CHAPTER 1 OUTLINE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES‚ THEIR CAUSES‚ AND SUSTAINABILITY 1.1:LIVING MORE SUSTAINABLY I. We face many environmental problems: population growth increasing resource use destruction and degradation of wildlife habitats premature extinction of plants and animals poverty pollution II. We use natural resources to support our existence and lifestyles: solar capital natural capital solar energy III. An environmentally sustainable society is an ideal society that: a. satisfies
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Cost Accounting Cost accounting is a step further to and a refinement of financial accounting in which cost of manufacturing and selling each product or job or rendering service is determined‚ not at the time of accounting period but at the time when the product is manufactured or any service is rendered. In simple words‚ costing is a systematic procedure for determining the unit cost of output produced or services rendered. It provides for an analysis of the expenditure which enables the management to
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Meaning of Cost Accounting Previously‚ cost accounting was considered to be a technique for the ascertainment of costs of products or services on the basis of historical data. In time‚ due to the competitive nature of the market‚ it was realized that ascertaining of cost is not as important as controlling costs. Cost accounting started to be considered more as a technique for cost control as compared to cost ascertainment. Due to the technological developments in all fields‚ cost reduction has
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1. Define cost object and give three examples Cost object is defined as “Anything for which a separate measurement of cost is desired”. The term cost object and cost objective is synonymous. Cost object may refer to a process‚ a cost centre‚ and cost units. Cost unit is a quantitative unit of product or service in relation to which cost are ascertained. Cost centre is a location‚ function or item of equipment in respect of which cost are ascertained.
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Test 1 Review Use the following information to answer questions 1-3. Tee Times‚ Inc. produces and sells the finest quality golf clubs in all of Clay County. The company expects the following revenues and costs in 2004 for its Elite Quality golf club sets: Revenues (400 sets sold @ $600 per set) $240‚000 Variable costs 160‚000 Fixed costs 50‚000 1. How many sets of clubs must be sold for Tee Times‚ Inc. to reach their breakeven point? a. 400 b. 250 c. 200 d. 150 2. How many sets
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Zabihollah Rezaee Ph.D.‚ CPA‚ CMA‚ INTRODUCTION In the past‚ bank accountants paid little or no attention to the use of managerial accounting concepts in the banking industry. Viewing managerial accounting from the perspective of the banking industry provides a unique opportunity to explore the development of the internal reporting structure. While the use of internal cost and profitabiHty reports is widespread in merchandising‚ manufacturing‚ and other service industries‚ banks have historically focused
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Week 4 Practice Quiz 1. Budgeting is the common accounting tool companies use for planning and controlling. Budgets a. provide a measure of planned financial results. b. focus managers’ energies on exploiting opportunities. c. help managers anticipate potential problems. d. enable managers to control through a set of specific activities with defined corrective actions. 2. [AICPA Adapted] Dewitt Co. budgeted its activity for October 2004 from the following information:
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Solutions to Lectures on Corporate Finance‚ Second Edition Peter Bossaerts and Bernt Arne Ødegaard 2006 LECTURES ON CORPORATE FINANCE - (Second Edition) © World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. http://www.worldscibooks.com/economics/6188.html Contents 1 Finance 2 Axioms of modern corporate finance 3 On Value Additivity 4 On the Efficient Markets Hypothesis 5 Present Value 6 Capital Budgeting 7 Valuation Under Uncertainty: The CAPM 8 Valuing Risky Cash Flows 9 Introduction to derivatives
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Executive summary Cost management is a critical technique to every business firm; the main issue for manager making decision is cost control and profit maximization. This report aims to analyze the different cost occur in a real business based on a case study of Gearbulk Australasia Pty Ltd such as costing systems and value chain. The main methodologies we used in this project are face to face interview of the company’s line manager who called Bryan. It provides us lots of insights of cost control and
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ADM 3346A COST ACCOUNTING Solution Fall 2010 Midterm Examination STUDENT NAME: _________________________________________________ STUDENT NUMBER: ________________________________________________ 90 minutes INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. Books and notes are not permitted‚ except language dictionaries. Non programmable calculators are permitted. Put all answers in the question booklet Questions concerning possible errors in the exam only will be answered. Questions Max Points
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