Relevant Costs Defined Relevant costs possess two characteristics: (1) They are future costs and (2) They differ across alternatives. All pending decisions relate to the future; accordingly‚ only future costs can be relevant to decisions. However‚ to be relevant‚ a cost must not only be a future cost but must also differ from one alternative to another. If a future cost is the same for more than one alternative‚ then it has no effect on the decision. Such a cost is irrelevant. The
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3/13/01 9:40 M Page 9 PART I Purpose of Cost Accounting 9 CH01_Bragg_36794 3/13/01 9:40 M Page 10 CH01_Bragg_36794 3/13/01 9:40 M Page 11 CHAPTER 1 Role of Cost Accounting When properly implemented‚ the cost accounting function can have a pervasive influence in the modern corporation. Unfortunately‚ it is not always properly implemented because management often is not completely aware of all the uses to which the cost accounting function can be put. This chapter describes
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An Introduction to Strategic Cost Management (SCM) Vance Chan Associates www.vancechan.com Introduction to SCM ©1998 Vance Chan Associates. Not to be reproduced without permission. 1 The challenge Rising costs are everyone’s concern… Introduction to SCM ©1998 Vance Chan Associates. Not to be reproduced without permission. 2 The challenge In today’s economy‚ most companies must make fundamental changes to cost structure while trying to maintain growth Slower revenue
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Meaning of Cost Accounting Previously‚ cost accounting was considered to be a technique for the ascertainment of costs of products or services on the basis of historical data. In time‚ due to the competitive nature of the market‚ it was realized that ascertaining of cost is not as important as controlling costs. Cost accounting started to be considered more as a technique for cost control as compared to cost ascertainment. Due to the technological developments in all fields‚ cost reduction has
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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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is start using a systematic way of examining the world by examining sunk cost. Now that you are becoming an economic naturalist from this point on‚‚ discuss the key variables economists use to view their world and tell what each one represents? The key variables economists use to view their world is: Scarcity witch necessitates that choices must be made. Making choices implies the existence of “opportunity costs”. The cost benefit principle: An individual (or a firm or a society) is better off
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BT 365 COST PLANNING AND CONTROL Lecturer: J.K. Ofori-Kuragu September‚ 2006 Course Objectives / Course Outline: At the end of this course‚ you will know: 1. What Cost Control is. 2. Purposes of Cost control. 3. Elements of Cost Control 4. The Introduction to Cost Control Systems. 5. Cost Analysis and Cost planning 6. Costs in Use 7. Introduction to Value Engineering Recommended Texts • A. Ashworth Cost Studies of Buildings • Ivor Seeley
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served ISD‚ 50% outside customer * Electronic Component Division (ECD) sold application specific integrated circuits and subassemblies. It was established as a captive supplier to other Zumwald divisions but now served outsider also * Total revenue € 3 billion * Highly decentralized basis management * Division performance indicators were achievement of budgeted target Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and sales growth * Partially vertical integrated * Each division allowed
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Central Artery / Tunnel (CA/T) Project • What do you think was the problem with the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project? • Explain how effective cost and value management would have helped in the successful completion of the project. The Central Artery / Tunnel Project‚ is the largest Highway project ever undertaken in the History of the United States. After nearly 3 decades since the projects inception it is still considered a wonder of technology and advancement in the US
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Cost of Production Report - Blending Department (1st Department): Learning Objective: 1.Øî¨ Ârialï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿*ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿í¿¿ï¿*ï¿*ï¿ï¼ï¿Ýæ®î¼ ׿ Prepare a cost of production report of first department in a process costing system. 2.í¥¾ìí¥¾ìí¥¾ìí¥¾ìí¥¾ìí¥¾ìí¥¾ï¿¿ï¿¿è￿þí¤Ëºì ͹ïϸêÑ·ïÓ¶ìÕµí¤×´ìÙ³í¤Û²ìݱí¤ß°ï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿Õµí¤×´ìÙ³í¤Û²ìݱí¤ß°ï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿ï¿¿
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