Chapter 2 – The Cost Function * A cost object is a thing or activity for which we measure costs. Cost objects include such things as individual products‚ product lines‚ projects‚ customers‚ departments‚ and even the entire company. * Direct cost: a cost that can be directly traced to a cost object and is incurred for the benefit of a particular cost object * Indirect cost: a cost that is incurred for the benefit of more than one cost object and therefore cannot be easily and economically
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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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Corporation ("BuyGasCo"). It speaks only to the nature of the cost accounting system that we‚ as students of accounting‚ think to be appropriate for addressing the issues presented by cases of this general type. We offer our views on this subject out of concern about the allocation of indirect costs used in assessing the appropriate gasoline cost value in State of Florida v. BuyGasCo Corporation‚ 2003-05143 (D. FL. 2003). We regard the allocation system employed in that opinion to be inconsistent with
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Analyze Overtime Cost and Hours. The task I was assigned consisted of compiling GPA’s overtime cost and hours by the divisions overseen by each Assistant General Manager (GM). The four divisions are the following: AGMO for operations‚ AGMA for administration‚ AGMET for engineering and technology‚ and the Chief Financial Officer division for the budget‚ accounting‚ and revenue assurance sections. After classifying the overtime cost and hours into their assigned divisions‚ I had to evaluate how much
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Support-Service Costs ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 10.1 The following factors should be considered when deciding whether to outsource a support service: • cost • quality‚ timeliness‚ and reliability • security of sensitive information • knowledge required 10.2 Some of the costs of cost allocation include: • additional bookkeeping; • additional management costs in selecting allocation methods and allocation bases; and • costs of making
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you 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
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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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Types of costs Classification of costs: • Materials – costs of raw materials‚ components and other goods used. • Labor – cost of employees wages and salaries. • Expenses – costs which cannot be included in materials and labor. Variable costs – these costs varies directly with changes in the level of quantity‚ over a defined period of time. Fixed costs – are not affected by the changes in the level of activity‚ over a defined period of time. Semi variable costs – for example
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Cost Accounting Chapter Module-1 - Introduction to Cost Accounting Definition Cost: - Generally cost refers to all expenses incurred in producing a product or rendering service. But‚ from the cost accounting point of view “Cost is a normal sacrifice of resources in the creation of product or services”. Costing: - Costing is defined as “the technique and process of ascertaining cost of a given thing”. According to CIMA it is defined as “the establishment of budgets‚ standard‚ costs and
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Whole = Percent Expense Revenue = Expense % Profit Revenue = Profit % Desired Profit Revenue = Desired Profit % Revenue – (Food and Beverage Cost + Labor Cost + Other Expense) = Profit Food and Beverage Cost Revenue = Food and Beverage Cost % Labor Cost Revenue = Labor Cost % Other Expense Revenue = Other Expense % Total Expense Revenue = Total Expense % Profit Revenue = Profit % Actual
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