Chapter 8: Cost Estimation Strategic Role of Cost Estimation * Cost Estimationthe development of a well-defined relationship b/t a cost object and its cost drivers for the purpose of predicting the cost * Facilitates strategic mgmt is 2 ways * Helps predict future costs * Helps identify key cost drivers for a cost object and which driver is most useful * Using Cost Estimation to Predict future costs * Strategic mgmt requires accurate estimates for the
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Overview Welcome to the study of cost accounting. This introductory chapter explains the intertwining roles of managers and management accountants in choosing an organization’s strategy‚ and in planning and controlling its operations. Unlike the remainder of the textbook‚ this chapter has no “number crunching.” Its main purpose is to emphasize the management accountant’s role in providing information for managers. Review Points organization. Cost accounting provides information
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under efficient operating conditions absorption costing all manufacturing costs are assigned to products: direct material‚ direct labour‚ variable and fixed manufacturing overhead acceptable quality level (AQL) the defect rate at which total quality costs are minimised account classification method (or account analysis) the process in which managers use their judgement to classify costs as fixed‚ variable or semivariable costs accounting rate of return (or simple rate of return‚ rate of return on assets
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ASSIGNMENT ON COST CONTROL AND COST FREDUCTION SUBMITTED BY‚ MOHAMMED NAFAISE E.K ROLL NO: 1600 COST CONTROLL & COST REDUCTION COST CONTROL The practice of managing and/or reducing business expenses. Cost controls starts by the businesses identifying what their costs are and evaluate whether those costs are reasonable and affordable .Then if necessary
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Full Costs and their Uses Cost is a measurement‚ in monetary terms the amount of resources used for some purpose may be defined as a sacrifice or giving up of resources for a particular purpose. are frequently measured by the monetary units that must be paid for goods and services. Three Important Ideas for Costs 1.Cost measures the use of resources. *The cost elements of producing a tangible good or intangible services are physical quantities of materials‚ hours of labor service and quantities
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Cost Classifications and Estimation 2.0 Introduction Cost classification may be defined as ‘the arrangement of cost items in a logical sequence having regard to their nature and purpose to be fulfilled’. The term cost must be qualified when in use in order that its precise meaning is established in a particular situation; however‚ cost refers to the amount of resources that have been diverted from other uses or sacrificed so as to achieve the desired objective. But the term is used to refer to
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1. The chief economist for Argus Corporation‚ a large appliance manufacturer‚ estimated the firm’s short-run cost function for vacuum cleaners using an average variable cost function of the form. AVC= a + bQ+ cQ^2 (the 2 is suppose to be exponent) Where AVC=dollars per vacuum cleaner and Q=number of vacuum cleaners produced each month. Total fixed cost each month is $180‚000. The following results were obtained: Dependent Variable:AVC R-Square
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Cost management | Wilkerson Company Case | | 1. What is the competitive situation faced by Wilkerson? The competitive situation faced by Wilkerson is quite severe. Price cutting in its main product has led to a huge drop in profit. While price increase in another product line partially made up the loss. We will discuss the detailed situation line by line. (1) Valves It was the first product line developed by Wilkerson and its high quality brought it a loyal customer base. Even
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This is an introductory case‚ and yet it introduces a powerful new approach for building an ABC model. Considerable theory is illustrated in how we build the Sippican time-driven ABC (TDABC) model. Also‚ the (B) case introduces an important link‚ previously recognized but not exploited‚ in how to embed an ABC model into the budgeting process‚ replacing line-item budgeting with an integrated‚ analytic approach. The case discussion provides insight and confidence about the feasibility of building a
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Cost of Quality In current context same meaning: Quality Costs‚ Cost of Quality‚ Cost of Poor Quality Impact of Costs Price Erosion Sales Profit +Warranty Cost +Material allowance Ideal $ Variable Cost Spread of break-even zone Fixed Cost Quantity Yield -> Waste -> (from design‚ defects‚ efficiency) -> impact costs Why Focus on Cost of Poor Quality? Price Erosion Profit Profit Profit Profit Total Cost to manufacture and deliver products Cost of Poor Quality COPQ Cost of Poor Quality
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