Chapter 1 Cost Accounting: Information for Decision Making Solutions to Review Questions 1-1. Financial accounting is designed to provide information about the firm to external users. External users include investors‚ creditors‚ government authorities‚ regulators‚ customers‚ competitors‚ suppliers‚ labor unions‚ and so on. Cost accounting systems are designed to provide information to internal users (managers). This difference is important‚ because it affects the design of the systems. Financial
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Chapter 1 Managerial Accounting: Tools for Decision Making Discussion QUESTIONS Q1-1. Financial accounting is oriented toward external users and is concerned with general-purpose financial statements. These financial accounting statements are highly aggregated‚ report on relatively long time periods‚ are oriented toward the past‚ and must conform to external standards. These standards emphasize the use of objective data. Management accounting is oriented toward internal users and is
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Chapter 3 Solutions‚ 3rd day Exercise 3-13 (15 minutes) 1. | Actual manufacturing overhead costs | | $ 48‚000 | | Manufacturing overhead applied: 10‚000 MH × $5 per MH | | 50‚000 | | Overapplied overhead cost | | $ 2‚000 | | | | | 2. | Direct materials: | | | | Raw materials inventory‚ beginning | $ 8‚000 | | | Add: Purchases of raw materials | 32‚000 | | | Raw materials available for use | 40‚000 | | | Deduct: Raw materials inventory
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ACCT116 Management Accounting Spring Semester 2012/13 Course Instructor Dr Emad AWADALLAH Library Building Basement Room B161 Email: emad.awadallah@qu.edu.qa Contact Details O Course Instructor: Dr Emad AWADALLAH My Office room: Library Building‚ Basement‚ Room B161 Office Hours: Sunday Female 9:30-10:30 am Office Hours: Thursday Male 9:30-10:30 am E-mail: emad.awadallah@qu.edu.qa Core Text Book By Garrison‚ Noreen and Brewer‚ 14th edition‚ 2011. Assessment Grading First Exam Second
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Unit 1 Introduction to Managerial Accounting Stephanie Curry Kristina Unutoa American InterContinental University 03/31/2013 Abstract In this report we will be going over the objectives and characteristics of an internal accounting system‚ the importance of accounting information to the company‚ and the ethics in business and the managing accountant’s role. “HOW THE INTERNAL ACCOUTNING SYSTEM WORKS ON THE INSIDE” Introduction: The managerial accounting system is developed to give data
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Not everything that can be counted counts‚ and not everything that counts can be counted. Albert Einstein LG Electronics‚ Inc established in 1958 and has its headquarter in Seoul‚ South Korea is one of the leading companies in the world which produces electronic and communication devices‚ IT productions. LG which stands for “Life’s Good” determines what the company is striving for. One of the main aim of LG Electronics is ensuring to make the dgigtal life better for its customers. Eco- Friendly
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1. The overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor dollar cost. Calculated the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? Solution: Based on the given info we calculate Overhead Allocation
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Time Value of Money Q1. Mr. Sundaram is planning to retire this year. His company can pay him a lump sum retirement payments of Rs 2‚ 00‚000 or Rs 25‚000 life time annuity whichever he chooses. Mr. Sundaram is in good health and estimates to live for at least 20 more years. If his interest rate is 12%‚ which alternative should he choose? Ans Present Value of Annuity 25000*7.469*1.12 = 2‚09‚132 Which is greater than lump sum value of Rs. 2‚00‚000. So Annuity option is better
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Assignment 3 Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 a) It would be beneficial for the company as a whole if logs were transferred to the Sawing Division at the suggested price of $61.50 per log. CM from selling externally = $75 - $40.50 - $9.50 = $25/unit $25 x 10‚000 units = $250‚000 CM from selling to Sawing division = $122-Trasnfer costs from Harvesting-Production costs = $122-40.50-9.50-35-4.5-2.5 = $30/unit $30 x 10‚000 units = $300‚000 $300‚000 - $250‚000 = $50‚000 The CM is greater
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PROBLEM 2-21B Predetermined Overhead Rate; Disposition of Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead (LO1‚ LO7) CHECK FIGURE (2) Underapplied: $68‚600 Adriana Company is highly automated and uses computers to control manufacturing operations. The company uses a job-order costing system and applies manufacturing overhead cost to products on the basis of computer-hours. The following estimates were used in preparing the predetermined overhead rate at the beginning of the year: Computer-hours
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