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Luca Pacioli - what about him?

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NumeracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

Personal and social capabilityAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

 

1. "In 1494, Luca Pacioli wrote a 27-page book about accounting, and this is where the symbols plus and minus first appeared. His book was used for hundreds of years to teach the art of accounting. Then, during the Middle Ages, double-entry bookkeeping began. Debits and credits were now being entered for each exchange that merchants made. This type of accounting became the form we use today in our lives and businesses." (Source: Credit Critics)

And,

"It is said that Luca Pacioli published works for the double entry accounting system based on procedures in use by Venetian merchants during the Italian Renaissance. Most of the accounting principles and cycles described by Luca are still in use to this very day. His documentation includes journals, ledgers, year-end closing dates, trial balances, cost accounting, accounting ethics, Rule 72 (developed 100 years earlier than Napier and Briggs), and extensive work on the double entry accounting system." (Source: STP Tax)

Investigation

You are to make a presentation [using one of these tools] about Luca Pacioli, his life, and, his contributions to accounting. You must include:

a. an image of Pacioli and a short biography

b. the meaning and example of double-entry bookkeeping

c. a ledger

d. accounting ethics

e. Rule 72

 

2. Share with a partner your presentation. Answer any questions they might have. Change your presentation to reflect these questions.

 

The Cost of Food Waste

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NumeracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

Personal and social capabilityAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

1. Read the following Read

"Food waste or food loss is food that is not eaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous and occur throughout the food system, during production, processing, distribution, retail and consumption. Global food loss and waste amount to between one-third and one-half of all food produced. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food – about 100 kilograms per person per year – is wasted at the consumption stage.

  • Each year in New South Wales, more than 25 million meals are delivered by charity OzHarvest from food that would otherwise be wasted.

  • Each year, the Australian economy loses $20 billion in food waste. This has a crucial environmental impact through the waste of resources used to produce, manufacture, package, and distribute that food.

In addition, it is estimated that 7.6 million tonnes of CO2 is generated by the disposed food in landfills. It is also the cause of odour, leaching, and potential generation for diseases." (Source: Wikipedia)

"What is the cost of food waste in your household?"

2. Investigation

For one month, you are to keep detailed records of the cost of all foods consumed and not consumed in your household.

As each item of food is brought - write down in a table [Excel]:

a. the name of the food eg. Bananas

b. the number eg. 5 bananas

c. the cost of the food

d. the date of when it was consumed - eg. 5 days after being brought. Whether it was fresh or cooked.

e. Whether any of the food was thrown out [guess the amount].

f. Whether any of the food not consumed was recycled - eg. given to the compost or worm farm

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