Difference between Variable & Absorption Costing When it comes to managerial accounting‚ the way that information is presented can affect decision-making for a business. In a manufacturing environment‚ companies can use absorption costing or variable costing when accounting for the costs of products produced. While these methods are similar‚ they have some key differences that can impact the company. Absorption Costing * Absorption costing‚ also known as full costing is a method by
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Fixed Costs‚ Variable costs‚ and Break Even Point Elizabeth Gaud HSM /260 August 21‚ 2011 Stephanie Koontz Fixed Costs‚ Variable costs‚ and Break Even Point Exercise 10.1 Recompute fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ and the BEP. What are the variable costs? What are the fixed costs? How many meals will the WHDM program need to provide during the fiscal year to reach the BEP? How much profit will the program earn if it completes its 45‚000-meal contract with the City of Westchester? Answer:
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Math 107 002 Homework 5 (due 13 Oct 2011) Fall 2011 Please use your calculators and give your final answers to 3 significant figures. Show your work for full credit. Please state clearly all assumptions made. 1. Classify each random variable as discrete or continuous. (a) The number of visitors to the Museum of Science in Boston on a randomly selected day. (b) The camber-angle adjustment necessary for a front-end alignment. (c) The total number of pixels in a photograph produced by a digital camera
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company. Actual costs Static Incurred budget Activity level (in units) 800 750 Variable costs: Indirect materials $6‚850 $6‚600 Electricity $1‚312 $1‚275 Fixed costs: Administration $3‚570 $3‚700
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| Total Marks: ______ / 100 marks = ________ % Grade: Question I: Identification: Fill in the blanks the correct answer. You are having a dress shop‚ indicate the proper classification of cost behavior whether it is VARIABLE or FIXED for each of the following items below: |Cost Element |Cost Behavior | |Material used to make shirts
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interval (0‚1); b) if f(x)= 2e-2x U(x) Q 4-7‚ Show that if the uniform variable x has an Erlang density with n=2‚ then Fx(x) = (1-e-cx-cxe-cx) U(x) Q 4-8‚ The random variable x is N (10; 1)‚ Find f (x | (x-10)2 <4) Q 4-9‚ Find f(x) if F(x) = (1-e-ax) U(x-c). Q 4-10‚ If x is N (0‚ 2) find a) P{1≤ x ≤ 2} b) P{1≤ x ≤2 | x ≥ 1} Q4-14‚ A fair coin is tossed 900 times and the random variable x equals the total number of heads. a) Find fx(x)‚ 1: exactly‚ 2: approximately
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net income (net profit). 4 Variable Costs Fixed Costs Mixed Costs Cost Estimation Methods Cost Estimation Methods are frequently required to separate the fixed and variable components of a total cost pool. Methods include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Account Analysis Scattergraph High-Low Method Regression Relevant Range Scattergraph High-Low Method Example: Let total costs at 500 units of output be $150‚000 and at 3‚000 units of output be $400‚000. Calculate variable and fixed costs‚ respectively
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Exercises 5-11 through 5-18: Summit Manufacturing‚ Inc. produces snow shovels. The selling price per snow shovel is $30. There is no beginning inventory. Costs involved in production are: Direct material $5 Direct labor $4 Variable manufacturing overhead $3 Total variable manufacturing costs per unit $12 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost per year $180‚000 In addition‚ the company has fixed selling and administrative costs of $160‚000 per year. Exercise 5-11. During the year‚ Summit produces
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Quiz – Chapter 17 – Solution 1. Rider Company sells a single product. The product has a selling price of $40 per unit and variable expenses of $15 per unit. The company’s fixed expenses total $30‚000 per year. The company’s break-even point in terms of total dollar sales is: A) $100‚000. B) $80‚000. C) $60‚000. D) $48‚000. The answer is d. CMR = (P-V)/P = ($40 - $15)/$40 = 62.5% Px = F/ (CMR) Px = $30‚000/.625 = $48‚000 Use the following to answer questions 2-3: Weiss Corporation produces two models
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Waterways Continuing Problem 1 Waterways Continuing Problem WCP1 Waterways Corporation is a private corporation formed for the purpose of providing the products and the services needed to irrigate farms‚ parks‚ commercial projects‚ and private homes. It has a centrally located factory in a U.S. city that manufactures the products it markets to retail outlets across the nation. It also maintains a division that provides installation and warranty servicing in six metropolitan areas. The mission
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