What Happened to Direct Labor An Article Critique Presented to the Accountancy Department De La Salle University In partial fulfillment Of the course requirements In MODCOS1 K34 SUBMITTED TO: Dr. Merlinda Bucad SUBMITTED BY: Hipolito‚ Chelsea Marie Y. July 15‚ 2013 ------------------------------------------------- ARTICLE CRITIQUE What Happened To Direct Labor Posted on May 9‚ 2013 by Bill Horst‚ CPA‚ CMA‚ CGMA Costing For Profitability http://costingblog.wvco.com/2013/05/09/what-happened-to-direct-labor/
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data: Product Demand Next Year (units) Selling Price per Unit Direct Materials Direct Labor Debbie 50‚000 $13.50 $4.30 $3.20 Trish 42‚000 $5.50 $1.10 $2.00 Sarah 35‚000 $21.00 $6.44 $5.60 Mike 40‚000 $10.00 $2.00 $4.00 Sewing kit 325‚000 $8.00 $3.20 $1.60 The following additional information is available: a. The company’s plant has a capacity of 130‚000 direct labor-hours per year on a single-shift basis. The company’s present employees and equipment can produce all five products. b
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Green Products- A Need of Hour Kondawar Deepak G. * Md. Aslam Md. Hussian** * Abstract: - In the last few decades‚ concern for the environment has increased significantly and‚ at the same time‚ people’s values and attitudes towards nature have changed substantially. We think the way we are currently living is not sustainable. Due to the growing population and per-capita increased consumption leads to pressure on natural resources and environmental degradation resulting in changing global
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health and education‚ and experience less domestic violence. Women (both urban and rural) who have some level of education have higher decisionmaking power in the household and the community. Furthermore‚ the level of women’s education also has a direct
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000 Variable costs (380‚000) Contribution margin $420‚000 Contribution margin ratio = $420‚000/$800‚000 = 0.525 Annual break-even dollar sales volume = $210‚000/0.525 = $400‚000 b. Annual margin of safety in dollars: Sales $800‚000 Break-even sales dollars (400‚000) Margin of safety $400‚000 c. To determine the variable and total costs lines‚ it is necessary to compute
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Margin Questions 1. Assume that an investor buys 100shares of stock at RM 50.00‚ putting up a 60% margin. a. What is the debit balance in this transaction? b. How much equity capital must the investor ‘s new margin position 2. Assume that an investor buys 100 shares of stock at RM 50.00 per share‚ putting up a 70% margin. a. What is the debit balance in this transaction? b. How much equity funds must the investor provide to make this margin transaction? c. If the
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market. Profit Margin Anal ysis A company’s stock price‚ in large part‚ is driven by the company’s ability to generate earnings. Therefore‚ it is useful for investors to analyze the profitability of a company before investing in it. One way to do this is by calculating and tracking various profit margins‚ which reflect how efficiently a company uses its resources. Profit margins are expressed as a ratio‚ specifically “earnings” as a percentage of sales. By expressing margins as a percentage
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PROJECTS & BUDGET SECTION TOPIC: GROSS MARGIN FOR DALO‚ RICE‚ CASSAVA & GINGER COMPILED BY: JIAOJI MAVOA WAQABACA ADI LAVENIA QORO INTRODUCTION A gross margin is the amount of cash left over from growing any particular crop. It is not an absolute measure of profit but it will determine the best financial result when a number of different crop alternatives are compared. Gross margin is usually reported in a $/ha figures. Gross margins do not include overhead costs such as rates
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transforming labor into a more flexible (and variable) cost. Among such companies are Hewlett-Packard‚ General Electric‚ DuPont‚ Sun Microsystems‚ and British Airways. Discuss whether direct labor is a fixed or a variable cost. What are the pros and cons of management treating direct labor as a variable cost? Are there ethical issues to be considered here? Direct labor can be classified as a fixed cost or a variable cost‚ depending on how flexible the employer needs to be/can be with the labor force
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fifty cents per hour is more than minimum-wage in currently considered a large amount of pared with good hours. Four hundred dollars per week is a large amount as well. The difference between getting pain hourly and weekly is dependent on how much you work. If you work around forty two hours or more a week then working with a flat nine dollars and fifty cents would be more beneficial. Just considering the payments don’t change then that’s the most beneficial. If you work fewer hours or a more difficult
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