for Managerial Accounting: Week 4: Discussion 1 How does activity-based costing differ from the traditional costing approach? When would it give more accurate costs than traditional costing systems? * Activity based costing (ABC) is a method for assigning costs to products‚ services‚ projects‚ tasks‚ or acquisitions‚ based on the activities that go into them and the resources consumed by these activities. ABC contrasts with traditional costing‚ which sometimes assigns costs using somewhat
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to go wrong in the analysis of direct material and other direct costs and what could be done about it. The analysis of direct material and other direct costs and what could be done about it is that when a particular organization prepares for the budget in relation to the cost of direct material or direct labor then‚ it has to consider the inflation rate and the standard rates in the industry. In relation to the direct labor cost‚ the organization has to analyze of the industrial standard of the
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ER Assinment 1 (BCO6603) ERP cost Factors on 5 modules Presented by: Shivpaul Singh Jamwal StudentID: 4502972 (Victoria University) Introduction Currently various organisations implemented different systems to improve their productivity for instance ERP‚ MRP‚ CRM etc. Nonetheless ERP received much attention in contrast to other systems all because of more efficient‚ reliable and support in decision making with the organisation modules. ERP is certain
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Historical cost accounting Advantages • Historical cost accounts are straightforward to produce • Historical cost accounts do not record gains until they are realized • Historical cost accounts are still used in most accounting systems Disadvantages • Historical cost accounts give no indication of current values of the assets of a business • Historical cost accounts do not record the opportunity costs of the use of older assets‚ particularly property which may be recorded at a value based
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Business (UKM-GSB-LHDN) Cost Classification: Government Agency PROBLEM 2-56 The Department of Natural Resources is responsible for maintaining the state’s parks and forest lands‚ stocking the lakes and rivers with fish‚ and generally overseeing the protection of the environment. Several cost incurred by the agency are listed below. For each cost‚ indicate which of the following classifications best describe the cost. More than one classification may apply to the same cost item. The Answers
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product costing systems. Be sure to address the following: Professor and class‚ * How do the two systems differ? The two alternatives for product costing systems are job and process. The two differ in that with job costs these are specified for a particular job. Process costs go by each process that is done (Kinney & Raiborn‚ 2013‚ p 150). * What are the characteristics of the companies that would use each? The characteristics of the companies that would use either a job-related system
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Introduction This term paper of advanced management accounting discusses the basic concepts of activity based costing. The major focus of this work is to examine activity based costing in small hospitality businesses in UK. For this purpose‚ information is extracted from various articles‚ journals and web to gain in depth insight of the cost accounting concept. In addition to this‚ it discusses the benefits and drawbacks of the activity based cost method. Discussion ABC system is based on the fact
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was to ask for cost estimation of public service. Why do you think he asked for cost estimation instead of privatizing the public service right away? Was it a sensible action? 2. Existing DOT employees were allowed to bid against private businesses. Was it a sensible decision? For example‚ they could have been just fired. 3. How well did the project team implement ABC for estimating the cost of pothole filling? Do you agree with the manner in which they treated equipment cost and excess capacity
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Cost of Quality In current context same meaning: Quality Costs‚ Cost of Quality‚ Cost of Poor Quality Impact of Costs Price Erosion Sales Profit +Warranty Cost +Material allowance Ideal $ Variable Cost Spread of break-even zone Fixed Cost Quantity Yield -> Waste -> (from design‚ defects‚ efficiency) -> impact costs Why Focus on Cost of Poor Quality? Price Erosion Profit Profit Profit Profit Total Cost to manufacture and deliver products Cost of Poor Quality COPQ Cost of Poor Quality
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Costs of Production July 2011 Topics to be Discussed Measuring Cost: Which Costs Matter? How do Cost Curves Behave? – Cost in the Short Run – Cost in the Long Run How to Minimize Cost? How to draw Implications for Business Strategy? Topics to be Discussed Production with Two Outputs: Economies of Scope Dynamic Changes in Costs: The Learning Curve Estimating and Predicting Cost Measuring Cost: Which Costs Matter? Accountants tend to take a retrospective view of firms’ costs‚ whereas
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