TOTAL DIRECT LABOR COST VARIANCE CAN BE SPLIT INTO • Direct labor rate variance (P) Calculation: actual total labor costs - (total actual labor hours worked x budgeted labor hour rate) Interpretation: calculates the portion of labor costs variance driven by the changed labor rate per hour Possible reasons for variances: changes in staff qualification and skills‚ general increase of wages in economy‚ premiums paid to finish a job quickly‚ poor budgeting • Direct labor quantity (efficiency) variance
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Cost Reduction There are right cost reduction techniques and there are wrong ones. Using the right strategies will result in a more efficient company spending. Using the wrong techniques will create a reduction of expenses required to maintain product quality and company value. It is a fine line sometimes‚ but a systematic approach can help managers avoid making serious mistakes in the rush to cut expenses. Cost management strategies should be utilized as components of a larger objective to maintain
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leLECTURE 5a Cost Estimation/Segregation Techniques Cost estimation is a term used to describe the measurement of historical cost so as to be able to predict future costs for management decision making. That is‚ historical information is analyzed to provide estimates on which to base future operational To do cost estimation‚ it is important for the Accountants to be able to ascertain the activity level as well as cost drivers which exert main influence on the company activity. A cost driver is
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Whole = Percent Expense Revenue = Expense % Profit Revenue = Profit % Desired Profit Revenue = Desired Profit % Revenue – (Food and Beverage Cost + Labor Cost + Other Expense) = Profit Food and Beverage Cost Revenue = Food and Beverage Cost % Labor Cost Revenue = Labor Cost % Other Expense Revenue = Other Expense % Total Expense Revenue = Total Expense % Profit Revenue = Profit % Actual
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Cost Reduction in the Automobile Industry—Case Studies of the Chinese Market University of Halmstad School of Business and Engineering Master ’s Programme Master’ Cost Reduction in the Automobile Industry —— Case Studies of the Chinese market Studies October 25‚ 2012 Authors: Xu Zhiran ------ 890212-T253 Zhou Mengxiao------ 890315-T432 Supervisor: Nataliya Galan Examiner: Jonas.Gabrielsson i Cost Reduction in the Automobile Industry—Case Studies of the Chinese Market
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to go wrong in the analysis of direct material and other direct costs and what could be done about it. The analysis of direct material and other direct costs and what could be done about it is that when a particular organization prepares for the budget in relation to the cost of direct material or direct labor then‚ it has to consider the inflation rate and the standard rates in the industry. In relation to the direct labor cost‚ the organization has to analyze of the industrial standard of the
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Publichttp://pfr.sagepub.com/ Finance Review Public Subsidies to Stadiums: Do the Costs Outweigh the Benefits? Daraius Irani Public Finance Review 1997 25: 238 DOI: 10.1177/109114219702500205 The online version of this article can be found at: http://pfr.sagepub.com/content/25/2/238 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Public Finance Review can be found at: Email Alerts: http://pfr.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://pfr
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M3.27 Working With Costs and Budgets Explain the Importance of agreeing a budget and operating within it: A budget plan is the most effective way to keep the business and its finances on track. It gives you the opportunity to review the business’ performance and any factors that are affecting or may affect your business. Also to manage your money more effectively‚ allocate appropriate resources‚ monitor performance‚ meet planned objectives and plan for the future. To be most effective this
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Apa sih opportunity cost? Untuk yang pernah belajar ekonomi pasti kenal baik dengan istilah ini‚ tapi buat yang lain‚ opportunity cost is : "...the cost of something in terms of an opportunity foregone (and the benefits that could be received from that opportunity)‚ or the most valuable foregone alternative." (Dictionary.LaborLawTalk.com) Kalau diterjemahkan adalah suatu biaya dari hilangnya suatu kesempatan dalam menggunakan sumber daya tertentu. Kalau kita melihat waktu sebagai sumber daya
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Job Order Cost System There are two main cost accounting systems used: Job order cost systems and Process cost systems. Both have very distinct differences that help each specialize in a certain type of manufacturing company. The job order cost system in particular is used to "provide product costs for each quantity of a product that is manufactured." When a product is called to be manufactured‚ then it is called a job. Once the job is ordered‚ the manufacturing company must go through a flow
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