Relevant Costs and Decision Making 4.16 A. The fixed overhead cost will be the same regardless of which method Regina Corp goes. Based on the analysis of Yoklic‚ they will incur the additional cost of $6 per unit by purchasing the subassemblies versus manufacturing them. B. The $50‚000 that is saved by eliminating the fixed overhead reduces the cost for outsourcing. This will give Yoklic an overall $20‚000 savings for 5‚000 units by purchasing externally versus manufacturing internally
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Chapter 13 Relevant Costs for Decision Making Solutions to Questions 13-1 A relevant cost is a cost that differs in total between the alternatives in a decision. 13-2 An incremental cost (or benefit) is the change in cost (or benefit) that will result from some proposed action. An opportunity cost is the benefit that is lost or sacrificed when rejecting some course of action. A sunk cost is a cost that has already been incurred and that cannot be changed by any future decision. 13-3 No. Variable
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Make or buy decision Definition of ’Make-Or-Buy Decision’ The act of choosing between manufacturing a product in-house or purchasing it from an external supplier. In a make-or-buy decision‚ the two most important factors to consider are cost and availability of production capacity. An enterprise may decide to purchase the product rather than producing it‚ if is cheaper to buy than make or if it does not have sufficient production capacity to produce it in-house. With the phenomenal surge in global
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Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis Chapter 11 Decision Making and Relevant Information Copyright © 2013 Pearson Canada Inc. 11 - 1 Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis Decision Model • The process of making a choice‚ often involving both quantitative and qualitative analyses • Quality of the choice depends upon the qualify of the information obtained – Perfect information is never available 1 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Canada Inc. 11 - 2 Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis Decision
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CHAPTER 11 DECISION MAKING AND RELEVANT INFORMATION 11-16 (20 min.) Disposal of assets. 1. This is an unfortunate situation‚ yet the $75‚000 costs are irrelevant regarding the decision to remachine or scrap. The only relevant factors are the future revenues and future costs. By ignoring the accumulated costs and deciding on the basis of expected future costs‚ operating income will be maximized (or losses minimized). The difference in favor of remachining is $2‚000: (a) (b) Remachine Scrap
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Yolanda Y. Reviere Case 9 Decisions Decisions In the business world and in everyday life people and companies must make decisions. Not all decisions made in the business world are simple as those make in everyday life. Decision making is an important skill for business and life. There are various steps involved that help people make decision and improve the quality of the decisions made. Decision making is the process of choosing a course of action to deal with a problem or opportunity.
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Decisions Involving Alternative Choices Structure: 13.1 Introduction Objectives 13.2 Decision Making 13.3 Types of Costs 13.4 Types of Choices Decisions 13.5 Make or Buy Decisions 13.6 Addition / Discontinuance of a Product line 13.7 Sell or Process Further 13.8 Operate or Shut down 13.9 Exploring New Markets 13.10 Maintaining a desired level of profit 13.11 Summary 13.12 Terminal Questions 13.13 Answers to SAQs and TQs 13.1 Introduction In the previous unit we learnt about Marginal
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Decision-making is an essential aspect of modern management. It is a primary function of management. A manager’s major job is sound/rational decision-making. He takes hundreds of decisions consciously and subconsciously. Decision-making is the key part of manager’s activities. Decisions are important as they determine both managerial and organizational actions. A decision may be defined as "a course of action which is consciously chosen from among a set of alternatives to achieve a desired result
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PART 4A DECISION THEORY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS 261 QUESTIONS [Fact Pattern #1] Stewart Industries has been producing two bearings‚ components B12 and B18‚ for use in production. B12 B18 ------ ------ Machine hours required per unit 2.5 3.0 Standard cost per unit: Direct material $ 2.25 $ 3.75 Direct labor 4.00 4.50 Manufacturing overhead: Variable
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