costs Labor costs of assembly-line workers $110‚000 – Direct labor Sales commissions $35‚000 – Period costs Factory supplies used $13‚000 – Direct materials Salaries paid to sales clerks $50‚000 – Period costs (b) Explain the basic difference in accounting for product costs and period costs. Product costs are manufacturing costs‚ direct components‚ direct labor and manufacturing overhead‚ do not become expenditures until the company sells inventory. Period costs are non-manufacturing costs‚ including
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function or item of equipment in respect of which cost are ascertained. 2. Define cost accumulation and cost assignment Cost accumulation refers to the process of collecting cost data through an accounting system. Usually costs are collected under general ledger accounting headings‚ which follow natural classifications‚ such as materials‚ labour‚ power‚ electricity‚ fuel etc. Cost assignment is a general term used to cover 1. Tracing of costs to cost objects‚ 2. Apportionment of
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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References: Warren‚ C.‚ Reeve‚ J.‚ and Duchac‚ J (2007). Accounting. 23rd ed South-Western‚ cengage learning in thousands except share data | January 3‚ 2009 | December 29‚ in thousands except share data | December 29‚ 2007 | December30‚
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INTRODUCTION Accounting is an instinct part of a business‚ owners and other interested parties want to know whether they are making a profit or not through the use of either Manual accounting System or the Computerized System. Historically‚ accounting was a manual process where in the well known father of Accounting‚ Luca Pacioli‚ developed the double entry bookkeeping system in 1494 using debits and credits to manage company. The manual process uses paper ledgers and journals where accountants
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Complete accounting cycle For the past several years‚ Abby Brown has operated a part-time consulting business from her home. As of June 1‚ 2012‚ Abby decided to move to rented quarters and to operate the business‚ which was to be known as Square One Consulting‚ on a full-time basis. Square One Consulting entered into the following transactions during June: June 1. The following assets were received from Abby Brown: cash‚ $30‚000; accounts receivable‚ $7‚500; supplies‚ $2‚000; and office equipment
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Traditionally all accounting information was recorded by hand in a written form. Employees performed the whole accounting cycle manually; they calculated trial balances‚ journalized transactions‚ prepared financial statements and other routines. Traditional manual accounting was a very tedious process‚ and required accountants to spend large amounts of time mathematically checking numbers. While many small companies still use the traditional ways of accounting‚ many large companies are switching
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Global Journal of Management and Business Research Accounting and Auditing Volume 13 Issue 3 Version 1.0 Year 2013 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Human Resource Accounting: Recognition and Disclosure of Accounting Methods & Techniques By Md. Amirul Islam‚ Md. Kamruzzaman & Md. Redwanuzzaman Business Administration Pabna Science & Technology University Abstract - HRA is the
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CHAPTER 4 JOB COSTING 4-1 Cost pool––a grouping of individual indirect cost items. Cost tracing––the assigning of direct costs to the chosen cost object. Cost allocation––the assigning of indirect costs to the chosen cost object. Cost-allocation base––a factor that links in a systematic way an indirect cost or group of indirect costs to cost objects. 4-2 In a job-costing system‚ costs are assigned to a distinct unit‚ batch‚ or lot of a product or service. In a process-costing system
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am not in the mood for pain.” Jane Smith was the personal assistant of Prudence Halloway‚ a relapsed drug addict. Jane and Prudence shared a row of seats with Xander Cage‚ who they conversed with and found he was an Extreme sports motorcyclist. Xander knew of Prudence from an old television series he used to despise and realized he hated her even more in person. “Would you like one of your special cupcakes?” Jane asked Prudence. “Yes‚ I would‚
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