CHAPTER 8 FLEXIBLE BUDGETS‚ OVERHEAD COST VARIANCES‚ AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL 8-1 Effective planning of variable overhead costs involves: 1. Planning to undertake only those variable overhead activities that add value for customers using the product or service‚ and 2. Planning to use the drivers of costs in those activities in the most efficient way. 8-2 At the start of an accounting period‚ a larger percentage of fixed overhead costs are locked-in than is the case with variable overhead
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ST 2.1 (Page 43 in Text Book): Profit vs Revenue Maximization Presto Products‚ Inc. recently introduced an innovative new frozen dessert maker with the following revenue and cost relations. P = $60 – $0.005Q TC = $88‚000 + $5Q + 0.0005Q2 MR = ∂TR / ∂Q = $60 – $0.01Q MC = ∂TC / ∂Q = $5 + $0.001Q A. Setup a spreadsheet for output (Q)‚ price (P)‚ total revenue (TR)‚ marginal revenue (MR)‚ total cost (TC)‚ marginal cost (MC)‚ total profit (π)‚ and marginal profit (Mπ). Establish a range for
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1-1 Chapter 1 An Introduction to Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts Introduction to Managerial Accounting MSc. Mohammad Hicham Khalil Objectives 1. Comparison of Financial and Managerial 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Accounting. General Cost Classifications. Product Cost versus Period Cost. Cost Classifications on Financial Statements. Cost Classifications for Predicting Cost Behavior. Cost Classification for Assigning Costs to Cost Objectives. Cost Classification for Decision Making
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CHAPTER Introduction to Transaction Processing hapter 1 introduced the transaction processing system (TPS) as an activity consisting of three major subsystems called cycles: the revenue cycle‚ the expenditure cycle‚ and the conversion cycle. Even though each cycle performs different specific tasks and supports different objectives‚ they share common characteristics. For example‚ all three TPS cycles capture financial transactions‚ record the effects of transactions in accounting records‚ and
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ACCOUNTING 569 MIDTERM 1 FALL 1995 NAME ______________________ ID # I. 15 Points 1. Otis Corp. has the following data: Selling price $50/unit Variable manufacturing costs $20/unit Fixed costs: Manufacturing $100‚000 Selling and admin. $ 50‚000 a.(3 points) The breakeven point is: b.(3 points) Given a volume of 15‚000 units‚ operating leverage is: c.(4 points)
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Chapter 2 1. Which of the following would be considered a product cost for external financial reporting purposes? a. Cost of a warehouse used to store finished goods. b. Cost of guided public tours through the company’s facilities. c. Cost of travel necessary to sell the manufactured product. d. Cost of sand spread on the factory floor to absorb oil from manufacturing machines. 1. Which of the following would be considered a product cost for external financial reporting purposes
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iv. Analyzing Company Accounts v. Ratio Analysis II. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 3 i. The Objectives of Management Accounting: ii. Scope of Management Accounting: iii. Functions of Management Accounting: iv. Advantages of Management Accounting: v. Limitations of Management Accounting: vi. Tools and Techniques: III. INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL RATIOS 8 i. Financial Ratio Analysis: ii. Users of Accounting Information: IV. DESCRIPTION AND DETAIL OF THE COMPANY – SRI LANKA
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Chapter 2 Cost Terms‚ Concepts‚ and Classifications Solutions to Questions 2-15 Direct labour cost (46 hours $18 per hour) $828 Manufacturing overhead cost (6 hours $9 per hour) 54 Total wages earned $882 2-16 Direct labour cost (35 hours $26 per hour) $910 Manufacturing overhead cost (5 hours $26 per hour) 130 Total wages earned $1‚040 Problem 2-15 (30 minutes) Name of the Cost Variable Cost Fixed Cost Product Cost Period (Selling
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Multiple Choice Quiz (See related pages) Results Reporter | | Out of 15 questions‚ you answered 2 correctly with a final grade of 13% | | | | | | 2 correct (13%) | | | | 12 incorrect (80%) | | | | 1 unanswered (7%) | | | Your Results: | The correct answer for each question is indicated by a . | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form | 1 INCORRECT | | Which of the following organizations would be least likely to have a company objective involving
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Chapter 1: The Accounting Environment – What is Accounting and Why is it Done? Accounting is a system for gathering data about an entity’s economic activity‚ processing and organizing the data and in turn‚ communicating that information to people who want to use it to make decisions. Data are unprocessed facts about an entity’s economic activity that is entered into an accounting system whereas information results from organizing and presenting the data in ways that make it useful for decision
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