DardenBusinessPublishing:209044 UVA-C-2292 Rev. June 17‚ 2009 This document is authorized for use only by madelene manu at Douglas College. Please do not copy or redistribute. Contact permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. JOHNSON BEVERAGE‚ INC. As president and primary owner of Johnson Beverage‚ Inc. (JBI)‚ Jack Johnson was beginning to realize that retaining long-term customers was becoming a challenge. During a delivery run yesterday‚
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shelter. Gratification is immediate in my life due to the availability of energy. Public health has created an environment of well being among the general public based on these amenities. However‚ a thought that rarely crossed my mind is what is the cost of my gratification. The realization that my need for comfort is slowly destroying the magnificent planet I live on was shaming‚ shocking‚ and terrifying. The instinct to reject this idea is immediate in myself and‚ I suspect‚ the entire population
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CRIPPLING COST Every spring high school students across the country celebrate over recently received acceptance letters to college. The thought of attending a top American institution is thrilling for young scholars‚ and with a letter of admission the dream is almost a reality. Parents are often less enthused since they know college in this country is far from cheap. For many families the cost of higher education is a large hurdle on the road to success. Over the last 30 years the cost of private
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How do the economic benefits of college compare to the costs? Under what circumstances-if any-is college worth it? I think that it depends on what you would like to do‚ whether a college degree is really worth it. I know for my future career goal of becoming a nurse‚ it is definitely necessary. But‚ if you chose to be a restaurant manager or become a police officer/fire fighter a college degree may not be the most cost effective path to becoming successful. When I went to college‚ I thought that
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ADVANTAGES OF COST ACCOUNTING 1. Fixation of responsibility: Whenever a cost center is established‚ it implies establishing a kind of relationship between superior and subordinates. Thus responsibilities are fixed on every individual who is concerned with incurrence of cost. 2. Measures economic performance: By applying cost control techniques such as budgetary control and standard costing it helps in assisting the performance of business. 3. Fixation of price: By providing cost data it
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budgets. 3. The costs of direct materials are classified as: A. Choice A B. Choice B C. Choice C D. Choice D 4. The three basic elements of manufacturing cost are direct materials‚ direct labor‚ and: A. cost of goods manufactured. B. cost of goods sold. C. work in process. D. manufacturing overhead. 5. 25. Prime cost consists of direct materials combined with: A. direct labor. B. manufacturing overhead. C. indirect materials. D. cost of goods manufactured.
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Cost Concepts for Managerial Decision Making Prepared for instructional use in Economics For Managers ECG 507 College of Management North Carolina State Universiy © Stephen E. Margolis 2000 Soon we will be using the concepts of cost that are presented in Landsburg’s chapters five and six to analyze market behavior of firms. With a bit of interpretation‚ however‚ these concepts have immediate application to ordinary decisions that
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have a sound knowledge of cost behaviour ie fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ semi-variable costs and sunk costs. Answer: Understanding cost behaviour helps manager in anticipation of changes in cost when there is a change in their activities like production‚ sales‚ inventory pile up etc. It provides good assistance in planning‚ cost management and decision making. A number of behaviour patterns exist ranging from fixed to variable and from linear to curvilinear. Many cost predictions techniques are
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Analysis of Costs Costs affect input choices‚ investment decisions‚ and even the decision of whether to stay in business. A. Economics analysis of costs 1. Total cost: fixed and variable (1) Total cost represents the lowest total dollar expense needed to produce each level of output q. TC rises as q rises. (2) Fixed cost represents the total dollar expense that is paid out even when no output is produced. FC is unaffected by any variation in the quantity of output. (3) Variable cost represents
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CHAPTER 11: THE COST OF CAPITAL LEARNING GOALS: 1. Understand the key assumptions‚ the basic concept and the specific sources of capital associated with the cost of capital. 2. Determine the cost of long-term debt and the cost of preferred stock. 3. Calculate the cost of common stock equity and convert it into the cost of retained earnings and the cost of new issues of common stock. 4. Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and discuss alternative weighing schemes
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