Int. J. Production Economics 63 (2000) 1}17 A comparative analysis of utilizing activity-based costing and the theory of constraints for making product-mix decisions Robert Kee*‚ Charles Schmidt University of Alabama‚ Culverhouse School of Accountancy‚ Tuscaloosa‚ AL 35487-0220‚ USA Received 3 July 1997; accepted 6 September 1998 Abstract Activity-based costing (ABC) and the theory of constraints (TOC) represent alternative paradigms for evaluating the economic consequences of production-related
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JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH Volume Fifteen 2003 pp. 95–116 Practice Developments in Budgeting: An Overview and Research Perspective Stephen C. Hansen The George Washington University David T. Otley Lancaster University Wim A. Van der Stede University of Southern California Abstract: Practitioners in Europe and the U.S. recently have proposed two distinct approaches to address what they believe are shortcomings of traditional budgeting practices. One approach advocates improving
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HAR VA R D B U S I N E SS S C H O O L P R E SS Activity-Based Costing: Introduction E xc e r p t e d fro m Cost & Effect: Using Integrated Cost Systems to Drive Profitability and Performance By Robert S. Kaplan and Robin Cooper Harvard Business School Press Boston‚ Massachusetts ISBN-13: 978-1-4221-1596-1 1596BC Copyright 2006 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America This chapter was originally published as chapter
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References: Aye‚ L.‚ Bamford‚ N.‚ Charters‚ B.‚ and Robinson‚ J. (2000). ‘Environmentally Sustainable Development: A Life-Cycle Costing Approach for a Commercial OYce Building in Melbourne‚ Australia’‚ Construction Management & Economics‚ 18(8): 927–34. Bae‚ B. and Sami‚ H. (2005). ‘The EVect of Potential Environmental Liabilities on Earnings Response CoeYcients’‚ Journal of Accounting
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PA1 EXAMINATION BLUEPRINT 2010/2011 Effective Date: December 2010 This document is the property of: CGA-Canada 100-4200 North Fraser Way Burnaby‚ British Columbia Canada V5J 5K7 Phone: 604 669-3555 Fax: 604 689-5845 www.cga.org/canada Updated: May 17‚ 2010 CGA-Canada PA1 Examination Blueprint 2010/2011 Table of Contents About the Examination Blueprint ......................................................................................................................... 2 PA1 Examination
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CHAPTER 18 PROCESS COSTING OVERVIEW OF BRIEF EXERCISES‚ EXERCISES‚ PROBLEMS‚ AND CRITICAL THINKING CASES Brief Exercises B. Ex. 18.1 B. Ex. 18.2 B. Ex. 18.3 B. Ex. 18.4 B. Ex. 18.5 B. Ex. 18.6 B. Ex. 18.7 B. Ex. 18.8 B. Ex. 18.9 B. Ex. 18.10 Topic Selecting a cost accounting system Real World: Walmart and J & J Selecting a cost accounting system Understanding cost flows Process costing journal entries Computing equivalent units Computing cost per equivalent unit Solving for missing information Determining
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CMA Exam Support Package Examination Essay Questions For Practice © Copyright 2010 By Institute of Certified Management Accountants Introduction The Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) is publishing this book of practice questions with answers to help you prepare for the CMA examination. Each question is referenced to the Content Specification Outline (CSO) and the Learning Outcome Statements (LOS). These questions are actual “retired” questions from the CMA exams
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QUESTIONS KAPLAN PUBLISHING 1 PAPER F5 : PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING ‘In the broadest sense‚ all accounting is management accounting. All financial and cost information generated by accountants is of some interest to management. But‚ in practice‚ where management accounting differs from financial accounting ...’ (from An Insight into Management Accounting by John Sizer) Required: (a) (b) Give a brief definition of
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INVENTORY COSTING AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS 9-1 No. Differences in operating income between variable costing and absorption costing are due to accounting for fixed manufacturing costs. Under variable costing only variable manufacturing costs are included as inventoriable costs. Under absorption costing both variable and fixed manufacturing costs are included as inventoriable costs. Fixed marketing and distribution costs are not accounted for differently under variable costing and absorption costing. 9-2
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INVENTORY COSTING AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS TRUE/FALSE 1. Absorption costing “absorbs” only variable manufacturing costs. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: absorption costing Absorption costing “absorbs” all manufacturing costs‚ both fixed and variable. 2. Variable costing includes all variable costs — both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing — in inventory. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: variable costing Variable
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