total contribution margin to total sales revenue. It can be used in a variety of ways. For example‚ the change in total contribution margin from a given change in total sales revenue can be estimated by multiplying the change in total sales revenue by the CM ratio. If fixed costs do not change‚ then a dollar increase in contribution margin will result in a dollar increase in net operating income. The CM ratio can also be used in break-even analysis. Therefore‚ knowledge of a product’s CM ratio is extremely
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b. increase one asset account and decrease another asset account. c. decrease total assets and total equity. d. decrease one asset account and increase an equity account. 2. Warren Company makes candy. During the most recent accounting period‚ Warren paid $3‚000 for raw materials‚ $4‚000 for labor‚ and $2‚000 for overhead costs that were incurred to make candy. Warren started and completed 10‚000 units of candy‚ of which 7‚000 were sold. Based on this information‚ Warren would
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HOW MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ADDS VALUE TO ORGANIZATION 1. INTRODUCTION Management accounting provides accounting and related information to support the management of an organization in its internal decision-making. It includes product costing‚ relevant costing‚ cost-volume-profit analysis‚ capital budgeting‚ and operational‚ tactical‚ and strategic planning. A major activity included in the management accounting is the measurement of costs of processes that create value. Management accounting is
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A product manager investigates‚ selects‚ and develops products for an organization‚ performing the activities of product management. A product manager considers numerous factors such as intended demographic‚ the products offered by the competition‚ and how well the product fits with the company’s business model. Generally‚ a product manager manages one or more tangible products. However‚ the term may be used to describe a person who manages intangible products‚ such as music‚ information‚ and services
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Managerial accounting principles are utilized on a daily basis by managers and accounting professionals to assist them in making sound decision for companies. The company’s management collects and analyzes data to meet specific needs in different areas of operations. Four important areas management and accounting professionals concentrate on include budgeting‚ forecasting analysis and projection. Budgeting takes place at the onset of the fiscal year. Managers and accountants work in tandem
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Benedictine University MBA 601 Managerial Accounting Final Project (paper) Outsourcing In today’s business environment‚ outsourcing becomes more and more popular and important for all kind of companies because more and more companies realized the benefits of outsourcing. Outsourcing is the process by which the company contracts to another one to supply some goods and services. Outsourcing is not only used in the domestic business‚ but also used in the international business that is the offshoring
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Introduction The purpose of management accounting in the organization is to support competitive decision making by collecting‚ processing‚ and communicating information that helps management plan‚ control‚ and evaluate business processes and company strategy. The interesting thing about management accounting is that it is rare to find an individual within a company with the title of “management accountant.” Often many individuals function as accountants within the organization‚ but these individuals
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5-5 Production Report‚ No Beginning Inventory Wantler Company Mixing Department ------------------------------------------------- Production Report for 2001 Unit Information Units to account for: Units in beginning WIP 0 Units started 75‚000 Units to account for 75‚000 Units accounted for: Equivalent Units Physical Direct Conversion Flow Materials Costs Units completed 75‚000 75‚000 75‚000 Units in ending WIP 12‚000
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Case Study in Managerial accounting Case 1: Southwest Airlines Part A : General Information Company Name: Southwest Airlines Co. Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange trade market (NYSE) with symbol LUV. Corporate Headquarters are located at the physical address: 2702 Love Field Drive‚ Dallas‚ Texas 75235. Corporate Web Site: http://www.southwest.com. Corporate Web Site for business travelers: http://www.swabiz.com/ Industry Classification Company operates in the Industrial
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Federal Budgeting and Accounting Cayce Harris ACC-548 01-15-2015 Mindi Smedley Federal Budgeting and Accounting What roles do accountants play in managing government and not-for-profit organizations? According to Granof‚ “conventional‚ business-type management accounting focuses mainly on maximizing net inflow of cash. The aims of governments and not-for-profit organizations‚ of course‚ go well beyond maximizing cash flow” (Granof‚ 2013). Accountants in government and not-for-profit organizations
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