American Greetings Corporation IFRS Implementation Property‚ Plant‚ and Equipment is the largest asset account for American Greetings‚ with a 2011 net balance of $241‚649‚000. American Greetings carries its property‚ plant and equipment at cost. Depreciation and amortization of buildings‚ equipment and fixtures are computed principally by the straight-line method over the useful lives of the various assets. The cost of buildings is depreciated over 40 years; computer hardware and software over
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stating‚ “I believe every single person deserves to be acknowledged‚ however small or simple the greeting.” This statement can be agreed with but it should be expanded on. Humans rely on subtle non-verbal cues in order to determine if they like someone within the first few seconds of meeting them. Saying hello to someone is important‚ but it would also be important to address the way in which the greeting was made since non-verbal cues during conversations are just as important as a person’s verbal
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Activity-Based Costing ABC Company produces two products: Product A and Product B. Recently appointed management decided to change from a unit-based‚ traditional costing system to an activity-based costing system. The following data have been gathered‚ to assess the effect of the change: Product type Quantity Prime Costs Machine Hours Material Moves Setups Product A 60‚000 €150‚000 3‚500 6‚800 800 Product B 15‚000 € 30‚000 2‚750 1‚200 450 Expenditures (€) €180‚000 €120‚000
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Marginal Costing vs Absorption Costing Marginal Costing and Absorption Costing are methods which are often used to prepare profit statements‚ value inventory and assist in pricing decisions. The methods have some notable differences‚ which can be reconciled though. Absorption Costing absorbs all manufacturing/production costs into inventory valuation. These costs include direct material‚ direct labour‚ direct expenses‚variable production overheads‚ as well as fixed production overheads. On the
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Kaizen Costing What is Kaizen costing? Kaizen is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement. Kaizen events can be defined as making improvements through a process that emphasize small incremental amounts rather than large or radical improvement. Therefore in order to achieve this kaizen costing not include only continuous cost reduction but also continuous improvement of performance by increase the efficiency throughout the process. Why we need Kaizen costing? Market prices of a product
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Chapter 7 Notes Page 1 Variable Costing Absorption As we have seen in previous chapters‚ when you manufacture your own inventory‚ the cost of that inventory includes all of the costs associated with running the factory that produces the inventory. Generally‚ no part of the factory cost is expensed. Instead‚ it is capitalized as the cost of the inventory produced. It is only expensed when the inventory is sold. At that point the cost of the inventory becomes Cost of Goods Sold. This system is
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ACTBAS1 INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS CASE 1ST Term‚ Academic Year 2012-2013 Williams‚ J.‚ Haka‚ S.‚ Bettner‚ M.‚ & Carcello‚ J. (2012) Financial Accounting‚ 15th edition‚ McGraw-Hill Irwin (with modifications) David Montinola is employed as a bank loan officer for Bank of Philippine Islands. He is comparing two companies that have applied for loans‚ and he wants your help in evaluating those companies. The two companies- Philip Inc.‚ and Morris Company – are approximately the same size and had
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Marginal Costing Versus Absorption Costing The MAIN DIFFERENCE is the treatment of FIXED COSTS. This treatment can produce different profit figures.The two methods of costing produce different profit levels dependent upon the net change in the level of stock during the period.This is due to the VALUATION of the net change in stock during the period. In [...] Over/(Under) Absorption Of Overheads In earlier articles‚ we discussed about absorption costing‚ its advantages and disadvantages and
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You Decide Assignment Smackey Dog Foods‚ Inc. has approached Keller CPAs to conduct an audit of the financial statements. The purpose of this summary is to describe the expectations that Keller CPAs has regarding how the audit of Smackey Dog Foods‚ Inc. will be conducted. Smackey Dog Foods‚ Inc. is a privately held corporation and is not
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Internet Case Study: Andrew-Carter‚ Inc. Andrew-Carter‚ Inc. (A-C) is a major Canadian producer and distributor of outdoor lighting fixtures. Its fixture is distributed throughout North America and has been in high demand for several years. The company operates three plants that manufacture the fixture and distribute it to five distribution centers. During the past few years‚ A-C has seen a major drop in demand for its fixture as the housing market has declined. Based on the forecast of interest
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