machine hours and outgoing shipments‚ which are the activities’ three respective cost drivers‚ follow: Luxury Exclusive Setups 50 30 Machine hours 16‚000 22‚500 Outgoing shipments 100 75 The firm’s total overhead of $3‚080‚000 is subdivided as follows: manufacturing setups‚ $672‚000; machine processing‚ $1‚848‚000; and product shipping‚ $560‚000. REQUIRED: a) Calculate the unit manufacturing cost of Luxury and Exclusive electric sleeping bags by using the company’s current overhead
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Cost Classifications and Estimation 2.0 Introduction Cost classification may be defined as ‘the arrangement of cost items in a logical sequence having regard to their nature and purpose to be fulfilled’. The term cost must be qualified when in use in order that its precise meaning is established in a particular situation; however‚ cost refers to the amount of resources that have been diverted from other uses or sacrificed so as to achieve the desired objective. But the term is used to refer to
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COSTING SUPPORT AND COST CONTROL IN MANUFACTURING A COST ESTIMATION TOOL APPLIED IN THE SHEET METAL DOMAIN PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Universiteit Twente‚ op gezag van de rector magnificus‚ prof.dr. F.A. van Vught‚ volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties in het openbaar te verdedigen op vrijdag 3 mei 2002 te 15.00 uur. door Erik ten Brinke geboren op 15 maart 1973 te Hardenberg Dit proefschrift is goedgekeurd door: de promotor prof.dr.ir. H
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activity-based costing and the creation of individual cost pools that will use direct labor hours (DLH)‚ material handling (MH)‚ and number of shipments (NS) as cost drivers. Data on the cost pools and respective driver volumes follow. Product Alpha Gamma Pool Cost Pool No. 1 (Driver: DLH) 200 1800 $420‚000 Pool No. 2 (Driver: MH) 15 10 $375‚000 Pool No. 3 (Driver: NS) 2‚000 18‚000 $20‚000 1. The overhead cost allocated to Alpha by using traditional costing procedures
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Chapter Six Businesses and Their Costs Study Questions: 1. Explain the difference between a plant‚ a firm‚ and an industry. Plant – establishments such as a factory‚ farm‚ mine or store. Firm – an organization that employs resources to produce goods/services for profit. Industry – group of firms that produce the same or similar products. 2. State the advantages and disadvantages of the corporate form of business. Advantages – most effective form of
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Chapter 2—Cost Terminology and Cost Behaviors MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The term "relevant range" as used in cost accounting means the range over which a. | costs may fluctuate. | b. | cost relationships are valid. | c. | production may vary. | d. | relevant costs are incurred. | ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 2-2 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking LOC: AICPA Functional Competencies: Measurement‚ Reporting 2. Which of the following defines variable cost behavior
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long-lived assets generally include those expenditures that: 1) are made for normal repairs to maintain the usefulness of the asset over a number of years. 2) are for items that have a physical life of more than a year‚ regardless of their cost. 3) are material and that have an economic benefit to the entity only in the current year. 4) are material and that have an economic benefit to the entity that extends beyond the current year. Question 11 0 / 1 point Cassady‚ Inc.
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Chapter 1 Basic Cost Concepts Learning Objectives • To understand the meaning of different costing terms to understand different costing methods • To have a basic idea of different costing techniques • To understand the meaning of cost sheet In order to determine and take a dispassionate view about what lies beneath the surface of accounting figures‚ a financial analyst has to make use of different management accounting techniques. Cost techniques have a precedence over the other
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that incurs cost when producing a product or providing a service” (Kimmel‚ 2009‚ pg. 867). Very important detailed information on how these costs are processed through the company’s work flow. The activity-based costing system shows the company management all the deficiencies‚ where cost improvements are needed‚ and where prices need to be increase for future production or location planning. The other reasons that activity-based costing can be used are that these are variable costs. Under variable
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Cycle Cost How your Northern saves you money ® Reference: Hydraulic Institute (www.pumps.org) What is Life Cycle Cost? • The life cycle cost (LCC) of any piece of equipment is the total “lifetime cost to purchase‚ install‚ operate‚ maintain‚ and dispose of that equipment. • The components of a life cycle cost analysis typically include initial cost‚ installation and commissioning costs‚ energy costs‚ operation costs‚ maintenance and repair costs‚ down time costs‚ environmental costs‚ and
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