Ronald Coase noted‚“The cost of doing anything consists of the receipts that could have been obtained if that particular decision had not been taken.” For example‚ the opportunity set for this Friday night includes the movies‚ a concert‚ staying home and studying‚ staying home and watching television‚ inviting friends over‚ and so forth. The opportunity cost of taking job A included the forgone salary of $102‚000 plus the $5‚000 of intangibles from job B. Opportunity cost is the sacrifice of
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the opportunity to focus on innovation and to improve the cost effectiveness of bringing the product to market. In 1899‚ two lawyers from Tennessee secured exclusive rights to bottle and sell Coca-Cola for only one dollar (www.coke.com). Asa Candler‚ then President of The Coca-Cola Company‚ was not convinced that selling the product in bottles was the way to go. No one could have predicted how popular Coca-Cola and its main competitor‚ Pepsi-Cola‚ would become. The relationship between company and
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Background Established in 1965 PepsiCo created in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay In 1997‚ publicly traded company to focus PepsiCo on food and beverages. The world’s largest snack and beverage company in 2006 In 2006‚ PepsiCo has approximately $35billion net revenue The company is broken into four business divisions: ◦ Frito-lay North America Frito-Lay North America manufactures‚ markets‚ sells and distributes salty and sweet snacks. Products manufactured and
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engineering grad from Alexandria University‚ Kabil arrived at Pepsico 10 years ago from Proctor & Gamble‚ moving up through the ranks to become president of the company’s North African operations a year ago. What brought him to Pepsi in the first place? “The challenge‚” he says. “Pepsi is a great company. It is a strong and fast consumer goods company‚” he says. “Extremely fast. Fast in the way we do business. Fast in the way we create product‚ our positioning‚ how we compete.” As president‚ Kabil runs
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TYPES OF COSTS Introduction :-Production is the result of services rendered by various factors of production.The producer or firm has to make payments for this factor services. From the point of view of the factor inputs it is called ‘factor income’ while for the firm it is ‘factor payment’‚ or cost of inputs.Generally‚ the term cost of production refers to the ‘money expenses’ incurredin the production of a commodity. But money expenses are not the only expensesincurred on the production
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Strength Pepsi has a broader product line and outstanding reputation. Merger of Quaker Oats produced synergy across the board. Record revenues and increasing market share. Lack of capital constraints (availability of large free cash flow). o Great brands‚ strong distribution‚ innovative capabilities o Number one maker of snacks‚ such as corn chips and potato chips PepsiCo sells three products through the same distribution channel. For example‚ combining the production capabilities
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management concluded the large fixed cost absorbed sale figure. First it is important to understand the standard costing system implemented in Rubber group. Standard costing assigns quantity and price standards to each component of variable and fixed costs in calculating the total cost. In the case of NASA‚ the system uses standard purchasing price (input cost) and standard inputs usage in place for variable costs‚ and standard spending price (input cost) and standard
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accounting profits and economic profits for Gomez’s pottery. Explicit costs: $37‚000 (= $12‚000 for the helper + $5‚000 of rent + $20‚000 of materials). Implicit costs: $22‚000 (= $4‚000 of forgone interest + $15‚000 of forgone salary + $3‚000 of entreprenuership). Accounting profit = $35‚000 (= $72‚000 of revenue - $37‚000 of explicit costs); Economic profit = $13‚000 (= $72‚000 - $37‚000 of explicit costs - $22‚000 of implicit costs). 8-4 (Key Question) Complete the following table by calculating
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3 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Learning Objectives 1. Explain the features of cost-volumeprofit (CVP) analysis 2. Determine the breakeven point and output level needed to achieve a target operating income 3. Understand how income taxes affect CVP analysis 4. Explain how managers use CVP analysis in decision making 5. Explain how sensitivity analysis helps managers cope with uncertainty 6. Use CVP analysis to plan variable and fixed costs 7. Apply CVP analysis to a company producing multiple
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Strategic Cost Management ACCT90009 Seminar 1 Seminar 1 Subject Administration Introduction to SCM oduc o o SC Administration • Subject Coordinator Dr. David Huelsbeck Email: david.huelsbeck@unimelb.edu.au Room: 08.028‚ The Spot Phone: +61 3 9035 6256 Consultation Hours: Monday 4:15pm – 6:15pm • Seminars: Tuesday: 2.15 pm – 5.15 pm‚ FBE ‐ Theatre 211 (Theatre 2) Thursday: 6.15 pm – 9.15 pm‚ Alan Gilbert ‐ Theatre 2 Teaching Format and Resources • Seminar Format 3 hour seminar
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