Chapter 1 Cost Accounting: Information for Decision Making Solutions to Review Questions 1-1. Financial accounting is designed to provide information about the firm to external users. External users include investors‚ creditors‚ government authorities‚ regulators‚ customers‚ competitors‚ suppliers‚ labor unions‚ and so on. Cost accounting systems are designed to provide information to internal users (managers). This difference is important‚ because it affects the design of the systems. Financial
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Question 1: i. Fixed Cost = ($660 + $770) x 3‚000 units = $4‚290‚000.00 Variable Cost = $550 + $825 + $420 + $275 = $2‚070 Total Variable Cost = $2‚070 x $3‚000 = $6‚210‚000.00 Unit Contribution Margin = Sales – Variable Cost = $4‚350 – $2‚070 = $2‚280 ii. Contribution Margin Ratio = Total Variable Cost Total Sales = $2‚280 x 3‚000 $4‚350 x 3‚000 = 0.524137 iii. Break even volume in units = Total Fixed Cost Unit Contribution Margin = $4
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Managerial Acctg Quiz 1 – Fall 2012 NAME_ ______________________ Chapters 1 and 2 10 Points 1. Complete the answer sheet below by placing an "X" under each heading that identifies the cost involved. The "Xs" can be placed under more than one heading for a single cost. (5 Points) Variable Cost Fixed Cost Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufactu ring Overhead Period Cost Materials costs X X Production line workers wages X X Production Equipment
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ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS II CHAPTER 1 COST SHEET Meaning And Scope of Cost Accountancy The term cost accountancy is wider than the term cost accounting. According to the Terminology of Management and Financial Accountancy Published by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants‚ London‚ cost accountancy means‚ “the application of costing and cost accounting principles‚ methods and techniques to the science‚ art and practice of cost control. It includes the presentation of information derived
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Accounting II Final Exam Review Chapter 18 Direct and Indirect Costs -Cost – a payment of cash or a commitment to pay cash in the future for the purpose of generating revenues. A. Cost object – costs that are often classified by their relationship to a segment of operations. Ex. Product‚ sales territory‚ a department‚ or an activity‚ such as research and development 1. Direct Cost = identified with and can be traced to a cost object Ex. The wood for a guitar is a direct cost of the
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Date: Re: Homework Trends in Management Accounting. Strategic Finance The article discusses the rising trends in management accounting; which will include a brief history of management accounting‚ managing information technology and Customer lifetime value‚ Business analytic embedded in EPM methods. Also discussed are cost accounting‚ financial accounting and financial forecasts. Cokins‚ discusses seven major trends in management accounting but before we get into this‚ let look
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(iv) Traditional Overhead Costing vs Activity Based Overhead Costing Activity based costing deals with the key activities in which the firm’s resources are put. It accumulates overhead costs for each such activity. It is also used in determining the drivers of these activities. It assigns the cost of these activities to their ultimate cost centre. Activity based costing is rather a refinement over traditional costing system. The major differences are as follows: Under traditional costing‚ the
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Accounting has a primary function to provide and develop data measuring the performance and disclosure of the company or organization to assist managers‚ investors‚ tax authorities and decision makers. The individual in the role of accounting is called an accountant and he or she has the responsibility to prepare financial statements such as balance sheets‚ income statements‚ and cash flows. The different categories for accounting are financial‚ cost‚ internal and external accounting. Finance has
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Fall 2014 RSM422H1F Management Control [26L] This course considers the processes and systems‚ many accounting-based‚ by which key managers allegedly ensure that resources are acquired and used effectively and efficiently in the accomplishment of an organization’s goals. Prerequisite: RSM322H1 SEE COURSE INFORMATION‚ INCLUDING SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS‚ ON BLACKBOARD Class time/location Section L0101 Tuesday‚ 12 noon-2pm Classroom WO 30 Section L0201 Thursday‚ 12 noon-2pm Classroom
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Report on the Reason of Why the Companies Should Implement ABC Rather than Traditional Cost System Report on the Reason of Why the Companies Should Implement ABC Rather than Traditional Cost System 1 Report on the Reason of Why the Companies Should Implement ABC Rather than Traditional Cost System Acknowledgement I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all those who provided me the possibility to complete this report. A special gratitude I give to‚ Ms. Tanzina Haque‚ Associate
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