FRANGOR SPA: STRATEGIC COST ANALYSIS FOR PROFIT RECOVERY by Riccardo Silvi Preliminary draft A) Overview and Strategic Financial Analysis Mr. Paolo Frangor was standing in front of the big window of his office. From there‚ he could see the wide square and the part of the building where the products -- machines for agriculture (rotary tillers‚ spading machines‚ harrows‚ …) -- were produced. He was satisfied with this new location. The bigger dimension‚ indeed‚ could help his employees do a better
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Allocate joint product costs according to the benefits-received approaches and the relative market value approaches. 3. Describe methods of accounting for by-products. 4. Explain why joint cost allocations may be misleading in management decision making. 5. Discuss why joint production is seldom found in service industries. This chapter describes the joint production processes and their outputs—joint products and by-products. Several methods are developed to allocate joint costs to joint products
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show the effect of each of the following changes on profit and Break-Even-Volume from the information given below: Sales 50‚000 units Rs. 5.00 per unit Variable cost Rs. 3.00 per unit Fixed cost Rs. 70‚000 Changes: (i) Price changes by 20%. (ii) Volume decreases to 40‚000 units. (iii) Variable cost increases to Rs 3.50 per unit. (iv) Fixed cost decreases by 10%. 203 Ignou what do you know about the census 2011? 79 SBI mccb service sittings be done? 104 Mr. A purchased a machinery costing
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Costs associated with two alternatives‚ code-named Q and R‚ being considered by Lang Corporation are listed below: | | Alternative Q | Alternative R | Supplies costs | $ 64‚500 | $ 64‚500 | Power costs | $ 36‚500 | $ 21‚500 | Inspection costs | $ 11‚400 | $ 26‚300 | Assembly costs | $ 38‚600 | $ 28‚000 | | Required: | a. | Which costs are relevant and which are not relevant in the choice between these two alternatives? |
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From the A12 redesign proposal‚ it shows that the current standard cost system is unable to link the reduction in the number of parts to activity reductions and cost savings. The labor-direct-based standard cost system reflects the cost of A12 is distorted. Using the ABC system‚ according to the activities of A12 allocate the overhead cost to A12 that could find that the current overhead cost of A12 was overstated by the standard cost system. At last‚ A12 Junction Box could be identified it is an attractive
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sophisticated services. 2. Describe the existing cost system and calculate the cost of the 5 components in the case. What is wrong with the existing cost system? The existing cost system measures direct labour and overhead. Overhead is grouped into a single cost pool that includes overhead costs associated with each of the testing rooms as well as the engineering overhead costs relating to software and tooling development and the administrative costs of the division. ETO suppliers started to do
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Change Simulation Experience “It is not the strongest of the species that survive‚ nor the most intelligent‚ but the ones most responsive to change.” - Charles Darwin Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking theory of evolution was certainly not restricted to species in the wild. Adapting to change in any corporate environment is fundamental to the success of any organization and its employees. Achieving this success depends on a key ingredient – appropriate application of change management that
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DETERMINING THE COST OF MATERIALS An important area of materials accounting is the costing of materials requisitioned from the storeroom for factory use. The unit cost of incoming materials is known at the time of purchase. The date of each purchase is also known‚ but the materials on hand typically include items purchased on different dates and at different prices. Items that look alike usually are commingled in the storeroom. As a result‚ it may be difficult or impossible to identify an issue
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SOAL LATIHAN CHAPTER 18 ASISTENSI COST ACCOUNTING UNIVERSITAS BAKRIE 1. 18-16 The following data‚ in physical units‚ describe a grinding process for January : WIP‚ beginning 19‚000 Started during current period 150‚000 To account for 169‚000 Spoiled units 12‚000 Good units completed and transferred out 132‚000 WIP‚ending 25‚000 Accounted for 169‚000 Inspection occurs at the 100% completion stage. Normal spoilage is 5 % of the good units passing inspection
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Cost Principle for Computing the Cost of Plant Assets Plant assets are recorded at cost when acquired. This is consistent with the cost principle. Cost includes all normal and reasonable expenditures necessary to get the asset in place and ready for its intended use. The cost of a factory machine‚ for instance‚ includes its invoice cost less any cash discount for early payment‚ plus any necessary freight‚ unpacking‚ assembling‚ installing‚ and testing costs. Examples are the costs of building a
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