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    CHAPTER 16 COST ALLOCATION: JOINT PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS 16-1 Exhibit 16-1 presents many examples of joint products from four different general industries. These include: Industry Separable Products at the Splitoff Point Food Processing: • Lamb • Lamb cuts‚ tripe‚ hides‚ bones‚ fat • Turkey • Breasts‚ wings‚ thighs‚ poultry meal Extractive: • Petroleum • Crude oil‚ natural gas 16-2 A joint cost is a cost of a production process that yields multiple products simultaneously. A separable

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    Costing Allocation of resources to project tasks (labor and material): Resource allocation is critical since it involves the planning of all the resources required for our project. This will help us utilize only the amount of resources required for the project. As Project managers‚ often times we have to work in limited budgets. If we are able to do resource allocation efficiently‚ it can facilitate the project since resource allocation is one of the most difficult an important parts of a project

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    Matthew Ponzurick Accounting 305-001 Spring 2013 Chapter 21 Summary Leasing Environment Many companies these days choose to lease buildings or certain structures rather than owning them because there is more money involved in leasing a property. In 2010 521 billion dollars were made through leasing properties. The question to answer is what type of equipment may be leased‚ and the answer is any type of equipment is allowed to be leased. For example; railcars‚ helicopters‚ bulldozers‚ barges

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    Methods of Cost Variability The Methods * The Comparison Method * High and Low Point or Range Method * The Equation Method * The Average Method * The Graphic Method (Scatter diagram) * The Method of Least Squares * The Analytical Method or Degree of Variability Method Illustration From the following month-wise information in respect of semi-variable costs of a firm‚ segregate the cost into fixed and variable elements: Months2009 | Production (Units) | Semi Variable

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    Prime Cost YES.....Conversion Cost NO. Prime Cost YES.....Conversion Cost YES. Prime Cost NO....Conversion Cost NO. Prime Cost NO.....Conversion Cost YES. | 2. (TCO A) The costs of staffing and operating the accounting department at Central Hospital would be considered by the Department of Surgery to be (Points : 6) | direct costs. sunk costs. incremental costs. None of the above | 3. (TCO A) The cost of lubricants

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    Intermediate Accounting Review Exam 3 Chapter 4 Statement of Cash Flows (SCF): is an essential component within the set of basic financial statements. Is presented for each period for which results of operations are provided. Operating Activities: inflows and outflows of cash related to the transactions entering into the determination of net operating income. Cash inflows include cash received from: 1. Customers from the sale of goods or services. Ex./ collection of cash from customers

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    11. A total variance is best defined as the difference between total a. actual cost and total cost applied for the standard output of the period. b. standard cost and total cost applied to production. c. actual cost and total standard cost of the actual input of the period. d. actual cost and total cost applied for the actual output of the period. 12. The term “standard hours allowed” measures a. budgeted output at actual hours. b. budgeted output at standard hours. c. actual output

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    Types of costs Classification of costs: • Materials – costs of raw materials‚ components and other goods used. • Labor – cost of employees wages and salaries. • Expenses – costs which cannot be included in materials and labor. Variable costs – these costs varies directly with changes in the level of quantity‚ over a defined period of time. Fixed costs – are not affected by the changes in the level of activity‚ over a defined period of time. Semi variable costs – for example

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    SOAL LATIHAN CHAPTER 18 ASISTENSI COST ACCOUNTING UNIVERSITAS BAKRIE 1. 18-16 The following data‚ in physical units‚ describe a grinding process for January : WIP‚ beginning 19‚000 Started during current period 150‚000 To account for 169‚000 Spoiled units 12‚000 Good units completed and transferred out 132‚000 WIP‚ending 25‚000 Accounted for 169‚000 Inspection occurs at the 100% completion stage. Normal spoilage is 5 % of the good units passing inspection

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    What is Cost & Management Accounting Reporting Systems? Cost Accounting Reporting System deals with the process of tracking‚ measuring‚ recording and classifying the appropriate allocation of expenditure (financial and non-financial) for the determination of the cost of product or service in an organization and for the presentation of suitably arranged data for the purpose of control and guidance of management (Horngren et al‚ 2010). Costs are measured in terms of Direct Costs‚ Indirect Costs and Overhead/Absorbed

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