Cost Concepts for Managerial Decision Making Prepared for instructional use in Economics For Managers ECG 507 College of Management North Carolina State Universiy © Stephen E. Margolis 2000 Soon we will be using the concepts of cost that are presented in Landsburg’s chapters five and six to analyze market behavior of firms. With a bit of interpretation‚ however‚ these concepts have immediate application to ordinary decisions that
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Running head: ANALYSIS OF DIRECT COSTS Friday‚ August 22‚ 2014 Analysis of Direct Costs Kristin Velix Professor Bartillomo Strayer University Introduction Developing and building a drone is one thing while developing a navigation system is completely another aspect. A drone can be considered a toy without a well-engineered design and functional navigation system. The navigation system is mainly used to give commands to the drone to undertake actions that are compatible
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Question 5 0 / 1 point The return on investment measure of performance: 1) Is not as important a measure of management effectiveness as the amount of net income. 2) Relates dividends paid to the entity’s assets. 3) Is calculated using net income as the amount of return. 4) Is calculated by dividing average assets for a period by the amount of net income for the period. Question 9 0 / 1 point Expenditures capitalized as long-lived assets generally include those
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leaving the exam. 3. To answer the multiple choice questions‚ circle the letter of your answer. To change your answer‚ stroke through the old answer and circle the new response. You may write in a new letter if necessary‚ and then circle it. 4. Answers for the long form questions are to be recorded in pen or pencil in the pages provided. If you need extra pages use those provided at the end of the exam booklet. 5. This is a closed-book exam. You may use a calculator. If you have a programmable
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Question 1: (a) Suppose the income elasticity of demand for pre-recorded music compact disks is +5 and the income elasticity of demand for a cabinet maker’s work is +0.5. Compare the impact on pre-recorded music compact disks and the cabinet maker’s work of a recession that reduces consumer incomes by 10 per cent. (2 marks) (b) How might you determine whether the pre-recorded music compact discs and MP3 music players are in competition with each other? (2 marks) (c) Interpret the
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Costs of Production July 2011 Topics to be Discussed Measuring Cost: Which Costs Matter? How do Cost Curves Behave? – Cost in the Short Run – Cost in the Long Run How to Minimize Cost? How to draw Implications for Business Strategy? Topics to be Discussed Production with Two Outputs: Economies of Scope Dynamic Changes in Costs: The Learning Curve Estimating and Predicting Cost Measuring Cost: Which Costs Matter? Accountants tend to take a retrospective view of firms’ costs‚ whereas
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machine hours and outgoing shipments‚ which are the activities’ three respective cost drivers‚ follow: Luxury Exclusive Setups 50 30 Machine hours 16‚000 22‚500 Outgoing shipments 100 75 The firm’s total overhead of $3‚080‚000 is subdivided as follows: manufacturing setups‚ $672‚000; machine processing‚ $1‚848‚000; and product shipping‚ $560‚000. REQUIRED: a) Calculate the unit manufacturing cost of Luxury and Exclusive electric sleeping bags by using the company’s current overhead
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pre-determined cost structure to account for and control expenses. WaMu primarily realizes transaction costs‚ fixed costs‚ and variable costs. Because WaMu doesn’t provide free services per-say‚ the sunk costs of the structure are fairly minimal. Transaction costs constitute the next smallest portion of WaMu’s cost structure. WaMu is free of infrastructure based transaction costs like those that smaller retailers who use point of sale services might incur. The primary transaction costs are the commissions
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Q1: explicit costs and implicit costs concepts Explicit Cost Explicit cost is defined as the direct payment which is supposed to be made to others while running business. This includes the wages‚ rents or materials which are due in the contract. The explicit cost is the expense done in business which can easily be identified and accounted for in the business at any stage. The explicit cost represents the out flows of cash in clear and obvious terms. When any out flow of credit occurs in a business
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Lesson-13 Elements of Cost and Cost Sheet Learning Objectives • • • To understand the elements of cost To classify overheads on different bases To prepare a cost sheet Elements of Cost Raw materials are converted into finished products by a manufacturing concern with the help of labor‚ plants etc. The elements that constitute the cost of manufacturing are known as elements of cost. The elements of cost include the following: • • • Material Labor Expenses Each of these elements is again subdivided
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