Cost drivers‚ as propounded by Porter (1985) are the structural causes of the cost of an activity in the value chain. They determine the behaviour and level of costs within an activity. A cost driver can be completely‚ partly or not at all under the control of a firm. It is therefore important for a manager to understand these factors because according to the Neo-classical model of the firm‚ the firm’s objective is to maximise profit by producing a given level of output at the minimum cost level
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Managerial Perspective ACC/561 February 10‚ 2014 Seth Jardine Activity-Based Overhead Rate R&D activities fall into four pools. The four activity pools are market analysis‚ product design‚ product development‚ and prototype testing. The annual costs are $1‚050‚000 for market analysis‚ $2‚350‚000 for product design‚ $3‚600‚000 for product development‚ and $1‚400‚000 for prototype testing. The total estimated drivers for each activity are 15
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above foreman level on the works side and those above the first level of supervision in the offices. Managerial behaviour is the behaviour that can be reported‚ whether from observation by others or by self-reports. Managerial objective is the aim that a manager of a firm wants to achieve. In perfect markets a proper managerial objective is to maximize its firm’s market value. The powers of the managerial behaviour are by no means unconstrained. On one hand they are constrained by the shareholder‚ involuntary
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Term Paper Managerial Success Productivity is the essence of any work environment. Despite the type or arena of employment; workers produce something whether it is an object or an intangible item. Many occupational tasks are manual‚ clerical‚ or intellectual. Despite which type of task; a manager is responsible for the product‚ which is a large responsibility. Such responsibility necessitates skills such as goal setting‚ planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling. These four skills dictate the
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............................ 2 2.0 MANAGERS………………………………………………………………………….. 2 2.1 Top Level Managers…………………………………………………………… 2 2.2 Middle level Managers………………………………………………………… 2 2.3 Low level Managers or first-line Managers…………………………………… 3 3.0 MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS………………………………………………………. 3 3.1 Planning……………………………………………………………………….. 4 3.2 Organising……………………………………………………………………… 4 3.3 Leading or Directing…………………………………………………………… 5 3.4 Controlling…………………………………………………………………….. 6 3.5 Staffing…………………………………………………………………………
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The Case Study should be professional‚ clear and free of typos and grammar errors. Storage Systems‚ Inc.‚ sells a wide range of drums‚ bins‚ boxes‚ and other containers that are used in the chemical industry. One of the company’s products is a heavy- duty corrosion- resistant metal drum‚ called the XSX drum‚ used to store toxic wastes. Production is constrained by the capacity of an automated welding machine that is used to make precision welds. A total of 2‚000 hours of welding time are avail-able
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Managerial Ethics Personal Learning Paper This paper is a summary of my understanding of how ethics has helped base my belief system on a personal level as well as in the workplace as a professional. The learning process is perpetual and the recent class on Managerial ethics has given me new insightson how I can still hold onto my own values while remaining respectful to those whovalue different ethical perspectives.Ethics can be defined as a philosophical study of moral values based on the
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David Shim Case Study #2 A) What is the break-even point in passengers and revenues per month? Unit CM = $160 – $70= $90 Unit of Sales = 3‚150‚000 / $90= 35‚000 passengers Unit of Sales = 35‚000 x $160= $5‚600‚000 revenue B) What is the break-even point in number of passenger train cars per month? Unit of Sales = 35‚000/63= 555.5= 556 passenger cars C) If Springfield Express raises its average passenger fare
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Basillio Corespondencia AC330 - Managerial Accounting for Business Professionals Professor Christine Covan Unit 10 Writing Assignment Reflect and describe which key concepts and topics in this course have made you a stronger candidate to enter the business world. When I first began this course‚ I didn’t really understand what Managerial accounting for Business Professionals were. I was very confused and also a bit intimidated with what is expected and how is the professor going to be. In my
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In my opinion‚ the model of the large-scale ‘managerial enterprise’ as put forward by the famous business historian Alfred Chandler has not been followed completely by all of the world’s leading economies. This essay will therefore be structured as follows: first I will briefly explain Chandler’s theory of the large-scale managerial enterprise‚ putting it into context of time and place and pointing out the major flaws of his theory. Then‚ I will attempt to justify my opinion by using the Japanese
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