Chapter 01 Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts Answer Key True / False Questions 1. Managerial accounting is primarily concerned with the organization as a whole rather than with segments of the organization. FALSE AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA BB: Critical Thinking AICPA FN: Reporting Bloom’s: Knowledge Learning Objective: 1 Level: Easy 2. Managerial accounting places less emphasis on nonmonetary data than financial accounting. FALSE AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA
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Managerial Accounting What Does Managerial Accounting Mean? - The process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information for the pursuit of an organization’s goals. This is also known as "cost accounting." - Managerial accounting is used primarily by those within a company or organization. Reports can be generated for any period of time such as daily‚ weekly or monthly. Reports are considered to be "future looking" and have forecasting value to those within
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1. What caused the existing system at ETO to fail? The existing system does not account for time spent in the testing facility by each set of products. It allocates burden according to ‘direct labor dollar’ incurred instead of ‘machine hours’. 2. DIRECT LABOR MAIN ROOM MECH ROOM TOTAL ICA 917 8.5 10 18.5 Accountants 183.4 680 800 2580.4 Consultants 183.4 538.4 1126.3 2765.1 Current 917 1329.7 2246.7 ICB 2051 14 26 40.0 Accountants 410.2 1120.0 2080.0 5661
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Chapter 16 Managerial accounting concepts and principles 1) Direct costs are identified with and can be traced to a cost object. Indirect costs cannot be identified with or traced to a cost object. 2) Costs by function: A) Product costs consist of manufacturing costs: direct materials‚ direct labor and factory overhead. B) Period costs consist of selling and administrative expenses. 3) A) Prime costs which consist of direct materials and direct labor costs. B) Conversion costs which consist
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and managerial accounting‚ the first differences has to do with the primary users of the reports; in financial accounting the reports are used by external users such as stockholders‚ creditors and regulators. On the other hand managerial accounting reports are used by internal users and include officers and managers. In addition the type and the frequency of the reports differ; financial accounting have financial statements and quarterly and annually are for general purposes while managerial reports
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Prologue Managerial Accounting and the Business Environment Study Suggestions ( The prologue describes important aspects of the contemporary business environment. While there are no written assignments‚ you should be familiar with the major ideas as background for your study of managerial accounting. HIGHLIGHTS A. In many industries‚ a company that does not continually improve will find itself quickly overtaken by competitors. The text discusses
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CHAPTER 1 COVERAGE OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING OBJECTIVES QUESTIONS EXERCISES PROBLEMS OTHER LO1: Explain how accounting information assists in making decisions. 1‚2‚3‚4‚5‚23 49‚51 LO2: Describe the components of the balance sheet. 6‚7‚22 26 49‚50‚51 LO3: Analyze business transactions and relate them to changes in the balance sheet. 8‚9 27‚28 32‚33‚34‚35‚ 36‚37 48‚51 LO4: Prepare a balance sheet from transactions data. 29‚30‚31 38‚39‚40‚ 41‚42 LO5: Compare
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University of Phoenix Material Role of Financial Accounting versus Managerial Accounting Matrix Compare and contrast financial accounting and managerial accounting by answering the following questions in the matrix provided. Cite any sources you use in accordance with APA guidelines. Term or Concept Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting What is the primary purpose of the accounting system? The main purpose of financial accounting is to prepare financial reports that provide information
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CHAPTER 1 THE ACCOUNTANT’S ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTANT’ See the front matter of this Solutions Manual for suggestions regarding your choices of assignment material for each chapter. 1-1 Management accounting measures‚ analyzes and reports financial and nonfinancial information that helps managers make decisions to fulfill the goals of an organization. It focuses on internal reporting and is not restricted by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Financial accounting focuses
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Analysis TUTORIAL - WEEK 10 Accounting for Financial Instruments and Foreign Currency Transactions Learning Objectives: 1. Understand what is a financial instrument‚ and how can they be categorised. 2. Accounting for a particular type of financial instrument – a “compound instrument” 3. Understand the accounting treatments of foreign currency transactions at: Date of transaction; Balance date (if applicable); Settlement date. 4. Analyse the accounting treatment of foreign exchange differences
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