1. The overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor dollar cost. Calculated the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? Solution: Based on the given info we calculate Overhead Allocation
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SOLUTIONS TO BRIEF EXERCISES BRIEF EXERCISE 7-1 The correct order is: 1. 2. 3. 4. Identify the problem and assign responsibility. Determine and evaluate possible courses of action. Make a decision. Review results of the decision. BRIEF EXERCISE 7-2 Net Income Increase (Decrease) ($ 35‚000) (25‚000) $ 10‚000 Alternative A Revenues Costs Net income $150‚000 100‚000 $ 50‚000 Alternative B $185‚000 125‚000 $ 60‚000 Alternative B is better than Alternative A. BRIEF EXERCISE 7-3 Net Income
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Managerial Accounting Reality Check Summaries Professor Shin Hee-Lim Shin 1001006 Reality Check – What’s your blog’s ROI? Summary ROI has been always one of the important factors to determine how profitable the business is doing. However‚ for until last few decades‚ ROI was only implementing to evaluate the hard assets like buildings and equipment. But in nowadays‚ many companies are using ROI to evaluate the investment in technology‚ such as blog. As a following example‚ it shows that
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Minimum Wage Ordinance Cap. 608 is an ordinance enacted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to introduce a minimum wage in Hong Kong in July 2010. The executive branch proposed a minimum wage of HK$30 (~US$3.871) per hour in November 2010‚ which the Legislative Council voted to accept after much debate in January 2011. It came into effect on 1 May 2011. Prior to this‚ there had also been a fixed minimum wage for one specific class of workers‚ foreign domestic
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Table of Contents Executive Summary2 Background3 Objective3 Results Obtained4 Recommendation4 Rationale5 Managerial Report6 Appendix11 Executive Summary background Darby Company manufactures and distributes meters used to measure electric power consumption. The company has production plants in El Paso‚ Texas and San Bernardino‚ California. The company also has three distribution centers in Fort Worth‚ Texas; Santa Fe‚ New Mexico; and Las Vegas‚ Nevada. The company has nine customer
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"Managerial ethics help to guide decision making and the organization of internal and external behavior. Ethical problems usually arise from a conflict between an individual or group and the company‚ division or department as a whole. Companies have created a set of values and standards that are recognized by managers and consistently referenced during the work day have created an ethical platform that can operate managers and make decisions. Training managers on the specifics of managerial ethics
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Managerial Perspective ACC/561 February 10‚ 2014 Seth Jardine Activity-Based Overhead Rate R&D activities fall into four pools. The four activity pools are market analysis‚ product design‚ product development‚ and prototype testing. The annual costs are $1‚050‚000 for market analysis‚ $2‚350‚000 for product design‚ $3‚600‚000 for product development‚ and $1‚400‚000 for prototype testing. The total estimated drivers for each activity are 15
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Price Elasticity: Price Elasticity is used to explain the degree of responsiveness of the demand for a product to a change in its price. Ep=Percentage change in quality demanded/Percentage change in price (Ep=Price Elasticity) Practical applications of Price Elasticity: 1) Helps in fixing the prices of different goods: It helps a producer to fix the price of his product. A higher price is charged if the demand for the product is inelastic and a lower price is charged if the demand for the product
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MANAGERIAL ROLE: 1. INTERPERSONAL ROLES (i). Figurehead role- In this role a manager performs symbolic duties required by the status of his office. Making speeches‚ bestowing honors‚ welcoming official visitors‚ distributing gifts to retiring employees are examples of such ceremonial duties (ii). Leader- This role defines the manager’s relationship with his own subordinates. The manager sets an example :legitimizes the power of subordinates and brings their needs in accord with those of his
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5. Managerial Grid The x/y axis on the grid consist of two behavior dimensions‚ concern for people and concern for production. Concern for people is the degree to which a leader considers the needs of employees when deciding how tasks or jobs should be done. This can be personal or professional development. This behavior dimension moves along the y-axis. Concern for production is the degree to which a leader emphasizes objectives and productivity goals when deciding how tasks or jobs should
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