Making a Decision Lorraine Gambino HCS/514 January 25‚ 2015 Louis Kastner Making a Decision Planning is a manner of deciding what to do in the present-day that would have an impact on the future and its desired outcomes and making decisions can posses some uncertainty. Planning entails having the right goals and deciding on how to achieve them‚ by making assumptions‚ developing ideas‚ and reviewing alternative methods to achievement. Making a decision for a large organization requires adequate tools
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1. Several types of entities provide financial information to a variety of external users. Our primary focus in this book is on the financial information that profit-oriented companies provide to present and potential investors and to creditors. These profit-oriented companies also provide financial information that is used by financial intermediaries such as financial analysts‚ stockbrokers‚ mutual fund managers‚ and credit rating agencies. Not-for-profit organizations also provide financial
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1) Before answering this question lets review the job and process costing sytems: Job order cost system: • Jobs are assigned to each job or batch • A job may be for a specific order of inventory Process cost system : • This cost system is generally used when a large volume of similar products are manufactured Answers: a. A custom yacht builder – job order costing b. A golf course designer – job order costing c. A potato chip
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Management Journal 2012‚ Vol. 55‚ No. 1‚ 13–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amj.2009.0873 CONTEMPLATION AND CONVERSATION: SUBTLE INFLUENCES ON MORAL DECISION MAKING BRIAN C. GUNIA Johns Hopkins University LONG WANG City University of Hong Kong LI HUANG INSEAD JIUNWEN WANG J. KEITH MURNIGHAN Northwestern University This research investigated the role of contemplation‚ conversation (conceptualized as social contemplation)‚ and explanation in right-wrong decisions. Several theories suggest that contemplation
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of Rs 10‚000 and having to pay Rs 2310 a year for 5 years (first payment due one year from now) the discount rate is 11%. What would be your choice? Will your answer change if Rs 2310 is paid in the beginning of each year for 5 years? Ans Option 1: Annuity Deferred: 2310*3.6959 = 8537.5 Option 2: Annuity Due 2310*3.6959 *1.11 = 9477 Both the options are better than paying lumpsum of Rs. 10‚000. Q3. Exactly twenty years from now Mr. Ahmed will start receiving a pension
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for: Units completed (75‚000 $6.00) $450‚000 Ending work in process (12‚000 $1.00) + (11‚400 $5.00) 69‚000 Total costs accounted for $519‚000 5–6 Weighted Average Method‚ FIFO‚ Physical Flow‚ Equivalent Units 1. Physical flow schedule: Units‚ beginning work in process 12‚000 Units started 20‚000 Units to account for 22‚000 Units completed and transferred out: Started and completed 1‚200 From beginning
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1. The overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor dollar cost. Calculated the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? Solution: Based on the given info we calculate Overhead Allocation
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operating data for the year: Computer-hours 60‚000 Manufacturing overhead cost $1‚208‚000 Inventories at year-end: Raw materials $420‚000 Work in process $120‚000 Finished goods $1‚030‚000 Cost of goods sold $2‚770‚000 Required: 1. Compute the company’s predetermined overhead rate for the year. 2. Compute the underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year. 3. Assume the company closes any underapplied or overapplied overhead directly to cost of goods sold. Prepare the
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Managers are frequently referred to as decision makers. Managers make decisions about every aspect of the organisation‚ including strategy‚ structure‚ control systems‚ responses to the environment and human resources. Decision making is not easy. It is done in the face of constantly changing conditions‚ unclear information and conflicting points of view. Types of decisions and problems A decision is a choice made from available alternatives. Decision making is the process of identifying problems
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Tracey Lindsey Week 1-Case Analysis Managerial Decision Making January 8‚ 2012 1. Define the decision problem. The decision problem is not having a location for the user’s conference due to Hurricane Katrina. 2. As part of defining the decision problem‚ the following questions should be addressed: o What is the general nature of the problem? The general nature of the problem is not having a location due to Katrina and having to make last minute adjustments on whether to continue
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