Overhead Allocation [pic] Overhead Allocation Overview In many businesses‚ the cost of overhead is substantially greater than direct costs‚ so the cost accountant must expend considerable attention on the proper method of allocating overhead to inventory. There are two types of overhead‚ which are administrative overhead and manufacturing overhead. Administrative overhead includes those costs not involved in the development or production of goods or services‚ such as the costs of front office
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they are subject to taxes - Target rate of return: 5%+inflation - Change allocation policy when capital markets change or if there are new investment opportunities‚ law changes‚ or risk aversion changes. - Investment committee: 3 board members and 3 non board members - New asset allocation policy: o Reduction in exposure to of the investment portfolio to domestic public equity (31% to 20%) o Increase in allocation to absolute-return strategies (hedge funds-make profit whether market goes
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to answer a few important questions: Why do companies allocate costs? How do companies allocate costs? And how this cost allocation can affect the decision making of the company. It is important for the companies to find the proper method to allocate the costs. Cost allocation is an important issue in many companies because many of the costs associated with designing‚ producing and distributing products and services are not easily identified with the
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Case # 5-0015 Updated August 18‚ 2003 Note on Private Equity Asset Allocation Over the past 20 years‚ managers of institutional capital have increasingly allocated more funds to private equity. During that time period‚ private equity has been an asset class with relatively high returns compared to public stock market indices. However‚ the recent economic downturn has made it clear that this asset class also has significant risks. This note describes the characteristics and challenges of private
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Using EXCEL for Asset Allocation and Performing Market Efficiency Studies 1. Introduction There are several features in EXCEL that are very useful for asset allocation and performing market efficiency studies. These features used in conjunction with live or historical data allows one to apply the sophisticated techniques discussed in this class in practical situations. This write-up will introduce students to the various mathematical and statistical functions available in EXCEL and explain
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Group 2 Questions for Individual Asset Allocation Exercise: 1. Allocate your fictional $1‚000‚000 among the following three asset categories: Asset U.S. Equities U.S. 30-Year Treasury Bonds Cash Total Allocation 45% 35% 20% 100% Justify your allocation based on your outlook for systematic risk in the U.S. economy over the next year. Based on GDP‚ there is an expected growth in rates for the following quarter‚ though it may
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Lantano The proposed building of coal-fired power plant in Aborlan‚ Palawan has swiftly been a controversy. Environmental organizations and the residents of Aborlan have strongly opposed the said proposal. Why? What makes them oppose such power plant? But first of all‚ what is coal? Coal‚ which is the most abundant fossil fuel‚ is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. Coal-fired power plant converts heat
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Allocation and Apportionment of Overheads / Job and Batch costing solution Question 1 (a) Overhead Analysis Sheet Overheads Basis of apportionment Total Machining Assembly Stores Canteen Indirect Wages Number of indirect employees 232000 ( X 232000) ( X 232000) ( X 232000) ( X 232000) 61867 123733 30933 15467 Machinery Maintenance Budgeted machine hours ( X 94000) ( X 94000) 94000 87935 6065 Machinery Insurance Value of machinery ( X 9050) ( X 9050) 9020 6380 2640 Rent
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example‚ hospitals use sophisticated methods for allocating costs of service departments such as Housekeeping‚ Patient Admissions‚ and Medical Records to patient wards and outpatient services‚ and then to individual patients. Historically‚ these allocations were important to hospitals because Medicare reimbursement was based on actual costs. To the extent that the hospital allocated service department costs to Medicare patients‚ Medicare covered these costs. Companies that allocate service department
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Joint-cost allocation. Elsie Dairy Products Corp. buys one input‚ full-cream milk‚ and refines it in a churning process. From each gallon of milk Elsie produces three cups of butter and nine cups of buttermilk. During May 2010‚ Elsie bought 12‚000 gallons of milk for $22‚250. Elsie spent another $9‚430 on the churning process to separate the milk into butter and buttermilk. Butter could be sold immediately for $2.20 per pound and buttermilk could be sold immediately for $1.20 per quart (note: two
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