Cost Accounting‚ 14e‚ Global Edition (Horngren/Datar/Rajan) Chapter 12 Pricing Decisions and Cost Management Objective 12.1 1) Companies should only produce and sell units as long as: A) there is customer demand for the product B) the competition allows it C) the revenue from an additional unit exceeds the cost of producing it D) there is a generous supply of low-cost direct materials Answer: C Diff: 2 Terms: target price Objective: 1 AACSB: Ethical reasoning 2) Too high a price may: A)
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Table of Contents I. Introduction Pg. 2 II. Accounting Overview Pg. 3 III. Financial (Cost) & Management Accounting Pg. 4 IV. Management Accounting role in the Organization Pg. 6 V. Communication and presentation Pg. 7 VI. Management Process Pg. 8 VII. Conclusion Pg. 10 VIII. End Notes Pg. 11 IX. Bibliography/Further Readings Pg. 12 Introduction As a business owner‚ manager‚ and director of various business entities
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Faculty of Business Administration Department of Accounting BBA Program COURSE OUTLINE Term: Summer 2012 – 2013 I. Course Code and Title : BBA – 2210: Managerial Accounting II. Credit : 3 credit hours III. Course Description: This course introduces management accounting as an interactive discipline among the young learners and covers a wide range of issues leading to managerial decision making such as: Definition and features of managerial accounting; cost terms‚ concepts‚ and classifications; cost
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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: IMPACT OF ALIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM‚ STRUCTURE AND STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE Introduction In the search to understand management accounting in competitive environments and advance technologies‚ change has increasingly become a focus for research. Many firms have experienced significant changes in their organizational design‚ competitive environments and technologies. Business environments exhibit a variety of structures and processes
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the development of accounting (based on research by Gray and Hofstede (1988)‚ Robson (1991)‚ and Doupnik and Salter (1995))‚ came to the conclusion that accounting developed because of the complex interaction between it and the external environment. Therefore management accounting‚ as a role player in the business environment and a subfield of accounting‚ has by no means been unaffected by the drivers of change. Siegel and Sorensen (1999:3) contend that management accounting should undergo perpetual
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1. INVENTORY A in X The inventory of Product A and data on purchases and sales for a two-month period in Company X follow. Company X closes its books at the end of each month. It uses a periodic inventory system. Apr. 1 10 17 30 Beginning inventory Purchase Sale Ending inventory 50 units 100 units 90 units 60 units @€204 @€220 May 2 14 22 30 31 Purchase Purchase Purchase Sale Ending inventory 100 units 50 units 60 units 200 units 70 units @€216
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University of Phoenix Material Role of Financial Accounting versus Managerial Accounting Matrix Compare and contrast financial accounting and managerial accounting by answering the following questions in the matrix provided. Cite any sources you use in accordance with APA guidelines. Term or Concept Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting What is the primary purpose of the accounting system? The main purpose of financial accounting is to prepare financial reports that provide information
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differences between management accounting and financial accounting include:[1] 1. Management accounting provides information to people within an organization while financial accounting is mainly for those outside it‚ such as shareholders 2. Financial accounting is required by law while management accounting is not. Specific standards and formats may be required for statutory accounts such as in the I.A.S International Accounting Standard within Europe. 3. Financial accounting covers the entire organization
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School of Management and Economics Bachelor thesis‚ 10 p Examiner: Jerzy Kociatkiewicz Tutor: Anders Jerreling Växjö 2006-06-02 The impact of accounting information on management’s decision-making process A Case Study Group A1: Vera Lengauer Adelheid Mayr Sandie Parasote (A) (I) (F) vleex05@student.vxu.se ambex05@student.vxu.se spaex05@student.vxu.se 1 Executive Summary Wexiödisk AB is a producer of dishwashing machines for professional use. Its headquarter is located in
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|Term-Concepts |Definition | |Purpose of Accounting |Communicating financial information to end users so they can make informed decisions. | |Accounting Entity |The financial affairs of the business are separate and distinct from the financial affairs of the owner. | |Monetary Concept |All transactions are recorded in
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