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- November 17, 2016 at 7:09 am #349472
hi
in most matters to be considered questions, theres always one current and one last years figure of -Profit /Assets/Revenue given.i understand the fact that we calculate this years materiality with the help of those figures.
but what is the main objective of giving us last years amounts as well?
i seemed to have missed the point.thanks.
November 17, 2016 at 7:10 am #349474sorry the topic was meant to be “materiality calculation”
i accidentally wrote conclusion.
typo.November 17, 2016 at 8:16 am #349510Materiality is not simply a matter of saying, for example, that an item is 8% of a different benchmark
There is also the important element of comparison
If gross profit is 8% … is that good or bad?
Who can tell until you’re told that last year the gross profit was 135
Absolute values are fine, but the real strength of materiality calculations comes with comparison
OK?
November 17, 2016 at 11:54 am #349555ok got it thanks.
November 17, 2016 at 1:30 pm #349581You’re welcome
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