than the cost of capital. The cost of capital is the rate of return that capital could be expected to earn in an alternative investment of equivalent risk. If a project is of similar risk to a company’s average business activities it is reasonable to use the company’s average cost of capital as a basis for the evaluation. A company’s securities typically include both debt and equity‚ one must therefore calculate both the cost of debt and the cost of equity to determine a company’s cost of capital
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Choose the best answer for the question from among the choices provided. 1. Cost accounting differs from financial accounting in that cost accounting is: a) Primarily concerned with income determination b) Relied on for analyzing and implementing internal decisions c) Focused only on qualitative information d) Primarily concerned with external reporting e) None of the above 2. The following costs relate to
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benefit of the convergence between data and telecommunications. Companies today are seeing the value of transporting voice over IP networks to reduce telephone and facsimile costs and to set the stage for advanced multimedia applications and services such as unified messaging‚ in which voice‚ fax‚ and e-mail are all combined. [Include description of selected VoIP product(s) or solution(s) here‚ including features‚ benefits‚ etc.] This business case explores the opportunities and benefits that can
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Cost of Capital Firms need to make capital investment i.e.‚ purchasing fixed assets such as factories‚ machineries‚ equipment‚ etc. After deciding what capital investments to make‚ they need to decide on the financing – sources of capital. The sources: Long-Term Debt‚ Common Stock‚ Preferred Stock and Retained Earnings. Then they need to find the cost of obtaining each source of financing today (not historical). Cost of Capital - The rate of return that a firm must earn on its investment
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treatment for share issue costs As you requested‚ I have researched the accounting issue‚ regarding the proper accounting treatment for the share issue costs. I hope this recommendation will be of assistance to you. Share issue cost: A corporation may incur miscellaneous costs that are related directly to issuing its capital stock. When related to the initial issuance of stock at incorporation‚ the corporation records these costs as an expense. On the other hand‚ the costs related to later issuances
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The Cost of Lying Trust is like a mirror‚ once it is broken‚ it is never seen the same again‚ and that is the cost. No matter how hard you try to put it back together‚ the cracks are always visible. No one wants to be a liar‚ no one wants to be a dishonest person. One might presume that a person will lie because they want something they can’t have with the truth. Recalling back to my childhood‚ I was unable to be like other children where they were able to have fun‚ running‚ jumping‚ and
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Name: Class: Cost Accounting Date: 02.12.2012 Quiz 5 1) Absorption costing: A) expenses marketing costs as cost of goods sold B) treats direct manufacturing costs as a period cost C) includes fixed manufacturing overhead as an inventoriable cost D) is required for internal reports to managers 2) Variable costing: A) expenses administrative costs as cost of goods sold B) treats direct manufacturing costs as a product cost C) includes fixed manufacturing overhead as an inventoriable
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Cost leadership Strategy Strategy used by businesses to create a low cost of operation within their niche. The use of this strategy is primarily to gain an advantage over competitors by reducing operation costs below that of others in the same industry. For example‚ The Swedish furniture retailer Ikea revolutionized the furniture industry by offering cheap but stylish furniture. Ikea is able to keep its prices low by sourcing its products in low-wage countries and by offering a very basic level
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market economy? 2. Briefly describe what is meant by enterprise risk management. 3. Describe what is meant by a “pull” production system. 4. Describe the schedule of cost goods manufactured. How does it tie into the income statement? 5. Why are product costs sometimes called inventoriable costs? Describe the flow of such costs in a manufacturing company from the point of incurrence until they finally become expenses on the income statement. 6. Is it possible for costs such as salaries or depreciation
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Definition and explanation of mixed or semi variable cost: A mixed cost is one that contains both variable and fixed cost elements. Mixed cost is also known as semi variable cost. Examples of mixed costs include electricity and telephone bills. A portion of these expenses are usually consists line rent. Line rent normally is fixed for each month. Variable portion consists units consumed or calls made. The relationship between mixed cost and level of activity can be expressed by the following equation
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