THE MANAGEMENT OF OVERHEAD COSTS IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES Brian Eksteen1 and David Rosenberg² ¹Professor of Construction Management‚ Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences‚ University of Port Elizabeth‚ P.O. Box 1600‚ Port Elizabeth‚ 6000‚ South Africa ²Senior Lecturer in Cost and Management Accounting‚ Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences‚ University of Port Elizabeth‚ P.O. Box 1600‚ Port Elizabeth‚ 6000‚ South Africa Costs not directly attributable to or recoverable from production
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CHAPTER 3 ACTIVITY COST BEHAVIOR LEARNING OBJECTIVES AFTER STUDYING THIS CHAPTER‚ YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 1. Define and describe fixed‚ variable‚ and mixed costs. 2. Explain the use of the resources and activities and their relationship to cost behavior. 3. Separate mixed costs into their fixed and variable components using the high-low method‚ the scatterplot method‚ and the method of least squares. 4. Evaluate the reliability of the cost formula. 5. Explain how multiple regression
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40‚000 | | 100‚000 | | 404 | | | | 20‚000 | 20‚000 | 40‚000 | | 405 | | | | | 20‚000 | 20‚000 | | Total | 90‚000 | 120‚000 | 90‚000 | 60‚000 | 40‚000 | 400‚000 | 2 Physical Measures Method | Produced | Proportion | Joint Cost Allocation | Unit Cost | 401 | 90‚000 | (90‚000/400‚000)0.225 or 22.5% | (200‚000 x 0.225)45‚000 | (45‚000/90‚000)0.5 | 402 | 120‚000 | (120‚000/400‚000)0.3 or 30% | (200‚000 x 0.3)60‚000 | (60‚000/120‚000)0.5 | 403 | 90‚000 | (90‚000/400‚000)0.225 or 22.5%
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market drop‚ the rise of the dollar against foreign currencies‚ increased unemployment‚ and other economic factors‚ March 2001 officially began a nationwide recession that triggered budget problems in at least forty-five states. -The 2001 recession was the fourth recession in 30 years. After past recessions budget experts recommended establishing a “rainy-day fund” (saving funds during boom times in order to cushion the shocks of economic busts). Wisconsin established the fund but never put money
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Budget management analysis is commonly used by mangers as a tool helping to make sure that all resources in existence get put to use correctly. The budgets are determined annually because they are determined by the preceding year’s budget and differences. Budgets can be controlled by specific techniques to control budgets within prediction‚ consider five to seven expense results with budget anticipations‚ explain possible factors that cause fluctuations‚ present ways to keep results associated with
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total financial needs of the organization. Budgeting: is the planning function of financial management. The budget translates operational plans into monetary terms. Budget: is defined as "a written financial plan aimed at controlling the allocation of resources" - Or "a statement of expected expenses and revenues over a specific period of time". Expenses: are defined as "the costs or prices of activities undertaken in the organization’s operations". Revenues: are defined as "income or
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From traditional budget planning to zero-based budgeting (Relevant to PBE Paper II: Management Accounting and Finance) Dr Fong Chun Cheong‚ Steve‚ School of Business‚ Macao Polytechnic Institute Introduction A budget is an important financial plan that incorporates a systematic analysis and interpretation of financial forecasts in terms of products‚ markets and the application of resources. It requires managers to plan. It needs operational and financial resources information for decision making
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people living in richer areas of America. Many programs and quality teachers are lacking in the school districts of Chicago. And now according to Kim Bellware‚ school districts in Chicago are planning on closing as many as fifty-four schools because of budget cuts. How do you expect that all children of America to have equal opportunity when some don’t even have a school near them to go to? It’s like the final straw for some kids that barely even go to school when it’s close to them‚ now there’s no way
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Capital Budget Recommendation Guillermo Furniture Overview Guillermo Navalez is an owner of a small furniture manufacturing company near his home‚ Sonora‚ Mexico. Sonora offers mild weather‚ beautiful scenery‚ and inexpensive housing. Guillermo is the largest manufacturer of furniture in his area where the supply of timber for tables and chairs is easily accessible due to the nature of resources (University of Phoenix‚ 2010). Labor is also inexpensive and Guillermo was making profit up until
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company offsite 2-day training. However a budget needs to be submitted for approval. The 2-day offsite training will consist of managers from their locations‚ which are 10 locations‚ Human Resources manager and project manager to be on site for overall support and performance of overall timeline of project. Also the manager’s backup employee will be working while the manager is gone which will incur a few hours of overtime per location. Costs of project The cost for the 10 managers round trip flights
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