Bus 20153: Legal & Soc Envir Bus

Explore the pillars of accounting information: Relevance and Reliability. Understand sub-components like predictive value, timeliness, and verifiability. Discover how these qualities enhance decision-making in finance

Learn about the significance of Retained Earnings in a company's financial structure. Understand how Retained Earnings fit into different financial statements. Grasp the distinction between major financial statements and their roles.

Explore logrolling, the exchange of reciprocal support in politics. Understand how it fosters collaboration yet can hinder policy efficiency. The balance between gaining support and ensuring transparency is crucial in this political maneuver.

Explore the concept of externalities, the unintended market effects impacting third parties. Through examples of pollution and neighborhood beautification, understand how externalities can lead to market inefficiencies. Discover interventions, like taxes and subsidies, designed to align private and social costs.

Understand the essence of a 'promissory note', its binding legal nature, and its significance in business dealings. Learn the dynamics between the maker and the payee and how such notes facilitate fluid financial operations.

Discover the unique role of contra revenue accounts in accounting, emphasizing their debit balance nature and their use in adjusting gross revenue. Explore examples like sales discounts, returns, and allowances to grasp their impact on a company's reported income.