use a balance sheet? *As a manager, how would you find a balance sheet useful?

Answer:

1.The final product of the accounting process is the balance sheet.

2.A balance sheet is a final statement that provides a summary of what a company owns and what it owes on one particular day.

3.It provides information for a specific point in time, for example, on Jun 30, 1993.

4.Assets represent everything of value that is owned by a business, liabilities are the debts that is a company owes.

5.Owners’ or stockholders’ equity is determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.

6.It can be represented by the fundamental accounting equation assets equal liabilities plus owners’ equity.

7.Yes, it does. Because one side must equal the other. If not, it must be wrong with the recording.

8. A balance is useful for a business, because it provides a financial picture of a compa- ny on a particular day. It provides managers with financilal information for company decision making.

B.Complete the balance sheet by writing in the correct terms from the list bellow.

assets current liabilities long-term liabilities

liabilities fixed assets current assets

stockholders’ equity

International Manufacturing, Inc
Balance Sheet
December 31, 1993
Assets					Liabilities
Current assets					Current liabilities
Cash		$ 49,400			Accounts payable		$ 30,000
Accounts receivable		1,600			Income texes payable		19,000
Inventories		53,000			Total		$ 49,000
Total		$104,000			Long-term liabilities
Fixed assets					Bonds		$ 20,000
Property		$ 15,000			long-term liabilities		40,000
Buildings		50,000			Total		$ 60,000
Equipment		10,000
Total		$ 75,000			Total liabilities		$109,000
					Stockholders' equity
Total assets		$179,000			Common stock		$ 47,000
					Retained earnings		23,000
					Total		$ 70,000
					Total liabilities and
					stockholders' equity		$179,000

Vocabulary Exercises

A. Write down any term that you did understand in the reading. Find each term in the reading, look at its context, and try to figure out the meaning. Discuss these terms with your classmates.

B. Look at the terms in the left-hand column and find the correct synonyms or definition in the right-hand column. Copy the corresponding letters in the blanks.

1. G property (line 6) a. assets equal liabilities plus owners’ equity

2. D equal (line 12) b. provide information item by item

3. F condition (line 2) c. indicate by words or symbols

4. B detail (line 21) d. have the same value as

5. A accounting equation (line 12) e. a series of transactions, changes, or functi-ons that bring about a particular result

6. H monetary (line 15) f. the existing circumstance

7. E process (line 1) g. anything owned by a person

8. C express (line 15) h. of or pertaining to money

C. Discuss the following questions with a partner. In giving your answers, try to use the italicized terms.

1.What is the difference between accounts receivable and accounts payable?

2.Why are accounts receivable and cash considered current assets while property and equipment are considered fixed assets? What do you think the difference between current and fixed assets?

3.The owners’ equity in a company equals assets minus liabilities. What is meant by owners’ (or stockholders’) equity?

4.If you were a manager, how would you use the balance sheet to evaluate you company’s financial condition?

5.What do you consider your personal assets? Do you have any liabilities? What are they?

Answer:

1.Accounts receivable is assets and accounts payable is liabilities.

2.Because they are easly changed into money.

3.Nett owning.

4.The manager know were the company is financial healthy.

5.Mobile.

Text Analysis

Look at the reading to answer these questions.

1.What does each of the following refer to?

LINES WORDS REFERENTS

1 they financial statement

9 this the owners’ share if a business

11 this the relationship of its assets

15 these three factors assets, liabilities and owners’ equity

2.In line 6, what are property, equipment, and accounts receivable examples of?

Assets

3.In line 7, what do suppliers and banks refer to?

To whom the company has depts..

4.In lines 5-7. two different phrases are used to incorporate example in the reading. What are these phrases?

a. Assets

b. Liabilities

5.Another method of clarification by example is the use of mathematical representations. From the reading, copy examples that use mathematical symbols.

a. The fundamental accounting equation.

b. Assets equal to liabilities plus owners’ equity.

6.In lines 28-31, two uses of the balance sheet are given. What are the key words that show each of these uses is in a different area? What uses does each word introduce?

