staffers on the telephone lines as well. Continue to improve customer service. (online banking‚ special services‚ etc) 3. Think of the improvements identified in answering question #2. How different would these improvements be if the Bank had a strategy of cutting cost rather than support- ing customer service? The changes would be significant‚ but not as significant as cutting cost. I believe that people would be more happy with lower rates‚ than let’s say‚ a little bit more room for parking‚ or a
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A CASE STUDY ON THE USE OF COST-PLUS PRICING ABSTRACT In the business world of economic manufacturing and production‚ there are actually several ways and approaches for one business entity to recover their production expenses and realize profit. In this aspect‚ the production output is primarily the key factor in the profit generation of the business as their output serves as their revenue. In the accounting perspective‚ generation of revenue through using the invested resources of the
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Priceline case 1. (a) Joe Delong is not sure about the difference between cost accounting and a cost accounting system. Explain the difference to Joe. (b) What is an important feature of a cost accounting system? 2. (a) Distinguish between the two types of cost accounting systems. (b) May a company use both types of cost accounting systems? 3. What type of industry is likely to use a job order cost system? Give some examples. 4. What type of industry is likely to use a process cost system?
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Multiple Choice Questions 16. Which terms would make the following sentence true? Manufacturing companies that benefit the most from activity-based costing are those where overhead costs are a _________ percentage of total product cost and where there is ___________ diversity among the various products that they produce. A) low‚ little B) low‚ considerable C) high‚ little D) high‚ considerable 17. Would factory security and assembly
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WHAT ARE COSTS AND PROFITS? HUNGRY HELEN’S COOKIE FACTORY • Helen‚ the owner of the cookie factory‚ buys flour‚ sugar‚ flavorings‚ and other cookie ingredients. • She also buys the mixers and the ovens and hires workers to run the equipment. • She then sells the resulting cookies to consumers. 2 TOTAL REVENUE‚ TOTAL COST‚ AND PROFIT • The amount that Helen receives for the sale of its output (cookies) is its total revenue. • The amount that the firm pays to buy inputs (flour‚ sugar‚ workers
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What’s your real cost of capital? By James J. McNulty‚ Tony D. Yeh‚ William s. Schulze‚ and Michael H. Lubatkin Harvard Business Review‚ October 2002 Issue of the article: valuing investment projects Number of pages: 12 Daniel Miravet Campos Part 1. Executive summary This article is fundamentally based on the exposition of a new method to calculate the cost of capital for a company (MCPM)‚ to meet the inefficiencies of the current one (CAPM). In valuing any investment project or
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PAX Fare (USD) 3 1500 5 1000 2 1600 8 800 2 1300 KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 “Cherry Picking” That is what Revenue Management is all about: Accept those passengers that maximize our revenue income! KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 Several options: Option 1 8 pax ZNZ-LON = 6.400 USD Revenue: 8 * 800 KCAA/MOI UNI/EMBA/PK/9th May 14 Several options: Option 2 3 pax KGL-LON + 1.500 = 4.500 USD 5 pax JNB-LON 1.000 = 5.000 USD Revenue: 3 * Revenue: 5 *
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COST ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION MEANING DEFINITIONS TYPES OF COSTS MONETARY COSTS REAL COSTS OPPORTUNITY COSTS ECONOMIC COSTS ACCOUNTING COSTS INCREMENTAL COSTS SUNK COSTS FUTURE COSTS PRIVATE‚ EXTERNAL AND SOCIAL COSTS FIXED / SUPPLEMENTARY / OVERHEAD COSTS VARIABLE / PRIME COSTS REPLACEMENT COSTS PRODUCTION COSTS SELLING COSTS CONTROLLABLE COSTS DIRECT COSTS INDIRECT COSTS SHORT RUN COSTS CURVES LONG RUN COSTS CURVES OBJECTIVES To understand the meaning of cost. To discuss different types
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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis‚ EXHIBIT 11-1 Accounting Information and the Decision Process FIVE-STEP SEQUENCE Step 1: Gathering Information AN ILLUSTRATION The current manufacturing line uses 20 employees‚ 15 operating machines‚ and 5 handling materials‚ for a total cost of $640‚000. The rearrangement of the manufacturing assembly line is expected to eliminate materials-handling costs‚ equivalent to $160‚000. The cost of the rearrangement will be $90‚000. Historical
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In the books of a Company Cost Sheet for the period ended…….. Units Produced….. Name of the product unit sold…. Particulars Total cost Rs. Unit Cost Rs. Opening stock raw materials Add Purchases of Raw Materials Add: Expenses on Purchases of Raw Materials (octroi & duty) Less: Closing stock of raw materials Less: Sale of scrap or defectives of raw materials = Cost of materials consumed Add: Productive Labour Add: Outstanding wages Add: Direct Expenses( architect’s
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