can this statement relateto accounting? A syntactic theory is one that is capable of testing on the basis that it is valid in terms of itslogical consistency. Thus the calculation of accounting profit and determination of assetvaluation can be valid in relation to their conformity with rules prescribing the measurementof accounting profit and asset valuations. This can be described as sterile as it does notnecessarily relate to the real world. Historical cost accounting has been represented as being purely
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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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Managerial Accounting and the Business Environment Chapter 1 © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Learning Objective 1 Understand the role of management accountants in an organization. McGraw-‐Hill/Irwin Slide 2 Organizational Structure Decentralization is the delegation of decisionmaking authority throughout an organization. Corporate Organization Chart Board of Directors President Purchasing Personnel Vice President Operations Chief Financial Officer Controller
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making across the various functional areas of an organization Managerial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to managers for use in planning and controlling operations and for decision making Financial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to shareholders‚ creditors‚ and others outside the organization The work of managers and their need for managerial accounting information Every organization has managers – someone must be
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Chapter 4 Case 2: Greetings Inc.: Activity-Based Costing Solution: 1. An activity-based costing system may be appropriate for Wall Décor‚ when overhead allocation based job-order costing provides product cost distortion. As seen on previous case‚ this distortion happens when one product is manufacturing in high volume and the others are manufacturing in complexity as well as in low volume. In this situation Wall Décor should change its costing system for selling its high volume produced
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Managerial accounting chapter 13 garison Question 13-11 Project A Initial Cost = $15‚000 Life of the project = 10 years Annual net cash inflow = $4‚000 Salvage Value = $0 Required rate of return = 16% Item Years Amount of cash flow 16% factor Present Value of Cash flow Annual net cash flow 1 to 10 $4‚000 4.833 $19‚332 Intial Investment Now $15‚000 1 $15‚000 Net Present Value (a-b) $4‚332 Project B Initial
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CHAPTER 1 Managerial Accounting ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Brief Exercises 1 A Problems B Problems Study Objectives *1. Explain the distinguishing features of managerial accounting. Identify the three broad functions of management. Define the three classes of manufacturing costs. Distinguish between product and period costs. Explain the difference between a merchandising and a manufacturing income statement. Indicate how cost of goods manufactured is determined. Explain the difference
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CHAPTER 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO COST TERMS AND PURPOSES 2-20 (15–20 min.) Classification of costs‚ manufacturing sector. Cost object: Type of car assembled (Corolla or Geo Prism) Cost variability: With respect to changes in the number of cars assembled There may be some debate over classifications of individual items‚ especially with regard to cost variability. |Cost Item |D or I |V or F | |A
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Chapter 1 Managerial accountingis the process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information in pursuit of an organizations goals. Managerial accounting is an integral part of the management process‚ and managerial accountants are important strategic partners in an organizations management team. Four fundamental management processes that help organizations attain their goals Decision making‚ Planning(developing a detailed financial and operational description of
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E2.5. Classifying Accounting Items a. Current asset b. Net revenue in the income statement: a deduction from revenue c. Net accounts receivable‚ a current asset: a deduction from gross receivables d. An expense in the income statement. But R&D is usually not a loss to shareholders; it is an investment in an asset. e. An expense in the income statement‚ part of operating income (and rarely an extraordinary item). If the restructuring charge is estimated‚ a liability is also
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