VARIABLE COSTINGMorenike Onibon Liberty University Abstract Determining the actual valuation of manufactured assets has always been a major problem in the accounting field. The real controversy exist in the decision regarding which costs are relevant to future periods‚ and thus should be included in assets valuation‚ and which should not be charged against net income. An understanding of the relationship between costs‚ volume‚ and profit‚ enables management to set more realistic objectives for
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Introduction Management control system (MCS)‚ as a vital part of an organization‚ which purpose allows organizations to ensure that their activities achieve the objects they desire. The process of designing and improving MCSs requires addressing three basic questions. What is desired? What is likely to occur? And What is the effect of contextual factors ?Then managers must address each of these questions. What controls should be used? In recent years‚ contingency-based research has maintained
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The Five Traps of Performance Measurement by Andrew Likierman In an episode of Frasier‚ the television sitcom that follows the fortunes of a Seattle-based psychoanalyst‚ the eponymous hero’s brother gloomily summarizes a task ahead: “Difficult and boring—my favorite combination.” If this is your reaction to the challenge of improving the measurement of your organization’s performance‚ you are not alone. In my experience‚ most senior executives find it an onerous if not threatening task. Thus they
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Five Sins Of Management Discipline 1 Summary The article is a quick guide to the five most common errors managers and supervisors make when employee discipline is instituted. A dreaded process they all must face at some time‚ more often than not‚ the process is carried out in an ineffective way. This article identifies those errors and helps formulate an approach to discipline based on sound principles. Error #1: Discipline As Punishment Some managers believe that discipline should be a punishment
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CONSIDER THE LOBSTER The enormous‚ pungent‚ and extremely well-marketed Maine Lobster Festival is held every late July in the state’s midcoast region‚ meaning the western side of Penobscot Bay‚ the nerve stem of Maine’s lobster industry. What’s called the midcoast runs from Owl’s Head and Thomaston in the south to Belfast in the north. (Actually‚ it might extend all the way up to Bucksport‚ but we were never able to get farther north than Belfast on Route 1‚ whose summer traffic is‚ as you
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What are Segmentation Variables? To understand what segmentation variables in marketing are‚ it helps to first know what market segmentation is. Market segmentation is the analysis of population demographics so they can be categorized in specific ways. These specific ways of categorization in market segmentation are why segmentation variables are needed and used. Four (4) groups of Segmentation Variables – 1. Geographic segmentation is based on variables such as: • Region: this kind of
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marks per one statement (i.e. this part is for 10 marks). 1. Why is adherence to ethical standards important for the smooth functioning of an advanced market economy? 2. Briefly describe what is meant by enterprise risk management. 3. Describe what is meant by a “pull” production system. 4. Describe the schedule of cost goods manufactured. How does it tie into the income statement? 5. Why are product costs sometimes called inventoriable costs? Describe the flow of such costs in a manufacturing company
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Types of Variables Binary variable Obsevations (i.e.‚ dependent variables) that occur in one of two possible states‚ often labelled zero and one. E.g.‚ “improved/not improved” and “completed task/failed to complete task.” Categorical Variable Usually an independent or predictor variable that contains values indicating membership in one of several possible categories. E.g.‚ gender (male or female)‚ marital status (married‚ single‚ divorced‚ widowed). The categories are often assigned numerical
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overhead (both variable and fixed) were allocated to planned production? What was the actual cost per unit of production and shipping. 3. Prepare a flexible budget for 180‚000 iPhone 4’s and calculate flexible budget variances using actual costs for August. 4. Estimate material price and usage for flash memories‚ labor rate and usage (efficiency) variances‚ and the overhead spending variance for August. 5. What are some strategies or decisions that Wentao Chen should consider in trying to
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The five basic management skills; technical‚ human relations‚ conceptual‚ time management‚ and decision making are all important in order to carry out the four functions of management successfully. Technical skills are needed in planning because you need to have extensive knowledge in your firm’s particular field in order to develop successful plans for your business. You would need these skills in organizing because you have to know the best way to organize resources to complete a task. This skill
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