Cost drivers‚ as propounded by Porter (1985) are the structural causes of the cost of an activity in the value chain. They determine the behaviour and level of costs within an activity. A cost driver can be completely‚ partly or not at all under the control of a firm. It is therefore important for a manager to understand these factors because according to the Neo-classical model of the firm‚ the firm’s objective is to maximise profit by producing a given level of output at the minimum cost level
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Assignment #1 1. Define scarcity and opportunity cost. What role d these concepts play in the making of management decisions? Scarcity is a condition that exists when resources are limited relative to the demand for their use. Another way of describing this condition is to state that scarcity exists when resources are not available in unlimited amounts. When resources are available in unlimited amounts‚ economists consider them to be “free” goods. Because of the scarcity of resources‚ choices
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Quiz Questions for Chapter 1 1. Waverly Company paid $5‚000 cash for wages of production workers. This business event would: a. increase total assets and total equity. b. increase one asset account and decrease another asset account. c. decrease total assets and total equity. d. decrease one asset account and increase an equity account. 2. Warren Company makes candy. During the most recent accounting period‚ Warren paid $3‚000 for raw materials‚ $4‚000 for labor‚ and
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Welcome to Managerial Accounting. In this module‚ we will provide a general overview of activity based costing‚ specifically: What is activity based costing? Welcome to Managerial Accounting Instructor: O Martin Email Instructor __________________________ ACTIVITY BASED COSTING SYSTEM Two stage process Activity pools Activity categories With & Without ABC example What is Activity based costing (ABC)? Activity based costing (ABC) assigns manufacturing overhead costs to products in a more logical
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Michelle Seefeld Managerial Finance Learning Session 1 Written Assignment Chapter 1 Discussion Question 6 What document is necessary to form a corporation? A corporation is formed through articles of incorporation‚ which specify the rights and limitations of the entity (Block‚ Hirt‚ & Danielson‚ 2011). Web Exercise (pp. 22-23) In summary‚ the credo for Johnson & Johnson challenges the company to put the needs and well-being of the customers first. The former chairman for the company
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Gus Bonilla MBA 217 Managerial Economics Individual Assignment 2) A firm’s product sells for $2 per unit in a highly competitive market. The firm produces output using capital (which it rents at $75 per hour) and labor (which is paid a wage of $15 per hour under a contract for 20 hours of labor services). Complete the following table and use that information to answer the questions that follow. K | L | O | MPK | APK | APL | VMPK | 0 | 20 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 | 50 | 50 | 50
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Functions of Management Angelia Renee Cady MGT / 330 December 03‚ 2012 Rick King Functions of Management In an organization or group‚ a manager responsibility is to supervise employees to ensure that necessary duties are accomplished in reaching plans and goals set by said groups and organizations. “Focus on a few key objectives ... I only have three things to do. I have to choose the right people‚ allocate the right number of dollars‚ and transmit ideas from one division to another with
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Managerial Statistics Distinguish between primary data and secondary data? OBJECTIVE The main objective of this topic is to measure the degree of relationship between the variables under consideration.The correlation analysis refers to the techniques used in measuring the closeness of the relationship between the variables. DEFINITION Some important definitions of correlation are given below: 1. “Correlation analysis deals with the association between two or more variables”. ---- Simpson &
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Benedictine University Managerial Economics Individual Work-1 Unit Tutor: Char Lee Racine Student name：Gu Haizhen (Vivian) Date of issue: September 6‚ 2010 Date of submission: September 13‚ 2010 Contents I. 3 II. 4 III. 7 VI. 9 Technical problems I. During a year of operation‚ a firm collects $175‚000 in revenue and spends $80‚000 on raw materials‚ labor expense‚ utilities‚ and rent. The owners of the
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Managerial Issues Ryan Shelton CMGT/445 August 27‚ 2014 Gloria De Leon Managing Information Systems Information systems provide the infrastructure and enable communication for every kind of business in today’s global economy. The responsible managers in charge of these vital systems face several key issues in their efforts to effectively manage corporate information systems. Information systems‚ particularly hardware and software components‚ become
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