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? Give some examples. 5. Your roommate
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Background Paper‚ Monitoring and evaluating knowledge management strategies. October 2009. About IKM Emergent In April 2007‚ a five-year research programme was approved for funding by the Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS)‚ which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The programme‚ Emergent Issues in Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) and International Development‚ will be known as the IKM Emergent Research Programme. The objective of the programme is to
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Summary A&D High Tech is a US medium size company that started to operate in the business of computer systems products and services in 1988. Due to fierce competition and decreasing profit margins‚ the company founder and CEO was seeking other growth opportunities by adopting two new strategies‚ namely: * Increasing sales nationally * Utilizing modern technology to increase operational efficiency The company online store was the answer that would enable A&D High Tech to realize
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Malaysian Technical Universities International Conference on Engineering & Technology (MUiCET 2011) Identifying Construction Resource Factors Affecting Construction Cost: Case of Johor Aftab Hameed Memon*‚ Ismail Abdul Rahman‚ Ade Asmi Abdul Aziz‚ Kumarason V. Ravish‚ and Noor Ikmalah Mohammad Hanas Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering‚ Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia‚ 86400 Parit Raja‚ Batu Pahat‚ Johor‚ Malaysia *Corresponding e-mail: aftabm78@hotmail.com Abstract The
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Q1: explicit costs and implicit costs concepts Explicit Cost Explicit cost is defined as the direct payment which is supposed to be made to others while running business. This includes the wages‚ rents or materials which are due in the contract. The explicit cost is the expense done in business which can easily be identified and accounted for in the business at any stage. The explicit cost represents the out flows of cash in clear and obvious terms. When any out flow of credit occurs in a business
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not all‚ on their own have limited application as Needle (2004) acknowledges‚ and are best placed in the context of the relevant industry for evidence of their effectiveness. This essay therefore‚ will identify and explain‚ through example‚ their appropriateness to the predominantly team orientated culinary environment. Martin (2004: 336) defines leadership as “A process in which the leader is able to influence the behaviours and actions of those being led”. And‚ Mazlish (1990: 252) recognized that
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Bridgespan Cost Analysis Toolkit Step 4: Allocate indirect costs Template: Identifying cost drivers Cost drivers are measurable factors that allow you to determine the relationship between the indirect cost and each program area. They are program-related units that cause an indirect cost to increase or decrease. Another way to think about it would be factors that can approximate the demand that each of your program places on the particular resource item. The appropriate driver may be different
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Cost Accounting Manual 2013 STUDY NOTES FOR COST ACCOUNTING BY ATAUSH SHAFI Last Updated on: Tuesday‚ January 01 01‚ 2013 1 © For Suggestions & Feedbacks‚ contact: ATAUSH SHAFI (ataushshafi@gmail.com) Cost Accounting Manual 2013 Table of Contents CIMA OFFICIAL TERMINOLOGY .................................................................................... 3 COST OF GOODS SOLD FORMULE................................................................................ 13 COST CLASSIFICATION ...
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Table of content Introduction: Financing decisions and investment decisions are considered to be two of the most vital decisions that corporations have to take. Cost analysis is one of the factors that should be taken into consideration while evaluating financial and investment decisions. This paper reviews the concept of cost analysis‚ how it is used in decision making‚ and how firms usually involve cost analysis in evaluating different projects. Furthermore‚ the paper discusses some of the
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2-22 Variable costs and fixed costs. Consolidated Minerals (CM) owns the rights to extract minerals from beach sands on Fraser Island. CM has costs in three areas: a. Payment to a mining subcontractor who charges $80 per ton of beach sand mined and returned to the beach (after being processed on the mainland to extract three minerals: ilmenite‚ rutile‚ and zircon). b. Payment of a government mining and environmental tax of $50 per ton of beach sand mined. c. Payment to a barge operator. This
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