OVERHEAD COSTS ACCOUNTING Overheads are indirect costs which can not directly be traced to cost units. The task of the cost accountant is to charge these overhead costs to cost units/products. There are two approaches of charging overhead costs to cost units Viz i. Traditional/conventional absorption costing method and‚ ii. Activity Based Costing (ABC) Classification of overheads Overheads can be classified as production or non production overheads. Production overheads are those incurred
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Solutions to Problems and Exercises TABLE OF CONTENTS * Chapter 1 1 Concepts for Analysis 1-5 1 Concepts for Analysis 1-6 2 Concepts for Analysis 1-10 3 Concepts for Analysis 1-11 3 * Chapter 2 4 Brief Exercise 2-3 4 Brief Exercise 2-4 4 Brief Exercise 2-5 4 Exercise 2-3 5 * Chapter 3 6 Exercise 3-6 6 Exercise 3-9 6 Exercise 3-11 8 Exercise 3-14 10 Exercise 3-15 10 Exercise 3-16 10 * chapter 4 12 Exercise 4-2 12 Exercise 4-4 13 Exercise 4-5 16 Exercise 4-12 17
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CHAPTER 1 Scope and Meaning of Accounting Introduction Need and Role of Accounting Meaning of Book -keeping and Accountancy Book-keeping Accounting — Science or Art Definition and Explanation of Accounting Users of Accounting Scope/Branches of Accounting z Financial Accounting z Cost Accounting z Management Accounting Systems of Accounting Objectives/Advantages of Accounting Limitations Terminology often used — Some Basic TTerms erms Check Y our
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Salem State University ACC202 – Managerial Accounting – Practice Test Chapters 14‚ 1‚ 2 Professor Paul F McGee‚ CPA Name___________________________________________ Please indicate the best/correct answer by circling the appropriate letter. 1. Managerial accounting helps managers perform three vital activities. These activities include all of the following except: a. Planning b. Controlling c. Decision making d. Hiring Controllers 2. The act that was intended to protect the interests
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Chapter 01 1. The business entity assumption requires that a business be accounted for separately from other business entities‚ including its owner or owners. 2. The four basic financial statements include the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows. 3. A balance sheet covers a period of time‚ such as a month or year. 4. The income statement shows the financial position of a business on a specific date.
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PROBLEM 1. The Huyden Company builds equipment to customer’s specifications. On March 1‚ two jobs were in process with the following costs and information: | Job 43 | Job 44 | Direct materials | $10‚200 | $34‚400 | Direct labor | 21‚000 | 10‚400 | Applied overhead* | 4‚950 | 7‚370 | Total cost | $36‚150 | $52‚170 | | | | Machine hours | 45 | 67 | *Applied on the basis of machine hours During March‚ Job 45 was started and Job 44 was completed and delivered to
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CA 1-4: (a) Differentiate between Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting. While financial accounting is the process that culminates in the preparation of financial reports on the enterprise for use by both internal (as managers) and external parties (as investors‚ creditors‚ unions‚ and government agencies)‚ managerial accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ and communicating financial information needed by management to plan‚ control‚ and evaluate a company’s operations
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Fundamentals of Accounting: Managerial verses Financial Accounting Fundamentals of Accounting acct122 Fundamentals of Accounting: Managerial verses Financial Accounting What has the organization in its focus; futuristic planning‚ financial control‚ and data based decision making affecting its reports and suggestions; and an emphasis on relevance and timeliness in its decision making (2012)? The answer to this question is managerial accounting. According to J. W. Jones (2013)‚ a retired
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Study Material INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE COURSE Cost Accounting and Financial Management Part 1 : Cost Accounting Vol. I The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Set up by an Act of Parliament) New Delhi PAPER 3 COST ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Part – 1 : Cost Accounting VOLUME – I BOARD OF STUDIES THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA This study material has been prepared by the faculty of the Board of Studies. The objective of the
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summary of the contents of the document.] compaq [Type the company name] [Pick the date] Contents Concept of Cost Accounting……………………………………………………………………03 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..03 Traditional costing v/s activity based costing…………………………………………………..04 Need for an Activity Based Costing……………………………………………………………06 Stages in Activity Based Costing……………………………………………………………....08 Cost Drivers…………………………………………………………………………………….09 Classification of activities………………………………………………………………...……10 Steps
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