Association of Business `Executive‚ 2009). It is assumed that M&S used marginal costing evidence in their financial statement. The proportion variable cost in the cost of sales figure is relatively high. Critics argued in marginal costing fixed overheads are not charged to the cost of production‚ due to this effect of varying charges per unit is avoided. It also helps to short-term profit planning by break-even chart and profit graphs. Comparative profitability can be easily assessed and brought
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indirect costs Costs of a business activity can also be classified as direct and indirect costs. • Direct cost – can be identified directly with each unit of output. • Prime cost – total of all direct costs • Indirect cost or overheads – are costs other than those identified as direct costs. They cannot be identified directly with specific units. Remote costs – are costs which cannot be associated closely with any particular revenue generating function within the business‚ but
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specific service. For example‚ the wages of an employee engaged in producing a product can be attributed directly to the cost of manufacturing that product. Variable costs Variable costs means the cost of production (cost of labour‚ material or overhead) that change according to the change in the volume of production units. Combined with fixed costs‚ variable costs make up the total cost of production. Depreciation A noncash expense that reduces the value of an asset as a result of wear and
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COST CONCEPTS AND COST ACCOUNTING By: Aman Jawahar Sarika Deepak Muneer CONTENTS Concept of Cost Cost Accounting Terms in Cost Accounting Elements of Cost Meaning of Overheads Classification of Costs Methods of Costing Types of Costing MEANING: Cost Concept: The term ‘cost’ means the amount of expenses [actual or notional] incurred on or attributable to specified thing or activity. Cost means ‘the price paid for something’. Cost Accounting: Cost Accounting is concerned with recording
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objections by members of staff to the new proposal. Analysis of Existing Costing System The current system uses a single average hourly charge to allocate labour and overhead costs to the valve department. This rate is being calculated on a monthly basis by dividing the sum of the accumulated labour charges and department overheads by the number of labour hours worked. Job costs are determined by multiplying this single rate by the time each job spends in the department. Data for the calculations
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£5 Less: Variable costs: Direct materials/units sold 1000/1000 = £1 1‚050/2100 = £0‚5 Direct labour/units sold 2‚500/1000 = £2‚5 2100/2100 = £1 Variance overheads/unit sold 2000/1000 = £2 4‚200/2‚100 = £2 Total: £5‚5 £3‚5 Contribution per unit: Selling
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goods manufactured Cost of manufactured = (Direct production cost + Manufacture overhead) + (B. work – E. work) (7‚900) + (2‚900+ 490) + (810- 830) Cost of goods manufactured = $11270 4) Prepare income statement Sales Revenues 20‚580 Cost of goods sold 11‚130 Gross profit 9‚450 Less Property taxes for factor 240 Less Income tax expense 510 Net income 8‚700 Question 2 Apportionment of overhead costs using Reciprocal Method Equipment
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Part 1: (Theory) Brave Brands Marketing is a well-renowned marketing organization with a strong workforce of dedicated employees. However‚ the CEO has recently identified that many of his staff members have a poor understanding of financial statements and difficulty in interpreting financial data as their tertiary education has not exposed them to such information. (Brian ‚2008) As an ADSM graduate‚ you have been asked to do research which will enable you to answer the following questions in preparation
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CONFIDENTIAL AC/OCT 2010/ACC116/165/211 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE COURSE CODE EXAMINATION TIME INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING / COST ACCOUNTING ACC116/165/211 OCTOBER 2010 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. 2. 3. This question paper consists of five (5) questions. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. Please check to
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environment. It can be applied to all overhead costs‚ not just production overhead and also it can be used just as easily in service costing as in product costing. Although it is apparent that ABC alleviates considerably many of the worst effects if the arbitrary product line cost allocations inherent in many conventional systems‚ it does not eliminate the mall. Cost pool: some measure of cost apportionment may still be required at the stage of cost pooling. Overheads common to more than one cost pool
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