MANAGERIAL AND COST ACCOUNTING LARRY M. WALTHER & CHRISTOPHER J. SKOUSEN DOWNLOAD FREE TEXT BOOKS AT BOOKBOON.COM Managerial and Cost Accounting © 2009 Larry M. Walther‚ under nonexclusive license to Christopher J. Skousen & Ventus Publishing ApS. All material in this publication is copyrighted‚ and the exclusive property of Larry M. Walther or his licensors (all rights reserved). ISBN 978-87-7681-491-5 Download free books at BookBooN.com 2 Managerial and Cost Accounting
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Executive summary Cost management is a critical technique to every business firm; the main issue for manager making decision is cost control and profit maximization. This report aims to analyze the different cost occur in a real business based on a case study of Gearbulk Australasia Pty Ltd such as costing systems and value chain. The main methodologies we used in this project are face to face interview of the company’s line manager who called Bryan. It provides us lots of insights of cost control and
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a) COST ACCOUNTING Cost accounting system is the part of management accounting that makes budget‚ actual cost of operations‚ analysis of variance and profitability of social use of funds. Cost accounting helps the manager in decision making regarding the reduction of the cost of the company and in improving the profitability. Cost accounting system is primarily used for internal managers therefore it does not need to follow the standards of GAAP. Cost accounting is also considered very important
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Marketing cost analysis Business firms use several tools and techniques for marketing control. The important ones among them are listed above. 1. Marketing audit 2. Market share analysis 3. Marketing cost analysis 4. Credit control 5. Budgetary control 6. Ratio analysis 7. Contribution margin analysis 8. Marketing Information inputs and warning signals 9. MBO management by objectives Marketing cost analysis is another important tool of marketing control. In recent years‚ business firms all
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INVENTORY CARRYING COSTS: Inventory carrying costs refers to the costs associated with carrying a quantity of stored inventory. This is one of the vital costs that needs to be optimized in any logistics system. It is a well-known fact that the inventory carrying costs is a part of the total logistics costs of the firm. Aspects of these vital costs can be described and evaluated from a variety of perspectives. Knowledge of inventory carrying costs is likely to be important to the success of any business
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Health services managers are essentially interested in how costs are affected by changes in volume. Cost behavior refers to a cost ’s reactions to activity level. A cost may rise‚ fall‚ or remain constant as activity levels fluctuate. We can classify several types of costs on the basis of their relationship to the amount of services provided‚ often referred to as activity‚ utilization‚ or volume (Gapenski‚ 2012). When dealing with the future there is a level of uncertainty of volume with regard
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CHAPTER 2: RELEVANT REVENUES AND COSTS The primary goal of a firm is to maximize profits. This implies‚ of course‚ that each decision a manager makes is consistent with that goal. Although managers are expected to rely on internally-produced reports‚ such as balance sheets and income statements‚ to help them make decisions‚ most of the information that appears on these statements is period-based rather than decision-based. A balance sheet shows the sum total of a firm’s assets and liabilities
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Procedure for Cost Control | | | Table of Contents 1. Purpose 2. General 3. Responsibilities 4. Procedure 5. Flowchart 6. References 7. Attachments 1. PurposeTo establish a system whereby developments which affect the costs of the project are timely reported‚ thereby allowing for corrective action when adverse trends are detected‚ and to inform about funding requirements for the execution of the project.To establish a procedure to control flow of information which affects
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TYPES OF COST AUDIT * Cost Audit to assist Management : The main object of this type of cost audit is to make available accurate‚ relevant and prompt information to management to assist it in taking important managerial decisions. * Cost Audit on behalf of the Government: The government may appoint a cost auditor to conduct cost audit where it is necessary(a) to do so in the opinion of the government under section 233-B of the companies Act‚ 1956; (b) to ascertain correct cost of certain
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Cost Leadership Cost leadership that attempt to become the lowest-cost producers in an industry can be referred to as those following a cost leadership strategy. The company with the lowest costs would earn the highest profits in the event when the competing products are essentially undifferentiated‚ and selling at a standard market price. Companies following this strategy place emphasis on cost reduction in every activity in the value chain. Ideally‚ low cost strategy is centered on the capability
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