CHAPTER 2: RELEVANT REVENUES AND COSTS The primary goal of a firm is to maximize profits. This implies‚ of course‚ that each decision a manager makes is consistent with that goal. Although managers are expected to rely on internally-produced reports‚ such as balance sheets and income statements‚ to help them make decisions‚ most of the information that appears on these statements is period-based rather than decision-based. A balance sheet shows the sum total of a firm’s assets and liabilities
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Introduction TCO or Total cost of ownership is the total amount of target costs‚ which the owner has to bear with the launch of the entry into the state ownership to the release of state ownership and execution of the full owner of the obligations of ownership. There is no universal method that will allow determining total cost of ownership‚ since it is dependable on the characteristics of the object of ownership tenure‚ cost structure and functions‚ which can vary greatly. To determine TCO a number
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1. Which of the following is a basic principle that applies to both internal and external devices? A) when connecting a faster device to a slower port‚ the port adapts to the speed of the device B) if you have multiple devices to install‚ it’s best to install them at the same time C) for most installations‚ install the device first‚ then the device driver D) some devices don’t require a software component for them to work properly 2. What happens when a problem occurs while Windows 7 is installing
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1. The cost of a computer system installed last year is an example of: (Points: 2) a sunk cost a relevant cost a differential cost an avoidable cost 2. In evaluating different alternatives‚ it is useful to concentrate on: (Points: 2) variable costs fixed costs total costs relevant costs 3. Relevant costs in a make-or-buy decision of a part include: (Points: 2) setup overhead costs for the manufacture of the
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1. (TCO A) Suppose you are hired to manage a small manufacturing facility that produces Widgets. (a.) You know from data collected on the Widget Market that market demand and market supply have both increased recently. As manager of the facility‚ what decisions should you make regarding production levels and pricing for your Widget facility? Because supply has increased along with demand it isn’t clear what decision should be made. The manager should gather information as far as how much
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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis Chapter 11 Decision Making and Relevant Information Copyright © 2013 Pearson Canada Inc. 11 - 1 Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis Decision Model • The process of making a choice‚ often involving both quantitative and qualitative analyses • Quality of the choice depends upon the qualify of the information obtained – Perfect information is never available 1 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Canada Inc. 11 - 2 Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis Decision
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ACG 6315 1.For which of the following products would job order costing be least likely to be used? Textbook printing Newsprint paper Manufacturing Mortgage loan processing Residential building 2.Which of the following costs are treated as part of the cost of product? Wages of plant security guards Insurance on the plant building and equipment All of the above are product costs Depreciation on the kitchen sink in the plant cafeteria 3. If a cost is identical under each alternative
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(TCO 3) The value of goods imported into France exceeds the value of French exports. This indicates that France: (Points : 1) will experience an exchange rate decrease utilizes high tariffs will incur a budget deficit has a balance of trade deficit 2. (TCO 3) Which of the following is included when calculating a country’s balance of payments? (Points : 1) Foreign aid Domestic unemployment Domestic inflation rates Foreign inflation
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SHORT-RUN TACTICAL DECISIONS The organizations strive to earn short-run profits. In making short-run decisions‚ not all cost and revenue data is relevant. The cost data relevant for decision-making is referred to as relevant costs and that which is not useful for decision-making is non-relevant costs. On the revenue side‚ the only relevant revenue is the incremental & differential revenue. Relevant and Non-Relevant Costs: 1. Future Costs and Sunk Costs (IR): A future cost is that cost yet to be incurred
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EM 505 - Decision Models‚ Fall 2012 Homework 3 - December 10-11‚ 2012 1. The diagram below depicts a system of aqueducts that originate at three rivers (nodes R1‚ R2 and R3) and terminate at a major city (node T) where the other nodes are junction points in the system. Using units of thousands of acre feet‚ the tables below show the maximum amount of water that can be pumped through each aqueduct per day and the following diagram shows the network of the system. From/To A R1 75 R2 40 R3 B 65 50
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