business has to sustain a high level of quality to ensure better business globally. Generally quality control standards for export are set strictly‚ as this business is also holds the prestige of the country‚ whose company is doing the export. Export houses earn foreign exchange for the country‚ so it becomes mandatory to have good quality control of their products. In the garment industry quality control is practiced right from the initial stage of sourcing raw materials to the stage of final finished
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Classification of Cost Cost may be classified into different categories depending upon the purpose of classification. Some of the important categories in which the costs are classified are as follows: 1. Fixed‚ Variable and Semi-Variable Costs The cost which varies directly in proportion with every increase or decrease in the volume of output or production is known as variable cost. Some of its examples are as follows: • Wages of laborers • Cost of direct material • Power The cost which does
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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 Efficiency/usage/quantity variances: Standard is out of date‚ set without due care; Inefficient use of material/labour‚ deliberate or otherwise; Poor supervision/equipment/maintenance.Changes in
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Q1: explicit costs and implicit costs concepts Explicit Cost Explicit cost is defined as the direct payment which is supposed to be made to others while running business. This includes the wages‚ rents or materials which are due in the contract. The explicit cost is the expense done in business which can easily be identified and accounted for in the business at any stage. The explicit cost represents the out flows of cash in clear and obvious terms. When any out flow of credit occurs in a business
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The Cost of Lying Trust is like a mirror‚ once it is broken‚ it is never seen the same again‚ and that is the cost. No matter how hard you try to put it back together‚ the cracks are always visible. No one wants to be a liar‚ no one wants to be a dishonest person. One might presume that a person will lie because they want something they can’t have with the truth. Recalling back to my childhood‚ I was unable to be like other children where they were able to have fun‚ running‚ jumping‚ and
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product costs are the direct materials‚ and manufacturing overhead that are involved in acquiring or making products. Products costs are assigned to an inventory account on the balance sheet and considered to be assets. When the goods are sold‚ the costs are released from inventory and are recognized as expenses in the income statement. Period costs are all the costs that are not included in product cost‚ such as advertising‚ executive salaries‚ and other nonmanufacturing costs. These costs are expenses
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CHAPTER 3 COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS TRUE/FALSE 1. To perform cost-volume-profit analysis‚ a company must be able to separate costs into fixed and variable components. Answer: True Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis 2. Cost-volume-profit analysis may be used for multi-product analysis when the proportion of different products remains constant. Answer: True Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost-volume-profit
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statements. b. analyzing data. c. performance reports. *d. economic events. 4. _______________ is devoted to providing information for external users. a. Management accounting *b. Financial accounting c. Internal accounting d. Cost accounting 5. Financial accounting information is used for a. investment decisions. b. regulatory measures. c. stewardship evaluation. *d. all of these. 6. Which of the following is NOT part of the financial accounting information
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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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FACT In examining the costs of pension plans‚ Leah Hutcherson‚ CPA‚ encounters certain terms. The components of pension costs that the terms represent must be dealt with appropriately if generally accepted accounting principles are to be reflected in the financial statements of entities with pension plans. DIRECTION AND REQUIREMENTS In this simulation‚ you will be asked various questions regarding basic pension plan terminology. 1. Discuss the theoretical justification for accrual recognition
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