question of whether direct labor should be viewed as a variable cost can be confusing‚ but I feel should be addressed on a case-by-case basis. Classifying direct labor as a variable cost requires management to make continuous adjustments to the workforce that only addresses their short-term employment needs and may not be beneficial in the long run for their business. It is very important for managers and accountants to understand the need to appropriately classify these costs because of the negative
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Case Study: Cost Justified Managers face many challenges in the day to Day operations of their business. Often times some of the greatest challenges come from within their own ranks‚ as superior managers use their position and influence to coerce one to make decisions or commit acts that are sometimes on the boundaries of the law and often cross the ethical line. In the case of “Cost Justified‚” we are introduced to Joe‚ the District
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What is cost of capital? The cost of capital is the cost of obtaining funds‚ through debt or equity‚ in order to finance an investment. It is used to evaluate new projects of a company‚ as it is the minimum return that investors expect for providing capital to the company‚ thus setting a benchmark that a new project has to meet. Importance The concept of cost of capital is a major standard for comparison used in finance decisions. Acceptance or rejection of an investment project depends on the
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____ 1. A cost is not relevant if it: A. B. C. D. E. Does not differ for each option available to the decision maker. Changes from period to period. Is a future cost. Is a mixed cost. Is a fixed cost. 2. Variable costs will generally be relevant for decision making because they: A. B. C. D. E. Differ between options. Are volume-based. Have not been committed and differ between options. Differ between options and have been committed. Measure opportunity cost. 3. Fixed costs will often be
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Corporate Law 1. Discuss the position of guarantee in respect of loans to a minor. 2. Does the release by the creditor of one of the sureties discharge the others? 3. Explain the provisions relating to appointment of directors in Producer Company. 4. Two separate company wish to amalgamate. State the steps which they must take for this purpose. 5. Does the failure of inspector to submit his or her report in time amount to an end to investigation? 6. A‚ the secretary of the company is also a minority
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Break-even Analysis The annual maintenance coast of machine shop is P 69‚994. If the cost of making a forging is P 56 per unit and its selling price is P 135 per forged unit‚ find the number of unit to be forged to break-even. Solution: Let: x = number of units to be forged to break-even Income = 135x Expenses = 69‚994 + 56x To break-even: Income = Expenses 135x = 69‚994 + 56x 79x =69‚994 x = 886 units Steel drum manufacturer incurs a yearly fixed operating
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Section B Attempt Any Six Questions (6*5= 30) 1. Company A’s costs are mostly variable‚ whereas Company B’s costs are mostly fixed. When sales increase‚ which company will tend to realize the greatest increase in profits? Explain. 2. Crystal Telecom has budgeted the sales of its innovative mobile phone over the next four months as follows: Sales in Units July. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30‚000 August . . . . . . . . . . . 45‚000 September . . . . . . . . 60‚000 October . . . .
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COST ACCOUNTING: A BRANCH OF ACCONTING THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF WHCH IS TO DTERMINE THE COST OF A SINGLE UNIT OR SERVICES (FOR STOCK VALUATION‚COST PLANNING AND CONTROL AND PROFIT REPORTING PURPOSE) . OR A BRANCH OF ACCOUNTING THAT DEALS WITH THE ACCUMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF COST INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL USE TO AID MAMNAGEMENT IN PLANNING‚ CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING
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Unemployment What is unemployment cost ? Unemployment is well as something bad ‚ most economist agree that high levels of unemployment are costly not only to a person directly affected but also as the economy as a whole. Some economist are convincing themselves that there is a certain level of unemployment that we can not erased. Elevated unemployment imposes significant cost on someone‚ the society and the county. The cost of unemployment to the individual is not something
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lub Background Cost Club is a growing retailer‚ similar to Super Wal-Mart or Target. It provides discount merchandise and supermarket products in large stores located in many areas of the United States. Cost Club is administratively organized into regions‚ and each region is permitted to develop its own operational policies‚ as long as the bottom line of low cost and reasonable service to customers is maintained. There are many strong competitors to Cost Club‚ with some regions experiencing more
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