Service Plc-Cost of Capital Objective: Lex service Plc sold its various subsidiaries and other assets in between 1991 and 1993 which provides more than £340 million of funds. To reinvest this huge amount of funds it evaluates many investment options and acquisitions. To evaluate the worth of new investments‚ Lex uses discounted cash flow analysis. In order to employ DCF analysis method‚ discount rate or cost of capital required. Now the question is arises ‘what should be real cost of capital’.
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Chapter 8 Cost Estimation and Budgeting 8.1 True/False 1) Direct costs are those clearly assigned to the aspect of the project that generated the cost. Answer TRUE 2) Material is an example of a cost that is recurring‚ variable and direct. Answer TRUE 3) An expedited cost is one that does not vary with respect to their usage. Answer FALSE 4) An order of magnitude estimate is usually more accurate than a ballpark estimate. Answer FALSE 5) Comparative estimates are more accurate than definitive
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Explain the principles behind cost benefit analysis. Is the use of cost benefit analysis essential in the appraisal of public spending? Discuss this in the light of a transport capital expenditure project with which you are familiar. Cost–benefit analysis is often used by governments to evaluate the desirability of a given intervention. It is an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs. The aim is to gauge the efficiency
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____ 1. A cost is not relevant if it: A. B. C. D. E. Does not differ for each option available to the decision maker. Changes from period to period. Is a future cost. Is a mixed cost. Is a fixed cost. 2. Variable costs will generally be relevant for decision making because they: A. B. C. D. E. Differ between options. Are volume-based. Have not been committed and differ between options. Differ between options and have been committed. Measure opportunity cost. 3. Fixed costs will often be
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production process. 1) Analysis of physical flow of units. 2) Calculation of equivalent units. 3) Computation of unit costs. 4) Analysis of total costs. 5) Build a Spreadsheet: Construct an Excel spreadsheet to solve all of the preceding requirements. Show how the solution will change if the following data change: the April 1 work in process costs were $27‚000 for direct material and $5‚000 for conversion. 1. | | Physical Units | | Work in process
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3/30/13 Cost Es+ma+ng and Control Prof. Omar El-‐Anwar Lecture #7: Cost Control Announcement • If you did not pass in a prerequisite: – Fill a waiver form – We are s+ll discussing the outcome with Derasat 3olya! • HCSS – The password is working fine …! 25-‐Sep-‐12 2 1
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problem. An organization lost 125 employees last year‚ at a cost of $5‚000.00 each. (Value is derived from cost to rehire and fill opening‚ as well as lost investment in the employee.) You suggest that a one-time investment in a training program (costing $250‚000 up front) will reduce turnover by 50%. Calculate the following numbers using historical figures as your assumptions. a. Total savings that the program stands to create Total Cost of the lost employee training= (125*$5000) =$625000 Total savings=
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memorandum to: james patterson‚ dir. of operations from: maria jastillana subject: cost of quality control date: 7/8/2011 cc: department heads cost of quality When we listen to what our customers want‚ we find they want Quality. Products that are designed to specifications that is free of defects. The demand for quality in today’s consumer market is high‚ customer loyalty is driven by quality so we need to supply products that meet demand. QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS – Creating an environment
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Cost Variance Analysis Presented by : Edmund C. Cabrera MBA Student Universidad de Manila Definitions STANDARD COSTS – are predetermined or target unit costs of production which should be attained under efficient conditions. It is the amount and costs of direct material‚ direct labor‚ and factory overhead required to produce one unit of finished product. STANDARD COST SYSTEM – is an accounting system which uses standard costs rather than actual costs to account for units as they flow through
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ASSIGNMENT 1 : BASIC COST CONCEPT NAME : MATRICS NUMBER : ANSWER Q1 : Product cost is a cost related to the goods that were purchased in order to produce the certain product. Product cost is important to value the inventory of manufactured goods until the goods are sold. The cost of manufactured inventory are product cost. All cost incurred in manufacturing finished goods are stored in inventory until the product are sold. The product cost of the inventory sold become cost of goods sold
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