Ch.7 #12. 1. Year Nominal GDP Billions‚ Price Index (1996 = 100) Real GDP‚ Billions 1960 $ 527.4 22.19 $2376.75 1968 911.5 26.29 $34.6709 1978 2295.9 48.22 $47.6130 1988 4742.5 80.22 $59.1186 1998 8790.2 103.22 $85.159 Ch 20 #2 1. Graph the accompanying demand data‚ and then use the midpoint formula for Ed to determine price elasticity of demand elasticity of demand for each of thefour possible $1 price changes. What can you conclude about the relationship between the
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the costs for the year. The restaurant wanted to see what some of their fixed and variable costs were for the year. They also wanted to make sure they remain in their relevant range. The costs focused on were the cost of hamburgers (raw materials) and the cost of building rent. It was determined that the raw materials were the variable costs because the cost will vary based on production of hamburgers. A variable cost is a cost that will change in direct proportion to changes in the cost-driver
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Health services managers are essentially interested in how costs are affected by changes in volume. Cost behavior refers to a cost ’s reactions to activity level. A cost may rise‚ fall‚ or remain constant as activity levels fluctuate. We can classify several types of costs on the basis of their relationship to the amount of services provided‚ often referred to as activity‚ utilization‚ or volume (Gapenski‚ 2012). When dealing with the future there is a level of uncertainty of volume with regard
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Being able to determine whether a cost is fixed or variable is vital to the understanding of overhead loading and cost behavior. A fixed cost is unchanged with a change to the cost driver. (Horngren‚ Sutton‚ and Stratton p.46) Which means that a fixed cost does not rise with the change is production of your product. A good example of a fixed cost is rent. No matter how many widgets you make (within a relevant range) your rent will not increase. A variable cost‚ on the other hand‚ does change with
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form of a linear function involving five independent variables. (2) Assume that the salesperson in Example 1 (page 177) has a salary goal of $800 per week. If product B is not available one week‚ how many units of product A must be sold to meet the salary goal? If product A is unavailable‚ how many units be sold of product B? (3) Assume in Example 1 (page 177) that the salesperson receives a bonus when combined sales from the two products exceed 80 units. The bonus is $2.50 per unit for each unit
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Q: Is depreciation expense or depreciation cost is fixed cost or variable cost in nature? Fixed costs: Fixed costs are such costs that do not change with the change in activity level within the relevant range. Where relevant range can be defined in terms of time or activity level. Variable costs: Variable costs are such costs that change with the change in activity level . Coming to the question‚ depreciation expense or depreciation cost can either be fixed or variable and this depends on the
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Fixed Costs‚ Variable costs‚ and Break Even Point Elizabeth Gaud HSM /260 August 21‚ 2011 Stephanie Koontz Fixed Costs‚ Variable costs‚ and Break Even Point Exercise 10.1 Recompute fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ and the BEP. What are the variable costs? What are the fixed costs? How many meals will the WHDM program need to provide during the fiscal year to reach the BEP? How much profit will the program earn if it completes its 45‚000-meal contract with the City of Westchester? Answer:
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Cost Per Output and Cost Per Outcome Response Cost per outcome is the total cost of all units of service. Very simply‚ if you don’t know what it costs to achieve a certain output/outcome‚ you can’t know how much to charge for your services. A budget systems model is the foundation from which budgeting systems can be used to evaluate the success of an agency or company. Human Service Agencies receive pay based on how many people are helped‚ taking into account the cost of providing the services
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Question 5.1 Explain the difference between fixed costs‚ semi-fixed costs‚ and variable costs. Fixed costs are those which do not change with the level of activity within the relevant range. These costs will incur even if no units are produced. For example rent expense‚ straight-line depreciation expense‚ etc. Fixed costs are those which do not change with the level of activity within the relevant range. These costs will incur even if no units are produced. For example rent expense‚ straight-line
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1 In a process cost system‚ product costs are summarized: on job cost sheets. when the products are sold. after each unit is produced. on production cost reports. What decision criteria should managers use in selecting projects when there is not enough capital to invest in all available positive NPV projects? the internal rate of return the discounted payback the profitability index the modified internal rate of return 3 Horizontal
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