B313F Management and Cost Accounting Assignment 1 Date due: 29 October 2008 Weighting: 15% of the total marks of the course Question 1 (25 marks) Mini Case – Seto’s Storage Warehouse Paul Seto owns and manages a commercial storage warehouse. He stores a vast variety of perishable goods for his customers. Under the existing pricing policy‚ he has charged customers using a flat rate of $2.40 per kilogram per month for goods stored. His storage warehouse has 10‚000 cubic metres of
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CAPACITY ANALYSIS 9-1 No. Differences in operating income between variable costing and absorption costing are due to accounting for fixed manufacturing costs. Under variable costing only variable manufacturing costs are included as inventoriable costs. Under absorption costing both variable and fixed manufacturing costs are included as inventoriable costs. Fixed marketing and distribution costs are not accounted for differently under variable costing and absorption costing. 9-2 The term direct costing
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Health Care Cost Accounting A capitation payment arrangement can be an effective means to control healthcare costs because it allows both the insurer and the employer to predict costs for healthcare services more accurately. When a capitation payment method is used‚ the financial risk of caring for the patient is transferred to the medical delivery system. If the healthcare delivery system does not have a cost accounting system or the ability to develop cost information on each payer and service
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coordinate the individuals’ budgets into a budget for a whole organization. 2) Accounting staff The accounting staff will assist managers in the preparation of their budgets; they will‚ for example‚ circulate and advise on the instructions about budget preparation‚ provide information that may be useful for preparing the present budget‚ and ensure the managers submit their budgets on time. The accounting
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econonmMicroeconomics Review Quiz Test 2 1. When is marginal utility equal to zero? A. When TU is zero. B. When MU is at its maximum. C. When TU is at its maximum. D. When MU is at its minimum. The following table shows Mia ’s $ marginal utility for litres of soya milk: 2. Refer to the above table to answer this question. Suppose that Mia has a budget of $7 and the price of a litre of soya milk is $1‚ what is the maximum quantity that Mia might purchase? A. 0. B. 4 litres
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Cost Concepts Semester II Basic Terms • Cost is the amount of expenditure‚ actual (incurred) or notional (attributable)‚ relating to a specific thing or activity. The specific thing or activity may be a product‚ job‚ service‚ process or any other activity • Expenses are expired costs‚ incurred and totally used up in generation of revenue • Loss is lost cost. The term ‘loss’ is used to describe mainly two accounting events. In traditional financial accounting it is used to denote a situation
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Cost Accounting of Nursing Home Introduction Cost accounting is traditionally viewed as manufacturing support system so it is usually used for product related systems. Nursing homes are the entities that provide healthcare services to patients seeking special treatments. The cost accounting for nursing homes will revolve around the services provided by them and we considered them as our major ‘cost objects’. It offers the most extensive care a person can get outside a hospital. Nursing
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Brief About AS-16 Borrowing cost Background: A Business Enterprises requires fund for either of following 2 purposes: a) To finance its long term assets like plant and machinery‚ properties‚ furniture etc b) To finance its working capital needs for ensuring smooth functioning of its business activities In case of business enterprise goes for Expansion .i.e it enters into new line of business or goes into new product line or set up new plant‚ funds are required Incase of well established
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Written Reflection on Reliability and Validity July 24‚ 2014 Written Reflection on Reliability and Validity Educational and psychological testing assessments are one of the most important roles therapists have. The correct use and understanding of tests can provide aid‚ benefit‚ and change the life of examinees. However‚ incorrect use of instrument tools and lack of knowledge pertaining to test development‚ interpretation and improper use of tools can also damage lives. As counselors‚ we must
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only variable manufacturing costs. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: absorption costing Absorption costing “absorbs” all manufacturing costs‚ both fixed and variable. 2. Variable costing includes all variable costs — both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing — in inventory. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: variable costing Variable costing includes only manufacturing variable costs in inventory. 3. Under both
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