Chapter 4 Case 2: Greetings Inc.: Activity-Based Costing Solution: 1. An activity-based costing system may be appropriate for Wall Décor‚ when overhead allocation based job-order costing provides product cost distortion. As seen on previous case‚ this distortion happens when one product is manufacturing in high volume and the others are manufacturing in complexity as well as in low volume. In this situation Wall Décor should change its costing system for selling its high volume produced
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The Manager and Management Accounting BUSI 0028 Sem 2‚ 2012/13 Dr. Olivia Leung © 2012 Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Accounting Discipline Overview Managerial accounting—measures‚ analyzes‚ and reports financial and nonfinancial information to help managers make decisions to fulfill organizational goals. Managerial accounting need not be GAAP compliant. Financial accounting—focus on reporting to external users including investors‚ creditors‚ and governmental
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David Shim Case Study #2 A) What is the break-even point in passengers and revenues per month? Unit CM = $160 – $70= $90 Unit of Sales = 3‚150‚000 / $90= 35‚000 passengers Unit of Sales = 35‚000 x $160= $5‚600‚000 revenue B) What is the break-even point in number of passenger train cars per month? Unit of Sales = 35‚000/63= 555.5= 556 passenger cars C) If Springfield Express raises its average passenger fare
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Case Study in Managerial accounting Case 1: Southwest Airlines Part A : General Information Company Name: Southwest Airlines Co. Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange trade market (NYSE) with symbol LUV. Corporate Headquarters are located at the physical address: 2702 Love Field Drive‚ Dallas‚ Texas 75235. Corporate Web Site: http://www.southwest.com. Corporate Web Site for business travelers: http://www.swabiz.com/ Industry Classification Company operates in the Industrial
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Textbook case: Managerial Accounting for Managers‚ 2nd edition Noreen‚ Brewer and Garrison (McGraw-Hill/Irwin‚ 2008). Case 4-33 Cost Structure; Target profit and Break-Even Analysis Contribution Income Statement for all three scenarios: 15% commission 20% commission Own sales force Sales $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 $16‚000‚000 Variable manuf. cost $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 $7‚200‚000 Commissions $2‚400‚000 $3‚200‚000 $1‚200‚000 -Tot. variable cost ($9‚600‚000)
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Accounting Alternatives Case At the beginning of the year 20x1‚ two companies began operations to sell home heating units. Eads Heaters Inc. is located in Eads‚ Colorado‚ and Glenwood Heating Inc. is in Glenwood Springs‚ Colorado. The companies operate under similar economic conditions and have identical operations during the year. However‚ each manager makes different accounting choices and estimates when applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in preparing the company’s financial
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CHAPTER 1 Managerial Accounting ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Brief Exercises 1 A Problems B Problems Study Objectives *1. Explain the distinguishing features of managerial accounting. Identify the three broad functions of management. Define the three classes of manufacturing costs. Distinguish between product and period costs. Explain the difference between a merchandising and a manufacturing income statement. Indicate how cost of goods manufactured is determined. Explain the difference
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Managerial Accounting‚ 3e (Braun/Tietz) Chapter 2 Building Blocks of Managerial Accounting 1) Service companies must carry a large amount of inventory to meet consumer demand. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 LO: 2-1 EOC: E2-1 AACSB: Reflective Thinking Learning Outcome: Define and use cost-volume-profit analysis to analyze the effects of changes in costs and volume on a company’s profits 2) Manufacturing companies usually have three types of inventory. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 LO: 2-1
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Management Accounting Managerial accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information in pursuit of an organization’s goals. Managerial accounting is an integral part of the management process‚ and managerial accountants are important strategic partners in an organization’s management team. The relation between accounting and management has been commonly expressed by the phrase‚ “Accounting is a tool of management”. Accounting practice has
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Managerial Accounting Final Essay – Managerial Accounting Abstract Discussing the importance of managerial accounting for managers and business leaders who are not accountants. Understanding accounting principles‚ job costing‚ decisions for capital investments‚ and central versus decentralized business units. Managerial Accounting In business‚ accounting principle is necessary for report annual and quarterly reports‚ IRS‚ shareholders
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