CHAPTER 3 ACTIVITY COST BEHAVIOR LEARNING OBJECTIVES AFTER STUDYING THIS CHAPTER‚ YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 1. Define and describe fixed‚ variable‚ and mixed costs. 2. Explain the use of the resources and activities and their relationship to cost behavior. 3. Separate mixed costs into their fixed and variable components using the high-low method‚ the scatterplot method‚ and the method of least squares. 4. Evaluate the reliability of the cost formula. 5. Explain how multiple regression
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not occur under efficient operating conditions absorption costing all manufacturing costs are assigned to products: direct material‚ direct labour‚ variable and fixed manufacturing overhead acceptable quality level (AQL) the defect rate at which total quality costs are minimised account classification method (or account analysis) the process in which managers use their judgement to classify costs as fixed‚ variable or semivariable costs accounting rate of return (or simple rate of return‚ rate of return
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Methods of Development: Writing Routine‚ Good-News‚ and Goodwill Messages Most business communications can be prepared by following one of three patterns or methods of development: Direct Order‚ Indirect Order‚ or Persuasive Order. This lecture will discuss the direct order that is used for most routine‚ good-news and goodwill messages. Learning Objectives: □ To understand methods of development for writing routine business messages. □ To recognize structure of
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1) Cost-volume-profit analysis is used primarily by management: A) as a planning tool B) for control purposes C) to prepare external financial statements D) to attain accurate financial results Answer: A Diff: 1 Terms: cost-volume-profit (CVP) Objective: 1 AACSB: Communication 2) One of the first steps to take when using CVP analysis to help make decisions is: A) finding out where the total costs line intersects with the total revenues line on a graph. B) identifying which costs are variable and
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present and future‚ having as a result a limitation of available time to our competitors to attack to our market share while we remain idle. Our proposals include a ¡¥bouquet¡¦ of changes‚ improvements and alternative solutions (segmentation planning‚ direct marketing
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August 16‚ 2010 NDS 2010-19 New Developments Summary Variable interest entity analysis ASC 810‚ Consolidation‚ as amended by ASU 2009-17 Introduction A reporting entity must assess whether its involvement with another legal entity requires the reporting entity to consolidate that legal entity and / or provide disclosures in accordance with guidance for variable interest entities. This bulletin outlines a reporting entity’s step-by-step approach to the assessment of its involvement with
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Cost Behavior Cost behavior is term for describing whether a cost changes when the level of output changes. The cost can vary proportionately with the changes in the level of activity or unaffected by changes in the level of activity. Costs can be variable‚ fixed‚ or mixed. A cost that does not change in total as output changes is a fixed cost. A variable cost‚ on the other hand‚ increases in total with an increase in output and decreases in total with a decrease in output. Understanding how costs
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BACKGROUND There are only two countries in the world that can advertise prescription drugs; New Zealand and United States. In United States‚ according to “What you should know about direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs‚” the FDA first proposed the regulation of drug advertising in 1963. Moreover‚ in the 1970s‚ the Supreme Court recognized that the first amendment‚ freedom of speech‚ supports this idea. However‚ in 1983‚ the FDA requested an intentional suspension on DTC advertising
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business growth for the past 3 years‚ there is a need to continue the momentum of business expansion. Thus‚ this marketing plan will outline the situational analysis‚ marketing initiatives with emphasis on database and telemarketing plus a proposal of a direct mail campaign to acquire new customers for SKYwalker Express. MISSION‚ VISION & VALUES Mission • We are a local team of empowered people that connects business‚ markets and people in a sustainable way which continues to support
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CA Assignment on Foreign Direct Investment Introduction: Over the past twenty years Ireland has taken policy steps to encourage foreign direct investment to Ireland. The aim has been to help promote economic growth and employment creation in particular. In this paper I will first outline the key policy measures taken. I will then discuss how successful they have been. Finally I will consider the threats to achieving Ireland’s policy objectives in this area in the future. It is important
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