of the more basic concepts of economics. Scarcity needs trade-offs‚ and trade-offs result in an opportunity cost. While the cost of a good or service often is thought of in monetary terms‚ the opportunity cost of a decision is based on what must be given up as a result of the decision. Any decision that involves a choice between two or more options has an opportunity cost. Opportunity cost‚ scarcity and trade-off are important in our daily life because it affects us every day in different ways and
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their operations into cost or profit centers. It is a management and strategic decision for companies to decide which divisions should be cost centers and which ones should be profit centers. . A cost center may actually provide services that could generate a profit if they were offered on the open market. But in most corporate environments‚ cost centers are not expected to generate a profit and operation costs are treated as overhead. Departments that are typically cost centers include information
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Cost/Benefit Analysis Evaluating Quantitatively Whether to Follow a Course of Action You may have been intensely creative in generating solutions to a problem‚ and rigorous in your selection of the best one available. However‚ this solution may still not be worth implementing‚ as you may invest a lot of time and money in solving a problem that is not worthy of this effort. Cost Benefit Analysis or CBA is a relatively* simple and widely used technique for deciding whether to make a change. As its
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source same End result ! ends with financial statements ! integral part of other business aspects B. Cost Accounting Terminology 1. Nature of Cost Cost - A sacrifice of resources: Cost is a measurement in monetary terms of the amount of resources used for some purpose. Expense - The cost charged against revenue in a particular accounting period. 2. Purposes of Gathering Cost Information Routine decision making:
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Considering an IPO? The costs of going and being public may surprise you September 2012 A publication from PwC’s Deals practice Table of contents The heart of the matter 1 Embarking upon the IPO process requires insight into the costs An in-depth discussion 4 The initial public offering Cost of going public Cost of being public 5 12 What this means for your business 27 Assess the readiness of your organization for an IPO to appropriately stage the costs incurred and to minimize
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We already know that following are the important cost concepts related to the production process of a firm: • Fixed Cost • Varibale Cost • Average Cost • Marginal Cost please refer to following page Introduction to Cost Concepts to understand various cost concepts in detail. Here we will briefly state again the meaning of above stated cost concepts for better understanding of the module on short run cost analysis. Fixed Cost is that cost which does not change (that is either goes up or
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CHAPTER 22 The Costs of Production Topic Question numbers ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Costs: explicit and implicit 1-9 2. Profits 10-23 3. Short run versus long run 24-31 4. Law of diminishing returns 32-55 5. Short-run costs 56-157 6. Long-run costs 158-193 Last Word 194-196 True-False 197-210 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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manufacturing cost categories. LO2 Distinguish between product costs and period costs and give examples of each. including calculation of the cost of goods sold. LO4 Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured. LO5 Understand the differences between variable costs and fixed costs. LO6 Understand the differences between direct and indirect costs. LO7 Define and give examples of cost classifications used in making decisions: differential costs‚ opportunity costs‚ and sunk costs. LO8
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determine whether the pre-recorded music compact discs and MP3 music players are in competition with each other? (2 marks) (c) Interpret the following Income Elasticities of Demand (YED) values for the following and state if the good is normal or inferior; (3 marks total‚ 1.5 marks per part) YED= +0.7 YED= -3.4 (d) Interpret the following Cross-Price Elasticities of Demand (XED) and explain the relationship between these goods. (3 marks total‚ 1.5 marks per part) XED= + 0.75 XED=
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The Cost of Capital for Goff Computer‚ Inc. Rahul Parikh BUS650: Managerial Finance (MAH1209A) Dr Charles Smith March 18‚ 2012. The Cost of Capital for Goff Computer‚ Inc.: 1. Most publicly traded corporations are required to submit 10Q (quarterly) and 10K (annual) reports to the SEC detailing their financial operations over the previous quarter or year‚ respectively. These corporate fillings are available on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Go to the SEC Web site‚ follow the “Search for
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