Vivian Lau Critique of “Redesigning Cost Systems: Is Standard Costing Obsolete?” by Carole and Leo The study presented four analyzes to discuss the criticisms of Standard Costing System and suggested redesigns for traditional SCSs. Authors mentioned the advantages and disadvantages of SCS‚ and then separately illustrated updates for variances from the aspects of raw materials‚ inventories‚ production levels and quality‚ and sales analysis. After that‚ this article illustrated several updates
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PRINCIPLES OF COST CONTROL 1.1 Introduction Cost is important to all industry. Costs can be divided into two general classes; absolute costs and relative costs. Absolute cost measures the loss in value of assets. Relative cost involves a comparison between the chosen course of action and the course of action that was rejected. This cost of the alternative action - the action not taken - is often called the "opportunity cost". The accountant is primarily concerned with the absolute cost. However‚
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Management Accounting Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Traditional costing system and its limitations 3 3. Activity-Based Costing 4 4. Case Question 4 5. Analysis of the different result between traditional costing system and ABC system
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Cost accounting 4-37 General ledger relationships‚ under- and overallocation. The solution assumes all materials used are direct materials. A summary of the T-accounts for Needham Company before adjusting for under- or overallocation of overhead follows: Direct Materials Control Work-in-Process Control 1-1-2008 30‚000 Purchases 400‚000 Material used for manufacturing 380‚000 1-1-2008 20‚000 Direct materials 380‚000 Transferred to finished goods 940‚000 12-31-2008 50‚000 Direct manuf.
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successful cost reduction programmes In the current economic climate‚ most organisations must face up to a prolonged period of extreme competition and funding restrictions. This is particularly the case if the past few years have been focused on growth‚ service improvement or reorganisation (i.e. cost efficiency has not been a recent priority). Such pressures require an approach that reduces costs in a strategic‚ disciplined‚ and sustainable manner - delivered at pace. In our view serious cost reduction
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cycle‚ changing customers tastes that demand to improve levels of service in cost‚ quality‚ reliability‚ delivery and the choice of new products; and the emergence of e-business and so on. As a result of the defects of traditional accounting have been unable to meet these changes new management themes have evolved which in turn has resulted in the development of strategic management accounting. Strategic management accounting aims to provide relevant information to an organization’s management to enable
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Materials Costs Units completed 75‚000 75‚000 75‚000 Units in ending WIP 12‚000 12‚000 11‚400 Total units accounted for 87‚000 87‚000 86‚400 Cost Information Costs to account for: Direct Conversion Materials Costs Total Costs in beginning WIP $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Costs added by department 75‚000 372‚000 447‚000 Total costs to account for $75‚000 $372‚000 $447‚000 Cost per
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German Accounting - GPK Leave it to the Germans to develop a costing model based on detail‚ precision and improving overall control. Flexible Analytic Cost Planning and Accounting (GPK) is a powerful tool‚ having withstood 60 years of alternative methodologies and widespread hands-on use across Europe. In manufacturing companies‚ particularly those with a homogenous product line‚ GPK can be used to define the effects of resource consumption to the bottom line while greatly illustrating to management
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COST OF PRODUCTION CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Types of costs 3.1 Opportunity‚ implicit and explicit costs 3.2 Fixed and variable costs 3.3 Average costs 3. Types of cost curves 4.4 Marginal cost curve 4.5 Average cost curves 4. Costs in Short run and in the Long run 5.6 Short run 5.7 Long run 5.8 Economies of scale 5. Cost analysis in the real world 6.9 Economies of scope 6.10 Experiential
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recommend that G.G. Toys change its existing cost system in the Chicago plant? In the Springfield plant? Why or why not? G.G. Toys should change its existing cost accounting system from traditional costing to activity-based costing (ABC) in the Chicago plant as it is allocating its entire manufacturing overhead on the basis of just one cost driver: production run direct labor cost. Since overhead at the Chicago plant is high‚ accurate cost accounting system is required. Different types of dolls
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