Allocation of Fixed Costs ACC 403 Principles of Accounting The articles describe two different approaches: Lean accounting and activity based costing. Both have pros and cons and the selection of "what is best for allocating IT" likely rests with the culture and types of businesses. I personally believe that activity-based costing‚ which essentially casts IT as a variable cost‚ making users sensitive to the requests they make of IT because every request is an incremental cost to their budget
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Objective 1 Identify and give examples of each of the three basic manufacturing cost categories. 1-1 Classifications of Manufacturing Costs Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead The Product 1-2 1-2 Direct Materials Raw materials that become an integral part of the product and that can be conveniently traced directly to it. Example: A radio installed in an automobile 1-3 Direct Labor Those labor costs that can be easily traced to individual units of product. Example: Wages paid
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Written by: Edmund Quek CHAPTER 6 THE THEORY OF COST LECTURE OUTLINE 1 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 INTRODUCTION SHORT-RUN THEORY OF COST Distinction between fixed cost and variable cost Total cost Marginal cost Average cost Relationship between marginal cost and average cost Optimum capacity LONG-RUN THEORY OF COST Cost minimisation in the long run Long-run average cost Productive efficiency References John Sloman‚ Economics William A. McEachern‚ Economics Richard G. Lipsey and
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overhead rate -estimated manufacturing overhead cost divided by estimated which of manufacturing overhead -it can‚ it must be a manufacturing‚ indirect labor costs that are easily traced to a job -direct which of indirect labor cost examples -maintenance into which of the companies classify manufacturing cost -direct labor‚ manufacturing‚ direct‚ materials a factor that causes overhead costs is called -cost driver what kinds of costs are assigned to units of product in absorption
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To have a charge for each product‚ first the standard costs are calculated‚ based on the new allocation rate ($10.36): |Product |B |C |D | |Material |5‚00 |10‚00 |5‚00 | |Labor |5‚00 |15‚00 |10‚00 | |Allocated cost |10‚36 |31‚08 |20‚72 | |Standard cost |$20‚36 |$56‚08 |$35‚72
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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 only on overall profitability. The reason is simple. In the past‚ interest rates‚ branch locations‚ and service offerings
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Explain the principles behind cost benefit analysis. Is the use of cost benefit analysis essential in the appraisal of public spending? Discuss this in the light of a transport capital expenditure project with which you are familiar. Cost–benefit analysis is often used by governments to evaluate the desirability of a given intervention. It is an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs. The aim is to gauge the efficiency
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labor‚ $10 worth of raw materials is used in the production of each parka. (a) By minimizing cost subject to the production function‚ derive the cost-minimizing demands for K and L as a function of output (q)‚ wage rate (w)‚ and rental rates on machines (r). Use these results to derive the total cost function: that is‚ costs as a function of q‚r‚ w‚ and the constant $10 per unit materials cost. (b) Polly’s Parkas plans to produce 2000 parkas per week. At the factor prices given above‚ how
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DVDs. The following data are available regarding the models: DVD Selling Price per unit Model LX1 Model LX2 Model LX3 $175.00 $250.00 $300.00 Variable Cost per unit $100.00 $125.00 $140.00 Demand/Year Units 2000 1000 500 VCI is considering the addition of a fourth model to its line of DVDs. This model would be sold to retailers for $375. The variable cost of this unit is $225. The demand for the new Model LX4 is estimated to be 300 units per year. Sixty percent of these unit sales of the new model is
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a) COST ACCOUNTING Cost accounting system is the part of management accounting that makes budget‚ actual cost of operations‚ analysis of variance and profitability of social use of funds. Cost accounting helps the manager in decision making regarding the reduction of the cost of the company and in improving the profitability. Cost accounting system is primarily used for internal managers therefore it does not need to follow the standards of GAAP. Cost accounting is also considered very important
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