Cost Accounting Cost accounting is a step further to and a refinement of financial accounting in which cost of manufacturing and selling each product or job or rendering service is determined‚ not at the time of accounting period but at the time when the product is manufactured or any service is rendered. In simple words‚ costing is a systematic procedure for determining the unit cost of output produced or services rendered. It provides for an analysis of the expenditure which enables the management to
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DETERMINING THE COST OF MATERIALS An important area of materials accounting is the costing of materials requisitioned from the storeroom for factory use. The unit cost of incoming materials is known at the time of purchase. The date of each purchase is also known‚ but the materials on hand typically include items purchased on different dates and at different prices. Items that look alike usually are commingled in the storeroom. As a result‚ it may be difficult or impossible to identify an issue
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SOAL LATIHAN CHAPTER 18 ASISTENSI COST ACCOUNTING UNIVERSITAS BAKRIE 1. 18-16 The following data‚ in physical units‚ describe a grinding process for January : WIP‚ beginning 19‚000 Started during current period 150‚000 To account for 169‚000 Spoiled units 12‚000 Good units completed and transferred out 132‚000 WIP‚ending 25‚000 Accounted for 169‚000 Inspection occurs at the 100% completion stage. Normal spoilage is 5 % of the good units passing inspection
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Corporate Restructuring: Corporate restructuring is one of the most complex and fundamental phenomena that management confronts. Each company has two opposite strategies from which to choose: to diversify or to refocus on its core business. While diversifying represents the expansion of corporate activities‚ refocus characterizes a concentration on its core business. From this perspective‚ corporate restructuring is reduction in diversification. Corporate restructuring is an episodic exercise‚
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Cost of Capital Definition: cost of capital is the rate of return that a company must earn on its project investments to maintain its market value and attract funds. The cost of capital to a company is the minimum rate of return that is must earn on its investments in order to satisfy the various categories of investors‚ who have made investments in the form of shares ‚ debentures and loans. The cost of capital in operational terms refers to the discount rate that would be used in determining the
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manufacturing cost categories: Direct Materials Cost: The materials that go into final product are called raw materials. Direct Labor Cost: The term direct labor is reserved for those labor costs that can be essentially traced to individual units of products. Direct labor is sometime called touch labor‚ since direct labor workers typically touch the product while it is being made. Manufacturing Overhead Cost: Manufacturing overhead‚ the third element of manufacturing cost‚ includes all costs of manufacturing
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Cost Principle for Computing the Cost of Plant Assets Plant assets are recorded at cost when acquired. This is consistent with the cost principle. Cost includes all normal and reasonable expenditures necessary to get the asset in place and ready for its intended use. The cost of a factory machine‚ for instance‚ includes its invoice cost less any cash discount for early payment‚ plus any necessary freight‚ unpacking‚ assembling‚ installing‚ and testing costs. Examples are the costs of building a
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operating costs Making a profit is usually the primary aim of running any business‚ and although this is normally achieved by increasing sales‚ it can also be enhanced through the careful control of costs. A business that keeps costs under control will be able to release more resources for growth and be better placed to survive in a downturn or recession. A structured and ongoing approach to cost control is an essential part of any well-managed business. Finding ways to reduce operating costs is
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ACC307 #32 1) Professional Labor Hours Indirect Costs Direct Costs Legal Support Indirect-Cost Pool Cost-Allocation Base Cost Object: Direct Labor Job for clients Direct Costs 2) 2008 budgeted direct-cost rate per hour of professional labor $104‚000 / 1600 hours = $65 per professional labor hour 3) 2008 budgeted indirect-cost rate per hour of professional labor $2‚200‚000 / (25 x 1600 hours) = $55 per professional
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Health Care Cost Accounting A capitation payment arrangement can be an effective means to control healthcare costs because it allows both the insurer and the employer to predict costs for healthcare services more accurately. When a capitation payment method is used‚ the financial risk of caring for the patient is transferred to the medical delivery system. If the healthcare delivery system does not have a cost accounting system or the ability to develop cost information on each payer and service
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