Final Paper Cost Accounting Principles of Accounting II Cost Accounting Accounting is the accumulation and aggregation of info for decision makers including administrators‚ traders‚ authorities‚ loan providers‚ as well as the general public. Accounting systems impact behavior and administration and have effects across divisions‚ companies‚ and even nations. This report will provide the reader a knowledge regarding cost accounting. This report will talk about: Why is cost accounting so essential
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principal delegates the decision-making authority to an agent. An example of such a relationship is when the owner of a company delegates the decision-making authority to the manager. The costs of divergent behaviour that arises as a result of the agency relationship are referred to as agency costs. Furthermore‚ Watts and Zimmerman (1978) developed the theory of positive accounting which is focused on the assumption that ‘all individual action is driven by self-interest and that individuals will act
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40 a- Cost of goods manufactured = Direct cost + Indirect cost = [Direct Cost of Material + Direct Cost of Labor] + [Indirect Cost of Material + Indirect Cost of Labor + Utilities Overhead] = Total Cost of Material + Total Cost of Labor + Utilities Overhead = 120‚000 + 90‚000 + 40‚000 = $ 250‚000 b- Total Cost of Operation = Cost of goods manufactured + Selling‚ General admin. and expenses. = 250‚000 + 60‚000 = $ 310‚000 c- Prime Cost =Direct Material Cost + Direct Labor
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Role of Cost Accounting and Ethical Consideration Role of Cost Accounting and Ethical Consideration Introduction Cost accounting is used to help management understand how much it cost to run a business. Understanding the role of cost accounting is important when one is trying to put together a team of managers to help run the company. The CEO of a merchandising organization needs to hire a CFO to run the accounting system‚ but the CEO has little understanding of cost accounting. The CEO
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Management‚ the Controller‚ and Cost Accounting Management According to Henry Fayol’s Industrial and General Administration‚ "to manage is to forecast and to plan‚ organize‚ to command‚ to co-ordinate and to control". To an organization‚ those various activity can be narrowed to Planning‚ Organizing and Control by three groups of management: operating management‚ middle management and executive management with different role in each level. Planning is the process of sensing external opportunities
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of unearned revenue would be 1.Prepaid Expense - A year long insurance contract a company paid $12‚000 for at the beginning of the year. Since the insurance company owes the company service‚ the expense prepayment is recorded as an asset Journal Entries: debit Prepaid Insurance and credit Cash). 2. Unearned Revenue - A year long subscription of $12‚000 is received in advance by a magazine company. Because the company owes something‚ the unearned revenue is recorded as a liability. 3. Non-cash: These
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methods because under the non-GAAP accounting method apple gave the revenue numbers without the use of subscription accounting‚ which recognized the revenue at the point of sale. Moreover the non-GAAP numbers did not adjust the estimated costs associated with its plan to provide new features and software upgrades to iPhone buyers free of charge and these figures were not prepared under a comprehensive set of rules or principles. Whereas in subscription accounting the cash received was reported at
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PRACTICAL ACCOUNTING 1 1. On January 1‚ 2012‚ Revenue Company sold specialized computers costing P760‚000 to Income‚ Inc. for P990‚000. Revenue Company’s trainers present numerous training sessions for Income’s employee during the installation period. Income made a 50% down payment‚ with the balance due upon completion of installation. How much revenue should Revenue Company recognize on its books on January 1‚ 2012? a. P990‚000 b. P760‚000 c. P495‚000 d. P-0- 2. SAMpple Company is an experienced
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Accounting 211- Ratio Project 23 November 2010 Home Depot has three basic strategies: assortment‚ price‚ and service. They carry the broadest range of merchandise priced below every competitor in every market where they compete. Lowe’s reported similar values when it came to their customers. They said that their top values are customer focused‚ respect‚ and passion for execution. In their letter to shareholders‚ Lowe’s said‚ “We know that providing great service is the driving force behind profitable
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Cost Accounting: In a broad aspects‚ Cost Accounting is a method of accounting in which all costs incurred in carrying out an activity or accomplishing a purpose are collected‚ classified‚ and recorded. This data is then summarized and analyzed to arrive at a selling price‚ or to determine where savings are possible. So Cost Accounting consists of the identification‚ measurement‚ collection‚ analysis‚ preparation‚ and communication of financial information For example‚ calculating the cost of product
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