production process. 1) Analysis of physical flow of units. 2) Calculation of equivalent units. 3) Computation of unit costs. 4) Analysis of total costs. 5) Build a Spreadsheet: Construct an Excel spreadsheet to solve all of the preceding requirements. Show how the solution will change if the following data change: the April 1 work in process costs were $27‚000 for direct material and $5‚000 for conversion. 1. | | Physical Units | | Work in process
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Cost Per Output and Cost Per Outcome Response Cost per outcome is the total cost of all units of service. Very simply‚ if you don’t know what it costs to achieve a certain output/outcome‚ you can’t know how much to charge for your services. A budget systems model is the foundation from which budgeting systems can be used to evaluate the success of an agency or company. Human Service Agencies receive pay based on how many people are helped‚ taking into account the cost of providing the services
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THE COST AND SALES CONCEPT Cost is defined as a reduction in the value of an asset for the purpose of securing benefit or gain. Cost is defined in a hotel and restaurant as the expense to a hotel or restaurant for goods or services when the goods are consumed or the services are rendered. KINDS OF COSTS 1. Fixed costs – are those that are normally unaffected by changes in sales volume. They are said to have little direct relationship to the business volume because they do not change
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Opportunity cost is often to be determined when coming across decision-making. Throughout this essay‚ the term ‘opportunity cost’ will be reviewed in the case of pregnant women staying home during their maternity leave. The essay will be divided into 3 part. Firstly‚ concept of opportunity cost will be defined and explained with daily examples. It will then go on investigating both the opportunity cost and benefits of mothers staying home during their maternal leave. Finally‚ several advices will
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Cost allocation for indirect costs Cost Pool – Set of costs that are added together before being allocated to cost objects on some common basis Cost Driver/ Allocation base Cost Object Cost Driver Rate = Total Costs in Pool/ Total Quantity of Driver Where total quantity of driver = practical capacity of driver Cost of excess capacity = Cost Driver Rate * Excess capacity Predetermined overhead rate - cost per unit of the allocation base used to charge overhead to products. Predetermined
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COST STRUCTURE The Wal-Mart cost structure is known to be the lowest in the retail industry. Many economists do not agree with this structure because although consumers are happy with low prices Wal-Mart has forced its suppliers and competitors small and big to lower their prices in order for them to maintain the image and reputation of having the lowest prices around for quality products. Many cities and neighborhoods have banned Wal-Mart due to the fear of small businesses being run out of
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Costs and budgets The management of costs is a very important aspect of managing financial resources. If costs are not managed effectively‚ it can lead to profits being damaged and the business potentially unable today its expense. Keeping within a budget‚ increasing income in order to cope with change and making sure that working capital is available and money and set aside for emergencies is all part of the balancing exercise. Costs managed to budget McDonald’s budget was adverse as there
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We already know that following are the important cost concepts related to the production process of a firm: • Fixed Cost • Varibale Cost • Average Cost • Marginal Cost please refer to following page Introduction to Cost Concepts to understand various cost concepts in detail. Here we will briefly state again the meaning of above stated cost concepts for better understanding of the module on short run cost analysis. Fixed Cost is that cost which does not change (that is either goes up or
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COST CONTROL INTRODUCTION In our business every decision taken will be reflected in final results. That is why‚ as every area in a restaurant is related‚ we must pay special attention on implementing a structure according to the organization’s features to make sure it is profitable. Running a restaurant requires a set of procedures to optimize resources in order to obtain an economic benefit while satisfying our customers’ needs. We have to develop this administrative procedures through
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Lesson-13 Elements of Cost and Cost Sheet Learning Objectives • • • To understand the elements of cost To classify overheads on different bases To prepare a cost sheet Elements of Cost Raw materials are converted into finished products by a manufacturing concern with the help of labor‚ plants etc. The elements that constitute the cost of manufacturing are known as elements of cost. The elements of cost include the following: • • • Material Labor Expenses Each of these elements is again subdivided
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