Chapter 1 Basic Cost Concepts Learning Objectives • To understand the meaning of different costing terms to understand different costing methods • To have a basic idea of different costing techniques • To understand the meaning of cost sheet In order to determine and take a dispassionate view about what lies beneath the surface of accounting figures‚ a financial analyst has to make use of different management accounting techniques. Cost techniques have a precedence over the other
Premium Costs Cost accounting Management accounting
have a sound knowledge of cost behaviour ie fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ semi-variable costs and sunk costs. Answer: Understanding cost behaviour helps manager in anticipation of changes in cost when there is a change in their activities like production‚ sales‚ inventory pile up etc. It provides good assistance in planning‚ cost management and decision making. A number of behaviour patterns exist ranging from fixed to variable and from linear to curvilinear. Many cost predictions techniques are
Premium Costs Variable cost Cost
Purdue University Krannert School of Management MGMT 201 – Managerial Accounting I Summer 2014 Practice Final Exam--SOLUTION This exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions on 10 pages (including this cover page) for a total of 120 points. Answer all questions. No partial credit is available for multiple choice questions. Be sure to put your answers to the multiple choice questions on your Scantron form. The exam is closed book. A calculator is permitted. GOOD LUCK. Please
Premium Costs Variable cost Management accounting
Cost Scenario University of Phoenix ECO 561PR October 22‚ 2012 Professor Adelaida Torres Dilan Cost Scenario The San Juan Cell Phones Scenario Summary talk about this company that manufacture cell phones where Maria Perez‚ a business development specialist‚ secured an order of 100‚000 units with this major chain‚ which is an opportunity to the company to increase their production and their profit. Cell phones are very important to the community these days for business
Premium Broadband Mobile phone Mobile broadband
Name: Class: Cost Accounting Date: 02.12.2012 Quiz 5 1) Absorption costing: A) expenses marketing costs as cost of goods sold B) treats direct manufacturing costs as a period cost C) includes fixed manufacturing overhead as an inventoriable cost D) is required for internal reports to managers 2) Variable costing: A) expenses administrative costs as cost of goods sold B) treats direct manufacturing costs as a product cost C) includes fixed manufacturing overhead as an inventoriable
Premium Management Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Asset
Week I Quiz Results/Answers ECO561 1. Revenue increases when * producer surplus increases 2. An increase in the price of an inelastic good * increases revenues 3. Price elasticity of Demand increases when * people become less price sensitive over time 4. The purpose of a market in a market system is to * bring buyers and sellers into contact 5. By specializing in the production of one good‚ a company is able to benefit from economies of scale which increases its revenue. Which
Premium Costs Economics Marginal cost
INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization‚ Provision‚ and Financing http://inq.sagepub.com/ Do Workplace Wellness Programs Reduce Medical Costs? Evidence from a Fortune 500 Company Hangsheng Liu‚ Soeren Mattke‚ Katherine M. Harris‚ Sarah Weinberger‚ Seth Serxner‚ John P. Caloyeras and Ellen Exum INQUIRY 2013 50: 150 DOI: 10.1177/0046958013513677 The online version of this article can be found at: http://inq.sagepub.com/content/50/2/150 Published by: http://www.sagepublications
Premium Health care Medicine Managed care
Analysis of Costs Costs affect input choices‚ investment decisions‚ and even the decision of whether to stay in business. A. Economics analysis of costs 1. Total cost: fixed and variable (1) Total cost represents the lowest total dollar expense needed to produce each level of output q. TC rises as q rises. (2) Fixed cost represents the total dollar expense that is paid out even when no output is produced. FC is unaffected by any variation in the quantity of output. (3) Variable cost represents
Premium Costs Economics of production Economics
CHAPTER 14: PROCESS COSTING AND THE COST ACCOUNTING CYCLE Multiple Choice c 1. ABC Company made the following journal entry. Work in Process Inventory $200‚000 Direct Labor $188‚000 Direct Labor Rate Variance 12‚000 From this entry we can tell that ABC uses a. job-order costing. b. process costing. c. standard costing. d. normal costing. d 2. CDE Company
Premium Inventory Cost accounting Cost
COST ANALYSIS Prepared by: Nebuchadnezzar Rabaya OBJECTIVES To provide a basic understanding of the nature of cost analysis. To give highlights on the importance of cost analysis on any venture. To present a clear overview on various types of costs. Cost Definition: an amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something. Analysis Definition: is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. What is cost analysis
Premium Costs Cost Variable cost