Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 229-231 (2012) pp 2775-2778 © (2012) Trans Tech Publications‚ Switzerland doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.229-231.2775 Airline Revenue Management: Optimization Using Origin-Destination Strategy Controlled by Nested Heuristics Ajyuk J. Raj1‚ a‚ N. Ganesh Kumar2‚ b‚ S. Jayaraj3‚ c 1 M.E.‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ PSG College of Technology‚ Coimbatore-641004‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India. 2 Assistant Professor‚ Department of Mechanical Engineering
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INTRODUCTION Cost accounting is an important tool in the management of any business firm or organization‚ which includes those in the small scaled industry. In the cause of our research instrument indicated the maintenance of improper and inadequate records coupled with the fact that cost methods used‚ through sometimes effective‚ were unconventional. For a small scale business to approach profit maximization level‚ it must be effective in cost control procedures and appropriate books
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1. What is Decision Making? Decision-making is an essential aspect of modern management. It is a primary function of management. A manager’s major job is sound/rational decision-making. He takes hundreds of decisions consciously and subconsciously. Decision-making is the key part of manager’s activities. Decisions are important as they determine both managerial and organizational actions. A decision may be defined as "a course of action which is consciously chosen from among a set of alternatives
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CHAPTER 3 COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS TRUE/FALSE 1. To perform cost-volume-profit analysis‚ a company must be able to separate costs into fixed and variable components. Answer: True Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis 2. Cost-volume-profit analysis may be used for multi-product analysis when the proportion of different products remains constant. Answer: True Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost-volume-profit
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Is management accounting a critical aid to the Decision Making Process in an organization? The answer undoubtedly is in the affirmative. During the past few decades‚ management accounting practices were conducted across a range of industries in the world. Management accounting can be viewed as a powerful tool for management. However‚ a widespread misconception exits that management accounting is an aid omnipotent. Therefore‚ this essay will focus on investigating the role of management accounting
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Chapter 11 – Decision Making What is Decision Making? * Decision making – the process of developing a commitment to some course of action * Can also be described as a process of problem solving * Problem – a perceived gap between an existing state and a desired state Well-Structured Problems * Well-structured problems – a problem for which the existing state is clear‚ the desired state is clear‚ and how to get from one state to the other is fairly obvious * Decision making takes time
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Section 1.2 Review Questions 1. List the components of and explain the Business Pressures–Responses–Support model. The components of the pressure-response-support model are business pressures‚ companies’ responses to these pressures‚ and computerized support. The model suggests that responses are made to counter the pressures or to take advantage of opportunities‚ support facilitates monitoring the environment (e.g.‚ for opportunities) and enhances the quality of the responses. 2. What are
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COST ACCOUNTING: A BRANCH OF ACCONTING THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF WHCH IS TO DTERMINE THE COST OF A SINGLE UNIT OR SERVICES (FOR STOCK VALUATION‚COST PLANNING AND CONTROL AND PROFIT REPORTING PURPOSE) . OR A BRANCH OF ACCOUNTING THAT DEALS WITH THE ACCUMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF COST INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL USE TO AID MAMNAGEMENT IN PLANNING‚ CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING
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QUESTION 1: CHAPTER 7: ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING AND ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENT Preston Piston manufactures two types of electric sleeping bags- Luxury and Exclusive- and applies manufacturing overhead to all units at the rate of $80 per machine hour. Production information follows: Luxury Exclusive Direct material $35 $60 Direct Labour $20 $20 Budgeted volume (units) 8‚000 15‚000 The management accountant has determined that the firm’s overhead can be identified with three activities:
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each purpose discuss whether information about current or future product costs is required. What implication does your answer have for developing a product costing system? L-S‚ T & H‚ page 131. Purpose Current / Future Product Costs Short-term decisions: product mix‚ pricing Future Longer-term strategic decisions Future Long-term pricing Future Plan future product-related costs Future Control of product costs Current Reimbursement contracts Current External reporting (inventory
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