THE MANAGEMENT OF OVERHEAD COSTS IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES Brian Eksteen1 and David Rosenberg² ¹Professor of Construction Management‚ Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences‚ University of Port Elizabeth‚ P.O. Box 1600‚ Port Elizabeth‚ 6000‚ South Africa ²Senior Lecturer in Cost and Management Accounting‚ Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences‚ University of Port Elizabeth‚ P.O. Box 1600‚ Port Elizabeth‚ 6000‚ South Africa Costs not directly attributable to or recoverable from production
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Subsidies to Stadiums: Do the Costs Outweigh the Benefits? Daraius Irani Public Finance Review 1997 25: 238 DOI: 10.1177/109114219702500205 The online version of this article can be found at: http://pfr.sagepub.com/content/25/2/238 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Public Finance Review can be found at: Email Alerts: http://pfr.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://pfr.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www.sagepub
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Cost Management or Cost Control In broad sense‚ both the terms have the same meaning. Yet cost management seems to connote broader perspective. Cost control to an un-initiated may mean cutting down the incurrence of cost or expenditure every time or in every situation. In reality it is not always so. In many specific situations‚ many times‚ one has to spend or incur cost in order to gain or make more money. It is in fact like an investment. Cost management sounds better then. Profits Making
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from customers Rs. 3‚00‚000 31.1.2011 Paid interest on loan Rs. 5‚000 31.1.2011 Paid instalment of loan Rs. 25‚000 31.1.2011 Interest allowed by bank Rs. 8‚000 Analysis of transaction –with accounts involved-nature of account-affects and debit/credit Solution: Date Accounts Involved Nature of Account Affects Debit/credit 18.1.2011 Cash a/c Sanjay a/c Real Personal Cash is coming in Sanjay is the giver Debit Credit 19.1.2011 Ramu’s a/c Bank a/c Personal Personal Ramu is the receiver
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Cost Cutting Tips Most of us spend more than we need to for a lot of things. If you really can afford luxuries such as gourmet teas or designer clothing and still save for your future‚ you’re lucky. However‚ if you’re struggling to meet the financial goals you’ve set on your retirement roadmap‚ it’s time to look for ways to cut expenses—daily‚ monthly‚ and long-term. Start by seeing if you’d benefit from either of these big cost-cutting strategies: •If you’re paying high interest on a mortgage
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Manufacturing Account/LWL Manufacturing Accounts ( A. ) Function of a Manufacturing Acccount For those businesses which deal with manufacturing products. It is common in today’s business to act both as manufacturer ( ) and retailer ( ). e.g Crocodile‚ Bossini‚ G2000‚ U2. What is the advantage as being a manufacturer as well as a retailer? Division of Costs The purpose of a Manufacturing Account is to ascertain Cost of Production ( ). B. Cost of Production = Prime Cost + Factory Overheads
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A01 Profit and loss account: A profit and loss account calculates the amount of gross and net profit that a business takes on an annual basis; it also outlines the loss which has occurred through the business‚ through necessary overheads. There are many aspects included within a profit and loss account‚ all of which I am going to briefly explain. It is important to have a profit and loss account within a business to enforce correct usage of the money. The company will be able to see where the business
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Ridderstråle‚ attempting to accomplish with the Account Management System? Are these sensible goals? Ridderstrale had the objective to find hidden profits and losses contained in their current accounting system. The old system did not fully disclose how their costs were applied to the sales accounts. The goals are very sensible as they will allow them to move forward with the proper information. 2. Why did Ridderstråle feel that the previous cost system was inadequate for the new strategy?
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Accounts Receivable Management Accounts receivable are amounts owed by customers on account. They result from the sale of goods and services. They are generally expected to be collected within thirty to sixty days and are the most significant type of claim held by a company. There are two costs associated with extending credit to customers: 1. The cost of the selling company not being able to deposit the monetary value of a completed sale in its bank that is‚ as a result of not collecting cash
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Chapter-V Accounts Receivable Management • Introduction • Goals of Receivable Management • Credit Management • Optimum Credit Policy • Credit of Account Receivable 155 Introduction Accounts receivable represent the amount due form customers (book debts) or debtors as a result of selling goods on credit. “The term debtors is defined as ‘debt’ owned to the firm by customers arising from sale of goods or services in the ordinary course of business.” The three characteristics of
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