Microeconomics Topic 6: “Be able to explain and calculate average and marginal cost to make production decisions.” Reference: Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Microeconomics‚ 2nd edition‚ Chapter 13. Long-Run versus Short-Run In order to understand average cost and marginal cost‚ it is first necessary to understand the distinction between the “long run” and the “short run.” Short run: a period of time during which one or more of a firm’s inputs cannot be changed. Long run: a period of time during which
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Managing Cost of Quality: Insight into Industry Practice Andrea Schiffauerova *‚ Vince Thomson ** * École Polytechnique de Montréal‚ Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering‚ Montreal ** Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ McGill University‚ Montreal‚ Canada Article Reference: Schiffauerova‚ A. and Thomson‚ V.‚ “Managing cost of quality: Insight into industry practice”‚ The TQM Magazine‚ 2006 Abstract This paper reports on the study of the quality costing practices at four large
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Q1: explicit costs and implicit costs concepts Explicit Cost Explicit cost is defined as the direct payment which is supposed to be made to others while running business. This includes the wages‚ rents or materials which are due in the contract. The explicit cost is the expense done in business which can easily be identified and accounted for in the business at any stage. The explicit cost represents the out flows of cash in clear and obvious terms. When any out flow of credit occurs in a business
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Cost Behavior Cost behavior is term for describing whether a cost changes when the level of output changes. The cost can vary proportionately with the changes in the level of activity or unaffected by changes in the level of activity. Costs can be variable‚ fixed‚ or mixed. A cost that does not change in total as output changes is a fixed cost. A variable cost‚ on the other hand‚ increases in total with an increase in output and decreases in total with a decrease in output. Understanding how costs
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Ravinder Gahlout(12P098) Srinivasan Ramesh(12P108) Vipul Garg(12P118) Submitted By: 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 ASIC Division - Cost Pools 4 Cost accounting system at ASIC: 5 Internal and external customer: 6 Situation at ASIC division (as on March 1996) 7 Western Digital Proposal 7 Capacity Analysis 8 Diferential Manufacturing Cost Budget 10 Introduction Sub Micron Devices started its operations in mind 1980s. The company was located in Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ and had 400 employees
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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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10/12/04 4:49 PM Page 259 8 C H A P T E R COST CURVES 8.1 LONG-RUN COST CURVES APPLICATION 8.1 The Long Run Cost of Trucking APPLICATION 8.2 The Costs of Higher Education APPLICATION 8.3 Economies of Scale in Refining Alumina? APPLICATION 8.4 Hospitals Are Businesses Too APPLICATION 8.5 Tracking Railroad Costs APPLICATION 8.6 Economies of Scope for the 8.2 S H O RT- R U N C O ST C U RV E S 8.3 SPECIAL TOPICS IN COST Swoosh Experience Reduces Costs of Computer Chips APPLICATION 8.7 8.4
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demanded is less than the change in price. D. change in quantity demanded is greater than the change in price. 8. A price elasticity of demand for a good or service of 1.8 tells us that: A. the price changes by $1.80 when quantity changes by one unit. B. quantity demanded falls by 1.8% when price rises by 1%. C. the price rises
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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. borrowed $5‚000 for 3 months at an APR of 10%. The amount of interest paid on this loan was: 1) $240 2) $120 3) $125 4) $500 Question 16 0 / 1 point As the total volume of activity changes:
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fsdfsdsdfSuppose sales in 2001 equal 26‚000 units‚ as budgeted in January‚ and that actual manufacturing expenses turn out to equal budgeted expenses. Prepare an income statement for the year (just include the manufacturing expenses) that will help senior management and the board understand the economics of cartridge production in 2001. 5. Work through the Youngstown Products numerical example (below). Youngstown Products‚ a supplier to the automotive industry‚ had seen its operating margins
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