Ten years ago our electric motor business was in real trouble. Low labor rates allowed the Eastern Bloc countries to sell standard motors at prices we were unable to match. We had become the high-cost producer in the industry. Consequently‚ we decided to change our strategy and become a specialty motor producer. Once we adopted our new strategy‚ we discovered that while our existing cost system was adequate for costing standard motors‚ it was giving us inaccurate information when we used it to
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Background: The Electric Motor Works (EMW) was Siemen’s primary producer of low wattage alternating current (A/C) motors‚ which sales volume was contributed by 80% of standard motors and 20% of customized motors. Although the firm had started to alter their program and had expanded the business in 1974‚ they still could not decline the price sufficiently to compete with the lower labour rate in Eastern Bloc competitors. Instead of mass production‚ EMW changed their strategy to manufacture efficiently
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Overhead cost per order (order processing rate) = DM$13800000/65625 =DM$210.29 per order Overhead cost per special component (special component rate) = DM$19500000/325000= DM$60 per special component In order to adapt the new strategy of SEMW‚ new costing system uses the order processing rate and special component rate to trace the overhead costs of order processing and special components handling to the specific product. In the first formula‚ the order processing cost which is removed from support
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Problem One Cost Behaviour Required: 1. Which costs are classified as the following (no calculations required): a. Variable (per hour) Extras‚ Stage lighting b. Fixed Director costs/salary‚ equipment depreciation‚ royalties c. Mixed Actors‚ Supplies d. Step cost Food 2. The management has planned to film 800 hours and make 6 shows with an average of 3 actors and 2 extras for August 2009. Please calculate the cost of supplies‚ actors‚ and royalties for this month. (Hint: please use high-low method
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1 ELECTRIC MOTORS I. Introduction Electric motors are considered to be important mechanical devices. They usually convert the electrical energy coming from the mechanical device into its kinetic energy to make it work (Petingco and Resurreccion‚ 2011). In this exercise‚ the students were tasked to use an example of an electric motor‚ identify its parts‚ and make it work. All electrical motors are equipped with stator and rotor. Stator is known as the stationary part of an electric motor
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Process Costing Characteristics of Process Manufacturing • Since each product within a product line passing through the processes would receive similar ‘‘doses’’ of materials‚ labor‚ and overhead‚ costs are accumulated by process. • Process costing works well whenever relatively homogeneous products pass through a series of processes and receive similar amounts of manufacturing costs Units are homogeneous and subjected to the same operations for a given process and each unit produced in a
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I. Discuss Process Costing‚ clearly bringing out its advantages and disadvantages. DEFINITION Costs are accumulated in costing systems. According to Glautier and Underdown (2001)‚ the development of costing systems reflects the manner in which accounting methods have been adapted to the needs of different forms of activity and technology‚ and also to the appearance of advanced manufacturing techniques that have been a feature of recent years. Cost accounting systems allow full product costs to
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PAPER On Process Costing Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the 3rd SEM MBA Management Accounting and Control Systems Submitted to: Submitted by: Prof. G V M Sharma Vandana Rajput Dept. of MBA 1PB11MBA60 INTRODUCTION: Process costing is a form of operations costing which is used where standardized homogeneous goods are produced. This costing method is used
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Department 1; 7‚000 units were transferred to finished goods; and 5‚000 units in process at the end of June were 50% complete as to materials cost and 25% complete as to conversion cost. Required: Prepare Cost of production report. Solution: Department 2 Cost of Production Report For the Month of June‚ 19___ Quantity Schedule: Units received from department 1 Units transferred to finished goods Units still in process (50% materials‚ 25% conversion) Cost Charged to the Department: Cost from preceding
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EXERCISE 3–1: Process Costing and Job-Order Costing [LO1] Which method of determining product costs‚ job-order costing or process costing‚ would be more appropriate in each of the following situations? * a. An Elmer’s glue factory. * b. A textbook publisher such as McGraw-Hill. * c. An Exxon oil refinery. * d. A facility that makes Minute Maid frozen orange juice. * e. A Scott paper mill. * f. A custom home builder. * g. A shop that customizes vans. * h. A
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