KEYWORDS USES

Classification

Categories of the balance sheet can be classified to show the relationship between them. Fill in the following blanks based on the information provided in the reading and in Figure 1 (page 79).

Class: Assets Class: Liabilities

Members: Current assets Members: Current liabilities

Fixed assets Long-term liabilities

Class: Current assets Class: Current liabilities

Members: Cash Members: Accounts payable

Accounts receivable Income taxes payable

Inventories

Class: Fixed assets Class: Long-term liabilities

Members: Property Members: Bonds

Buildings Long-term notes

Equipment

Application

Using the information in the reading, answer the following questions. Give reasons to support your answers.

1.Which of the following is not a fixed assets: office equipment, machinery, marketable securities, land, and buildings? Why?

Marketable securities. Because its easy to change into money.

2.Are the following liabilities current or long-term: bank loans payable, accounts payable, mortgage bonds payable, taxes payable, and long-term notes payable? List each under the correct heading.

CURRENT LIABILITIES LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Accounts payable Bank loans payable

Taxes payable Mortgage bonds payable

Notes payable

AN ACCOUNTING OVERVIEW

Accounting is frequently called the “language of business” because of its ability to communicate financial information abaout an organization. Various interested parties, such as managers, potential investors, creditors, and the government, depend on a company’s accounting system to help them make informed financial decisions. An affective accounting system, therefore, must include accurate collecting, recording, classifying, summarizing, interpreting, and reporting of information on the financial status of an irganization.

In order to achieve a standardized system, the accounting process follows accounting principles and rules. Regardless of the type of business or the amount of money involved, common procedures for handling and presenting financial information are used. Incoming money (revenues) and outgoing money (expenditures) are carefully monitored, and transaction are summarized in financial statements, which reflect the major financial activities of an organization.

Two common financial statements are the balance sheet and the income statement. The balance sheet shows the financial position of a company at one point in time, while the income statement shows financial performance of a company over a period of time. Financial statement allow interested parties to compare one organization to another and/or to compare accounting periods within one organization. For example, an investor may compare the most recent income statements of two corporations in order to find out which one would be a better investement.

People who specialize in the field of accounting are known as accountants. In the United States, accountants are usually classified as public, private, or governmental. Public accountants work independently and provide accounting services such as auditing and tax computation to companies and individuals. Public accountants may earn the title of CPA(Certified Public Accountant) by fulfilling rigorous requirements. Private accountants work solely for private companies or corporations that hire them to maintain financial records, and governmental accountants work for governmental agencies or bureaus. Both private and governmental accountants are paid on a salary basis, whereas public accountants receive fees for their services.

Through effective application of commonly accepted accounting systems private, public, and govermmental accountants provide accurate and timely financial information that is necessary for organization decision making.

Comprehension

1. Answer the following question about accounting. Question with asterisks cannot be answered directly from the text.
1. why is accounting called the “language of business”?
2. How is a standardized accounting system achieved?
3. What are revenues and expenditures?
4. What do the balance sheet and income statement have in common? How are they different?
5. *How might the information contained in financial statements be useful to managers? *How might creditors use this information?
6. How are accountans classified in the United States?
7. What kinds of services do public accountants provide?

8. What is a CPA? *Do you have a similar type of position in your country? *Explain.
9. *Which type of accounting-public, private, or governmental-appeals to you the most? *Why?
10. *What are some management decisions that might be based on accounting information?

Answer :

1. According is called the “language of business” because of its ability to communicate financial information about on organization.

2. In order to achive a standardized accounting system the accounting process follows accounting principles and rules.

3. Revenues are incoming money and expenditures are outgoing money.

4. The balance sheet and the income statement are two common financial statement. They are different, the first shows the financial position of a company of one point of time, while the second shows the financial performance of a company over a period of time.

5. The information contained in financial statements might be usefull to creditors in help them to find out whether the company will be able to repay the credit on time or not.

