challenges associated with managing in a business with high fixed costs like airlines? To understand the challenges firms face with regard to high fixed costs we must first have a basic understanding. A fixed cost is a routine cost the company incurs despite production‚ and changes in volume. It is a cost that must be paid routinely‚ but the amount of the expense may vary. Firms with high fixed costs must have complete understanding of what fixed costs exist that will be incurred‚ and how much revenue they
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B See comments MG 375 Test #1 Section 1 12 points each 1. Discuss briefly (about two sentences each) the following is reasons for outsourcing? A. Improve operating performance Outsourcing help improve operating performance by ensuring that company focuses on doing what they know best and doing it to perfection. They also use parts from suppliers who also do what they do best instead of everyone doing half heart jobs. B. Give employees a stronger career path By allowing
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Scavenger Hunt HSM/260 1. GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. A collection of rules and procedures and conventions that are put together and defined as accepted accounting practice. This all includes the broad guidelines and the detailed procedures. http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gaap 2. Basic Accounting Formula: Assets= Liabilities + Shareholders’ Equity. Assets: tangible and intangible assets of a business (cash‚ accounts receivable‚ inventory‚ fixed assets). Liabilities:
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Cost Accounting – Classification of costs Cost accounting refers to a process of accumulating‚ recording‚ classifying and analyzing all costs incurred at various levels of production. The purpose of cost accounting is manifold. It provides a final selling price‚ suggests the best possible course of action where maximum savings are possible and a strategy for future. Cost accounting is also constructive in comparing the input and output results that ultimately aids the management to arrive at a financial
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following data have been recorded for recently completed Job 501 on its job cost sheet. Direct materials cost was $3‚067. A total of 30 direct labor-hours and 104 machine-hours were worked on the job. The direct labor wage rate is $12 per labor-hour. The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machinehours. The predetermined overhead rate is $11 per machine-hour. The total cost for the job on its job cost sheet would be: A. $4‚571 B. $3‚757 C. $3‚090 D. $3‚427 Applied manufacturing
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products. Chuck questioned if the current cost-management system was providing the management with accurate data about product costs. In a traditional‚ volume-based product-costing system‚ only a single predetermine overhead rate is used. All manufacturing-overhead costs are combined into one cost pool‚ a grouping of individual indirect cost items‚ and they are applied to products on the basis of a single variable that costs over a given time span (cost driver) that is closely related to production
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Quality Cost 1 Quality is defined from the customer´s point of view l Performance l Performance or the primary operating characteristics of a product or service. Example: For a car‚ it is speed‚ handling‚ and acceleration. For a restaurant‚ it is good food. l Features l Features or the secondary characteristics of a product or service. Example: For a TV‚ it is an automatic tuner. For a restaurant‚ it is linen table cloths and napkins . l Reliability l Reliability
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Generally‚ the term cost of production refers to the ‘money expenses’ incurred in the production of a commodity. But money expenses are not the only expenses incurred on the production of a commodity. There are number of services and inputs such as entrepreneurship‚ land‚ capital etc.‚ which are offered by an entrepreneur without changing any price or receiving any payment for them. While computing the total cost of production‚ allowance should be made for such expenses. It is therefore essential
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Accrual Method HSM/ 260 -Financial Management for Human Services Managers July 12‚ 2012 Accrual Method The accrual method records the transaction even before the organization has received the money for the services. The accrual method works the best for nonprofits organizations then profit organizations. For example‚ if the organization supplying a service records the cost of the services‚ and does not wait until they receive the money for the services rendered. The accrual method shows
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Accrual Method Checkpoint October 2‚ 2011 HSM/260 In a nonprofit organization it is important to make sure we are utilizing the best accounting system for our organization. Organizations that are non-profit are expected to provide financial statements that are based upon the accrual method of accounting. The accrual method of accounting differs from cash basis accounting. In the accrual method‚ income is recognized when services are rendered (Kokemuller‚ 2013)
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