’’’Cost of living’’’ is the [[cost]] of maintaining a certain [[standard of living]]. Changes in the cost of living over time are often operationalized in a [[cost of living index]]. Cost of living calculations are also used to compare the cost of maintaining a certain standard of living in different geographic areas. Geographic differences in cost of living can be measured in terms of [[purchasing power parity]] rates. ==Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA)== Employment contracts‚ pension benefits
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Identify two cost oriented approach and provide hypothetical examples for each? Cost oriented approach is when a company sets a price of a product that covers marketing and production cost. An example would be an apples iphone. It cost about $200 to make and they sell a brand new one without an contract for $800. So I am guessing the rest of the money is used to cover production‚ marketing and make a profit. Also Dr. Dre beats are made in china and are priced at $300 but cost $80 to make. So same
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Comparing cost control strategies By Michael Peterson January 12‚ 2011 When it comes to controlling costs‚ employers generally do what they can to implement plans. One way to help control costs can be by limiting the services or products offered to employees. Riders are available for employees who would like to have options and other choices. Riders can be used for alternative choices for dental coverage‚ vision coverage‚ or other healthcare needs. When employers offer plans and certain coverage
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Compare the three retailers in terms of inbound transportation cost (from manufacturers to warehouse/retailer) and outbound transportation cost (from warehouse/retailer to customers). Transportation costs‚ as with most e-retailers‚ are higher at Blue Nile than at Tiffany or Zales. The outbound transportation distance and hence costs and time tend to be much higher when inventories are aggregated‚ as is the case at Blue Nile. In the case of Tiffany and Zales‚ some economies of scale can still be
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Cost Benefit Analysis A cost benefit analysis is done to determine how well‚ or how poorly‚ a planned action will turn out. Although a cost benefit analysis can be used for almost anything‚ it is most commonly done on financial questions. Since the cost benefit analysis relies on the addition of positive factors and the subtraction of negative ones to determine a net result‚ it is also known as running the numbers. A cost benefit analysis finds‚ quantifies‚ and adds all the positive factors. These
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done this assignment. The purpose of this assignment is to gather practical experience. By this assignment one can know about the costing system of a company. How a company manages their cost‚ whether they follow the accounting system or not- to know this‚ is the prime objective of this assignment. By gathering the cost information of a company one can analyze it and also can give suggestions to improve their costing system for more profit. Figure: Objectives of the assignment
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The Cost Center That Paid Its Way Eric Palmer is the head of Camden Robotics marketing communications department. He was asked by the CEO‚ Tom O’Reilly‚ to turn his department from a cost center into a profit center. Eric has a full team of professionals‚ some of which are very expensive but he doesn’t end up losing any of them. He simply has to start making a profit or Tom O’Reilly may cut costs in the marketing communications department. Eric starts off great. There are a few customers that
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12‚ 2012 Saving Money in Miami Miami is a wonderful city. However‚ living in Miami has some disadvantages because it is a tourist destination. That means the cost of living in Miami is higher than many other U.S. cities. According to Homefair.com‚ Miami is in the top six most expensive cities in the U.S. The average cost of living is approximately $51‚500 (Chapple‚ 2012). Although Miami is an expensive city‚ there are several ways to save money. Clothing‚ transportations‚ and entertainment
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Introduction This assignment focuses on the cost functions of the Dutch Railways. In this tutorial will be an estimated cost function developed for the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). This cost function (expressed in Dutch Guilders) is based on the period of Year 1951 till Year 1993. This due to certain developments that made it more difficult to come to a good approach of a cost function. Based on the cost function‚ developed in this tutorial‚ there will be an answer provided on the question whether
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Allocate joint product costs according to the benefits-received approaches and the relative market value approaches. 3. Describe methods of accounting for by-products. 4. Explain why joint cost allocations may be misleading in management decision making. 5. Discuss why joint production is seldom found in service industries. This chapter describes the joint production processes and their outputs—joint products and by-products. Several methods are developed to allocate joint costs to joint products
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