allocate service department costs to “production” or user departments‚ and ultimately to the products and services that they provide. For example‚ hospitals use sophisticated methods for allocating costs of service departments such as Housekeeping‚ Patient Admissions‚ and Medical Records to patient wards and outpatient services‚ and then to individual patients. Historically‚ these allocations were important to hospitals because Medicare reimbursement was based on actual costs. To the extent that the
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Procedure for Cost Control | | | Table of Contents 1. Purpose 2. General 3. Responsibilities 4. Procedure 5. Flowchart 6. References 7. Attachments 1. PurposeTo establish a system whereby developments which affect the costs of the project are timely reported‚ thereby allowing for corrective action when adverse trends are detected‚ and to inform about funding requirements for the execution of the project.To establish a procedure to control flow of information which affects anticipated
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A reason college should cost less is that many students may drop out because they can not afford college. Students that come from a lower income family background are more likely to drop out and never finish college due to financial reasons. 30% of college and university students drop out the first year. And 60% of that number has no help from parents paying tuition (according to www.collegeatlas.org). What if the tuition was lower? Perhaps that percentage would be lower. Also those who do not earn
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entry of low cost carriers. other factors include several macro-level socio economic troubles‚ SARS crisis‚ 9/11 attacks‚ bird flu‚ Asian Tsunami and other terrorism concerns‚ due to this there has been a big impact on airline profit. As market condition is continuously changing‚ it is difficult to predict the future of the airline industry. the overall industry as we see it is in a weak position‚ even though the demand is rising. companies now are providing additional services at low cost and decreasing
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Explain the principles behind cost benefit analysis. Is the use of cost benefit analysis essential in the appraisal of public spending? Discuss this in the light of a transport capital expenditure project with which you are familiar. Cost–benefit analysis is often used by governments to evaluate the desirability of a given intervention. It is an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs. The aim is to gauge the efficiency
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Marketing cost analysis Business firms use several tools and techniques for marketing control. The important ones among them are listed above. 1. Marketing audit 2. Market share analysis 3. Marketing cost analysis 4. Credit control 5. Budgetary control 6. Ratio analysis 7. Contribution margin analysis 8. Marketing Information inputs and warning signals 9. MBO management by objectives Marketing cost analysis is another important tool of marketing control. In recent years‚ business firms all
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Air is a low cost airline in Thailand. Destinations of the flight are served within domestic with affordable price. Thai Airways International Public Company Limited holds 39% joint venture with the company. Thai Commercial Securities Co.‚ Ltd. (Thai commercial banks. Co.‚ Ltd. (Thailand)‚ CPB Equity Company Limited (Crown Property Bureau) and other shareholders include Krung Thai Bank (Thailand) holds 10%‚ Dhipaya Insurance Company Limited (Thailand) holds 10%‚ Pension Fund holds 10%‚ King Power
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The Rising Cost of Healthcare There is no doubt that healthcare cost are rising out of control. No one likes the increases‚ but it is far more understandable when considering all the reasons for these increases. American people look at their insurance bills‚ co-pays and drug costs‚ and can’t understand why they continue to increase. The insured should consider all of these reasons before getting upset.
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I. Cost behavior defined Module 4 Review Questions The left column lists several cost classifications. The right column presents short definitions of those costs. In the blank space beside each of the numbers in the right column‚ write the letter of the cost best described by the definition. A. Curvilinear cost B. Step-wise cost C. Fixed cost D. Mixed cost E. Variable cost F. Total Cost ___E_1. This cost increases in direct proportion to increases in volume; its amount is constant for each unit
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Datar‚ S.M. and Foster‚ G. (2003) Cost Accounting - A Managerial Emphasis‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ New Jersey‚ Eleventh Edition CHAPTER 11 DECISION MAKING AND RELEVANT INFORMATION 11-1 The five steps in the decision process outlined in Exhibit 11-1 of the text are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Obtain information Make predictions about future costs Choose an alternative Implement the decision Evaluate performance to provide feedback 11-2 Relevant costs are expected future costs that differ among the alternative
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