The historical cost accounting is an accounting technique that values an asset for balance sheet purposes at the price paid for the asset at the time of its acquisition. It is usually used in combination with other measurement bases. For example‚ inventories are usually carried at the lower of cost and net realizable value‚ on the other hand marketable securities are usually carried at market value‚ and entities prefer to carry pension liabilities at their present value. The main advantage of using
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Multiple Choice Questions 16. Which terms would make the following sentence true? Manufacturing companies that benefit the most from activity-based costing are those where overhead costs are a _________ percentage of total product cost and where there is ___________ diversity among the various products that they produce. A) low‚ little B) low‚ considerable C) high‚ little D) high‚ considerable 17. Would factory security and assembly
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Malaysian Technical Universities International Conference on Engineering & Technology (MUiCET 2011) Identifying Construction Resource Factors Affecting Construction Cost: Case of Johor Aftab Hameed Memon*‚ Ismail Abdul Rahman‚ Ade Asmi Abdul Aziz‚ Kumarason V. Ravish‚ and Noor Ikmalah Mohammad Hanas Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering‚ Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia‚ 86400 Parit Raja‚ Batu Pahat‚ Johor‚ Malaysia *Corresponding e-mail: aftabm78@hotmail.com Abstract The
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What is cost of capital? The cost of capital is the cost of obtaining funds‚ through debt or equity‚ in order to finance an investment. It is used to evaluate new projects of a company‚ as it is the minimum return that investors expect for providing capital to the company‚ thus setting a benchmark that a new project has to meet. Importance The concept of cost of capital is a major standard for comparison used in finance decisions. Acceptance or rejection of an investment project depends on the
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be reused foraging future batches of bourbon whiskey but could be sold to used barrel dealers for $1 each at the end of the aging period. * The increased production in 1988 necessitated the leasing of an additional warehouse at an annual rental cost of $200‚000. The temperature and humidity of the warehouse space had to be controlled since the quality of the whiskey could be ruined by its aging too fast or too slowly. * A small amount of liquid was removed from representative barrels at this
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Discussion Questions 1. The Character Education Initiative asserts that there are universal values that must be explicitly taught to students. As the initiative states‚ “Character development is the deliberate effort to nurture the universal attributes upon which schools and communities find consensus.” The initiative also states that teachers must‚ “model the character attributes agreed upon in the board-based community consultation process in their workplace practices and interactions.” Critics
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OJINKEYA LAURETTA CHINYERE NO 2 ETUGBO LANE OFF LAYINKA STREET‚ APAPA‚ LAGOS STATE. E-MAIL: ojinkeyalauretta@yahoo.com PHONE NO: 08038244400 GOAL: To contribute to economic development through corporate and personal input that result to pragmatic and positive changes. OBJECTIVE: To make personal input through hard work and dedication. WORK EXPERERIENCE: STAFF IN AUDIT DEPARTMENT‚ UBTH. NOV. 2011 – OCT. 2012 UNIVERSITY OF BENIN TEACHING HOSPITAL‚ UGBOWO‚ EGOR LGA‚ EDO STATE NYSC CODE NUMBER: ED/11C/0805
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Wal-mart ’s Strategic Initiative Richard Cannataro‚ Michelle Hayes‚ Camille King‚ Kristyna Princivalli‚ and Cynthia Zatarian FIN/370 October 24‚ 2011 Brad Simon Wal-Mart ’s Strategic Initiative It is difficult to clearly understand the goals of a company unless you look at the strategic planning involved. What is strategic planning? Strategic planning is simplifying the overall purpose and desired results of an organization‚ and showing how those results will be achieved. If the strategic
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UVA-C-2182 Rev. June 17‚ 2009 THE CRADDOCK CUP Jose Rivaldo shuffled through the papers on his desk and sighed. As the general manager of the Craddock Youth Soccer League (CYSL)‚ Rivaldo was committed to providing highquality soccer activities to boys and girls in the area. In addition to managing regular CYSL operations‚ Rivaldo was heavily involved in putting on a regional soccer tournament‚ the Craddock Cup‚ which brought approximately 32 premier high school soccer teams from throughout the
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different quality material from standard; Buying materials from a non‑usual source due to urgency; Utilising different labour from standard; Price changes due to economic conditions; scarcity of supplies; Choosing to incur additional discretionary fixed costs; More (or less) overtime hours used than budgeted. 2. Efficiency/usage/quantity variances: Standard is out of date‚ set without due care; Inefficient use of material/labour‚ deliberate or otherwise; Poor supervision/equipment/maintenance.Changes in
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