The fixed mindset and perfectionism go hand in hand. Perfectionism is the act of always having to be perfect‚ never allowing one to make mistakes. “The fixed mindset makes you concerned with how you’ll be judged…” (Dweck‚ 13). People with the fixed mindset think that the world is constantly judging them‚ and if they make one mistake‚ than that’s it‚ they are no longer perfect. “The perfect student can never step outside the safe box of the right answer‚ can never take a flyer on the honorable failure
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Case 1: How FedEx Works: Enterprise System 1. Question 1: List the business processes displayed in the video. FedEx is a logistical service company specialized in transportation‚ e-commerce and business services. The success of FedEx lies on an efficient information system. The business process is as follows: A FedEx employee picks up the customer’s box and scans it so FedEx recognizes it. Now the product is registered and traceable. The product is then taken to a sorting center where it
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The fixed asset register is an accounting method used by businesses to identify the major resources they hold. Lindsey Lester explains what it is and how it should be used The reporting of fixed assets should comply with Financial Reporting Standard 15 (FRS 15). The aim of this reporting standard is to ensure that tangible fixed assets are accounted for on a consistent basis. It sets out the principles in making a decision as to whether a tangible fixed asset is stated at cost on a financial statement
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‘Fixed species concept’ states that the creator created each species for the specific purpose. Carolus Linnaeus was the major proponent of the fixed species concept. The fixed species concept originated from the belief that the Earth and the life on it are around six hundred thousand years old. The basis of the concept is the organismal adaptations. It was believed that the creator designed every species for a particular use. Plato’s idealism suggests that organisms are already accustomed to their
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11 Allocation of Joint Costs and Accounting for By-Product/Scrap Objectives After completing this chapter‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 LO.4 LO.5 How are the outputs of a joint process classified? What management decisions must be made before beginning a joint process? How is the joint cost of production allocated to joint products? How are by-product and scrap accounted for? How should not-for-profit organizations account for the cost of a joint activity?
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CHAPTER 6 COST BEHAVIOR TYPES OF COST BEHAVIOR PATTERNS 1. Variable Cost 2. Fixed Cost 3. Mixed / Semi-variable Cost Cost Structure – the relative proportion of fixed‚ variable‚ and mixed costs found within an organization or firm. 1. Variable Cost - its total dollar amount varies in direct proportion to changes in the activity level. Example: Number of Trucks Radiator Cost per Total Radiator
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Cost Behavior Cost behavior is term for describing whether a cost changes when the level of output changes. The cost can vary proportionately with the changes in the level of activity or unaffected by changes in the level of activity. Costs can be variable‚ fixed‚ or mixed. A cost that does not change in total as output changes is a fixed cost. A variable cost‚ on the other hand‚ increases in total with an increase in output and decreases in total with a decrease in output. Understanding how costs
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Cost Management or Cost Control In broad sense‚ both the terms have the same meaning. Yet cost management seems to connote broader perspective. Cost control to an un-initiated may mean cutting down the incurrence of cost or expenditure every time or in every situation. In reality it is not always so. In many specific situations‚ many times‚ one has to spend or incur cost in order to gain or make more money. It is in fact like an investment. Cost management sounds better then. Profits Making
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FRS 15 ‘Tangible fixed assets‘ FRS 15 was issued in February 1999 and sets out the principles of accounting for tangible fixed assets‚ with the exception of investment properties. The objective of the FRS is to ensure that tangible fixed assets are accounted for on a consistent basis. Fixed assets are held in our company for the profit of their use not from their resale. Tangible fixed assets should be capitalized when they are ready for use‚ which means when its physical completion is complete
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Cost Classification Introduction: In this assignment I will be discussing how costs incurred in any organization may be classified in a number of different ways for a number of different purposes. I will also be looking to find companies that use a variety of different costing techniques and methods. I will also be discussing the comparisons between marginal and absorption costing and how the concept of activity based costing can also be compared with these. To complete the assignment I will
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