COST ACCOUNTING: A BRANCH OF ACCONTING THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF WHCH IS TO DTERMINE THE COST OF A SINGLE UNIT OR SERVICES (FOR STOCK VALUATION‚COST PLANNING AND CONTROL AND PROFIT REPORTING PURPOSE) . OR A BRANCH OF ACCOUNTING THAT DEALS WITH THE ACCUMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF COST INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL USE TO AID MAMNAGEMENT IN PLANNING‚ CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING
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Project managers must take cost estimates seriously if they want to complete software projects within budget constraints. After developing a good resource requirements list‚ project managers and their software development teams must develop several estimates of the costs for these resources. There are several different tools and techniques available for accomplishing good cost estimation. Software development project managers should prepare several types of cost estimates for most projects. Three
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The Cost of Capital LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ students should be able to: • Explain what is meant by a firm’s weighted average cost of capital. • Define and calculate the component costs of debt and preferred stock. • Explain why retained earnings are not free and use three approaches to estimate the component cost of retained earnings. • Briefly explain why the cost of new equity is higher than the cost of retained earnings‚ calculate the cost of new
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1. Introduction The proposed topic is “A study on impact of stock market volatility on individual investorsinvestment decisions”. This project would give the understanding of the reasons for the volatility in stock markets and its impact on investment decisions of the individual customers. The study also focuses on the various factors that play role in investment decisions of the individual investors in stock markets. 1.1 Background Volatility in equity market has become a matter of mutual
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buying (e.g.‚ discounts); Buying different quality material from standard; Buying materials from a non‑usual source due to urgency; Utilising different labour from standard; Price changes due to economic conditions; scarcity of supplies; Choosing to incur additional discretionary fixed costs; More (or less) overtime hours used than budgeted. 2. Efficiency/usage/quantity variances: Standard is out of date‚ set without due care; Inefficient use of material/labour‚ deliberate or otherwise; Poor supervision/equipment/maintenance
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Starting Date: February 2‚ 2010 Ending Date: April 28‚ 2010 Buying on Margin: A. Initial Investment = (Purchase Price* number of stocks)*Initial Margin Initial Investment = ($195.86 * 100) * .55 = $10‚772.30 B. Profit/Loss = (Sales Price – Purchase Price) * Number of Shares Profit/Loss = ($262.04 – $195.86) * 100 = $6‚618 C. HPR = (Capital Gain/loss) ÷ Initial Investment HPR = ($262.04 – $195.86) ÷ $10‚772.30 = .00614 = .614% D. APHR = (1 + HPR)N – 1 APHR = (1 + .00614)4 – 1 APHR
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Philippine Stock Exchange Philippine Stock Exchange also known as the Philippine stock exchange incorporated (PSEi) is the national stock exchange of the country. A little background about PSE‚ it was created from the two stock exchange of the country which are the Manila Stock Exchange or MSE established on 1927 specifically August 8 and the Makati Stock Exchange or MkSE established on 1963 of May 27th. Both stock exchange allied after 30 years since the birth of MkSE on December 23‚ 1992. Philippine
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being applied arbitrarily it is advisable not to entirely depend on them. While accounting statements can help one understand revenue‚ cost‚ cash flows and financing structure it is the mistrust in how these numbers are derived that prompts one not to rely on the published results. In situations like these additional techniques are required to analyse and make predictions on a stock. One technique that analyst have depended on is technical analysis. Technical analysis argues that the market is its
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Costs and Consequences: Sweated Labor and Consumer Bargains Introduction: In order to make a wide variety of goods available at ever-decreasing prices or to maintain profits‚ retailers rely on low labor costs and working conditions that are often illegal in the United States. Tasks: Based on the information in the "Student Voice" section of Chapter 2‚ pp. 18–20‚ of your textbook‚ would you stop shopping at certain retailers? Is the consumption of food and clothing somehow different from the
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Cost Accounting Fundamentals Introduction to Cost Accounting Cost accounting is an internal reporting system for an organisation’s own management for decision making. It is the process of accounting for costs. It includes the accounting procedures relating to recording of all incomes and expenditures and the preparation of periodical statements and reports with the object of ascertaining and controlling costs. It is thus the formal mechanism by means of which cost of products or services are
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