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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1 In a process cost system‚ product costs are summarized: on job cost sheets. when the products are sold. after each unit is produced. on production cost reports. What decision criteria should managers use in selecting projects when there is not enough capital to invest in all available positive NPV projects? the internal rate of return the discounted payback the profitability index the modified internal rate of return 3 Horizontal
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Opportunity cost is often to be determined when coming across decision-making. Throughout this essay‚ the term ‘opportunity cost’ will be reviewed in the case of pregnant women staying home during their maternity leave. The essay will be divided into 3 part. Firstly‚ concept of opportunity cost will be defined and explained with daily examples. It will then go on investigating both the opportunity cost and benefits of mothers staying home during their maternal leave. Finally‚ several advices will
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ASSIGNMENT 1 : BASIC COST CONCEPT NAME : MATRICS NUMBER : ANSWER Q1 : Product cost is a cost related to the goods that were purchased in order to produce the certain product. Product cost is important to value the inventory of manufactured goods until the goods are sold. The cost of manufactured inventory are product cost. All cost incurred in manufacturing finished goods are stored in inventory until the product are sold. The product cost of the inventory sold become cost of goods sold
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with the delivery cost and a 3% financing charge per month on their inventory costs. The latter policy serves as the warehouse’s control system to the branches such that they maintain “just right” inventory. However‚ the company is now getting concerned as to whether their warehouse capacity can accommodate the possible sales increase. Management is alarmed as to the possible implication of the booming sales to inventory levels in the Valenzuela warehouse and the associated costs attributable to
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What is your evaluation of the Total Supply Chain Cost (TSCC) program developed by Owens & Minor and Virginia Mason? * Virginia Mason Medical Center (VM) hired Owens & Minor (O&M) as its alpha vendor for medical/surgical supplies in 2004. At that time O&M was performing JIT and low unit measure services for VM. Together VM and O&M worked together to create a new supply chain process called the Total Supply Chain Cost (TSCC) pricing program. * TSCC was is an activity-based
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the relevant cost is the cargo cost only. Therefore‚ profit contribution of carrying I ton of tapioca from Balik and Singapore: Expected revenue $5.10 Less freight cost (0.25+0.56) 0.81 Profit Contibution 4.29 From Singapore to Balik: Expected Revenue $2.70 Less freight cost (0.16+0.32+0
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given by the following relationship: Q = 400 – 0.5P where P is price and Q is quantity demanded. Total costs of production (including a “normal” return on owners’ investment) per month are: C = 20‚000 + 50Q + 3Q2 a. Express total profits (() in terms of Q. b. At what level of output are total profits maximized? What price will be charged? What are total profits at this output level? c. What market structure did you assume? Why? d. Would your answers
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and/or costs. Usually‚ it may be possible to accelerate the process by reducing the activity durations. The activity durations can be reduced by dedicating extra resources. These resources can be human‚ tool‚ machine‚ alternative processing options‚ like the subcontracting. An increase in resource consumption naturally increases the cost and decreases the time. According to the resource consumption levels‚ the alternatives can be defined. Each alternative defines its own cost and
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uploaded are very good and should be read. The lecture does not follow the format of the book but the book is easy to read and forms a background to the course. Preferred definition: (what is logistics? why are we studying logistics) Slide Logistics/concept 3 In the definition‚ every word counts. Key words underlined. Logistics is a process – continually doing it‚ not just once. You plan‚ implement and control. It includes a planning function‚ something that you have to plan and based on this plan you
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