CHAPTER 3 ACTIVITY COST BEHAVIOR LEARNING OBJECTIVES AFTER STUDYING THIS CHAPTER‚ YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 1. Define and describe fixed‚ variable‚ and mixed costs. 2. Explain the use of the resources and activities and their relationship to cost behavior. 3. Separate mixed costs into their fixed and variable components using the high-low method‚ the scatterplot method‚ and the method of least squares. 4. Evaluate the reliability of the cost formula. 5. Explain how multiple regression
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Cost classification is the process of grouping costs according to their common characteristics. A suitable classification of costs is of vital importance in order to identify the cost with cost centres or cost units. Cost may be classified accounting to their nature‚ i.e.‚ material‚ labor and expenses and a number of other characteristics. The same cost figures are classified according to different ways of costing depending upon the purpose to be achieved and requirements of particular
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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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ineffective spending around the globe‚ lawmakers looking for cost-saving measures would do well to turn to prisons. Prison reform must attain the lowest economic costs‚ lowering actual taxpayer dollars spent without giving up the benefits of attaining important social goals‚ which represent another form of cost when lost. Undoubtedly‚ the current prison system is doing little to separate the US from its international counterparts in minimizing such cost‚ yet prison privatization has yielded hopeful results
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we overbook? On average 13% of the booked passengers do not show up at the check-in counter! As a result we leave with empty seats! KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 Overbooking E.g. Capacity = 221 seats With no overbooking 221 seats are sold No-show = 13%: 29 passengers will not show up! Revenue loss of 29 seats * 150 USD = 4.350 USD per flight! KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 Why do we have denied boardings? The no-show percentage is an average based on historical data.
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CHAPTER Cost Classifications DISTINCTION BETWEEN DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS Direct costs can be specifically associated with a particular unit or department or patient. The critical distinction for the manager is that the cost is directly attributable. Whatever the manager is responsible for—that is‚ the unit‚ the department‚ or the patient—is known as a cost object. The somewhat vague definition of a cost object is any unit for which a separate cost measurement is desired. It might
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1. Discuss internal‚ domestic and global environments of business revealed by this case. Answer: Internal/domestic environments a) The business decision making process in Indian govt. sector is pretty slow which leads to unnecessary loss of time and money. In this case‚ the slow process lead the to loss of opportunity to buy a firm (premier Oil) b) There are much more than required levels of clearances that needs to be taken to acquire a company abroad. Application is reviewed
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cooperation in this matter. (signed) Dickison A- In this case the contractual modification is binding. 11. Schreiner‚ a cotton farmer‚ agreed over the telephone to sell one hundred and fifty bales of cotton to Loeb & Co. Schreiner had sold cotton to Loeb & Co. for the past five years. Written confirmation of the date‚ parties‚ price‚ and conditions was mailed to Schreiner‚ who did not respond to the confirmation in any way. Four months later‚ when the price of cotton had doubled
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manufacturing or trading‚ require cost accounting to track their activities.[1] Cost accounting has long been used to help managers understand the costs of running a business. Modern cost accounting originated during the industrial revolution‚ when the complexities of running a large scale business led to the development of systems for recording and tracking costs to help business owners and managers make decisions. In the early industrial age‚ most of the costs incurred by a business were what modern
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Discuss the opportunity cost of getting your MBA. What steps and economic factors must a student make when choosing between getting a degree and taking another route in life? Feel free to include aspects from your own decision to pursue your MBA. When considering to starting an MBA program‚ there are many questions that you have to ask yourself. Can I afford the program? Will it help me to become more marketable in the job industry? Will I have time to dedicate into completing coursework?
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