6. In United States, accountants are classified as public, private, and governmental.

7. Public accountant provide accounting services such as auditing and tax computation to companies and individuals.

8. A CPA is a Certified Public Accountant. Yes, we had. Formerly faculty of economic graduates of 5 elite universities got ‘Drs….AK’ degree.

9. Personal question

10. In some company financial decision making might be based on accounting information. For example the management want to expands its business to build a bigger factory to introduce new variety of goods.

2. Circle the letter of the answer that best completes each of the sentences below.
1. Accounting information is used by ______to help them make financial decisions.

a. managers

b. potential investors

c. creditors

d. all of the above

2. Regardless of the type of business or the amount of money ivolved :

a. all companies use identical accounting systems

b. balance sheets are more important than income statements

c. common procedures are used in handling financial information

d. no standardized accounting system is employed

3. Business monetary transactions are summarized in :

a. bank books

b. financial statements

c. computers

d. cash registers

4. Public accountants may earn the title of CPA by :

a. becoming governmental accountans

b. paying a fee

c. fulfilling rigorous requirements

d. obtaining a Bachelor of arts degree in accounting

5. Private and governmental accountatnts are paid on a____basis.

a. salary

b. monthly

c. fee

d. weekly

Vacabulary Exercises

A. Subtitute appropriate terms for the italicized words or phrases in the sentences below.

status agencies monitored maintain independently

procedure fee hire rigorous solely

1. Many accounting departments have strict enterance requirements;

only the most qualified applicants are allowed to enter these

programs. rigorous

2. The particular method used to process employee insurance

claims may vary from company to company procedure

3. The stock market is closely watched every day. monitored

4. Rather than expand into foreign lines, the dress shop manager

chose to deal only with domestic fashion designers. solely

5. Although the consultant’s charge for services was high, his

guidance and advice were well worth the money. fee

6. The financial condition of a company is reflected in its financial

statements. status

7. When the business began to expand, a second bookkeeper was

brought in to help keep the books. maintain

8. In the United States there are numerous organizations that

provide services at the local, state, and national levels. agencies

B. Complete the sentences with the noun, verb, and adjective forms provided.

1. Communication/to communicate/communicative

a. Supervisor should strive for two-way communication with their

employees.

b. By using an overhead projector, the guest speaker was able to

communicate his statistical information clearly.

c. Because of the clerk’s highly developed communicative skills, she was

given a position that required her to deal directly with customers

2. Information/informed/informative

a. The owner informed his employees that they would all receive a 5 percent pay increase.

b. Getting Acquainted with Accounting, by John L. Carey, is very informative book.

c. Financial information is essential for organizational decision making.

3. Allowance/allowed/allowable

1. The supervisor lost control of his staff members after he allowed them to override his decisions.
2. When the factory was built 50 years ago, little allowance was made for remodeling and expansion.
3. Althought allowable, smoking was discouraged in the lunch room.

4. Fulfillment/fulfill/fulfilling

1. At times the assembly line worker felt a lack of profesiomal fulfillment
2. When he was promoted to production supervisor, however, his job became much more fulfilling.
3. Before the accountant could became a CPA, she had to fulfill a number of requirements.

5. Standars/has standardized/standard

1. The standard paper size in United States for business letters and memorands is 8,5 x 11 inches.
2. The computer department has standardized its procedures for storting and retrieving data.
3. Nowadays rigorous standards are enforced in the area of food processing and packaging.

C. Fill in the blanks below with the most appropriate terms the list.

parties financial statement reflected standardized allows

whereas interpretations informed communicates rigorous

An income statement is one example of a financial statement, it communicates financial information about a company over a period of time. A standardized format

Is used to present the financial information. This allows interested parties to compare one income statement to another in order to make informed financial decisions. But there is still a great deal of risk involved in financial decision making because the information reflected in an income statement is object to variety of

interpretations.

Look at the reading to answer these questions.

What does each of the following refer to?

LINES WORDS REFERENTS

1 its accounting

4 them whereas parties

19 another corporation

21 one organization

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