each purpose discuss whether information about current or future product costs is required. What implication does your answer have for developing a product costing system? L-S‚ T & H‚ page 131. Purpose Current / Future Product Costs Short-term decisions: product mix‚ pricing Future Longer-term strategic decisions Future Long-term pricing Future Plan future product-related costs Future Control of product costs Current Reimbursement contracts Current External reporting (inventory
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Cost Control: Definitions and Methods Alejandro Madotta Accounting Supervisor II at Apache Corporation The cost of making a particular product or delivering a particular service is calculated by the finance and accounting department‚ with the help of a technique that is termed as Cost Accounting. The principle of cost accounting is very simple. The total cost of manufacturing a set or lot of goods or services is added up together and divided by the number of unites that have been produced‚
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PROJECT CONTROL SYSTEMS WHAT CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESS OF A PROJECT Drivers Project Leadership Project Team Project Management Maturity Planning Monitoring & Control Nature of Project Obstacles Stakeholders Internal External Change Management Strategic Uncertainties WHAT IS NEEDED? Project Control Systems What is it? PROJECT CONTROL Desired Status (plans) Disturbances Project Mgr. Project Team Project Danger of Control :” scope creep” Measuring Device
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Chapter 8 The Cost of Capital 236 CHAPTER 8—THE COST OF CAPITAL TRUE/FALSE 1. Capital refers to items on the right-hand side of a firm’s balance sheet. 2. The component costs of capital are market-determined variables in as much as they are based on investors’ required returns. 3. The cost of debt is equal to one minus the marginal tax rate multiplied by the coupon rate on outstanding debt. 4. The cost of issuing preferred stock by a corporation must be adjusted to an after-tax
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4011 APRIL 7‚ 2009 CRAIG CHAPMAN Biovail Corporation: Revenue Recognition and FOB Sales Accounting Background Late on October 9‚ 2003‚ David Maris‚ an analyst at Banc of America Securities (BAS)‚ was trying to interpret the shocking events of the previous few days and finish the write-up of his first report on the Canadian pharmaceutical firm‚ Biovail Corporation. Maris didn’t like what he saw at the company‚ but he never liked writing “Sell” recommendations. In any event‚ he wanted to make
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Peanuts and Cost Accounting A problem faced by a Restaurateur (Joe) as revealed by his Accountant-Efficiency Expert (Eff. Ex.) EFF. EX. Joe‚ you said you put in these peanuts because some people ask for them‚ but do you realize what this rack of peanuts is costing you? JOE It ain ’t gonna cost. ’Sgonna be a profit. Sure‚ I hadda pay $25 for a fancy rack to holda bags‚ but the peanuts cost 6 cents and I sell ’em for 10 cents. Figger I sell 50 bags a week to start. It ’ll take 12 ½ weeks to
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CHAPTER 14: PROCESS COSTING AND THE COST ACCOUNTING CYCLE Multiple Choice c 1. ABC Company made the following journal entry. Work in Process Inventory $200‚000 Direct Labor $188‚000 Direct Labor Rate Variance 12‚000 From this entry we can tell that ABC uses a. job-order costing. b. process costing. c. standard costing. d. normal costing. d 2. CDE Company
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The Costs of Production Production and Costs Costs in the Short Run Fixed Costs Implicit Costs Explicit Costs Variable Costs Average Costs Marginal Costs The Symmetry Between Production and Costs Total Product and Total Cost Curves Geometry of Average and Marginal Costs Curves Average Physical Product and Average Variable Costs Marginal Physical Product and Marginal Cost Costs in the Long Run Isocost Lines Cost Minimization The Expansion Path and the Long Run Total Cost Curve Average Cost and
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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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COST ACCOUNTING Select the one best answer for each: 1. Which one of the following would not be classified as manufacturing overhead? a. Indirect labor b. Direct materials c. Insurance on factory building d. Indirect materials 2. Prime costs of a company are $3‚000‚000‚ manufacturing overhead is $1‚500‚000 and direct labor is $750‚000. What is the amount of direct materials? a. $1‚500‚000. b. $750‚000. c. $2‚250‚000.
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