Traditional costing versus Activity-based costing Advantages and disadvantages Costing systems are the programs that supply information about the value of direct labor hours and numbers of units produced. With the help of data such as product cost‚ the managers can generate estimation of cost associated with different activity carried in the organization. The costs systems operate by taking total cost as basic for calculation. Costing is essential for every organization‚ as every manufacturing and
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The Activity-Based Costing Method: Development and Applications Gregory Wegmann* This paper analyzes the management accounting applications‚ which try to improve the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) method. First‚ the paper describes them using the Strategic Management Accounting (SMA) stream. Then it presents the main features of these applications. Second‚ the paper examines in detail two of these features: the widening of the analysis perimeter and the relevant level of details to analyze the
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Cost as % Sales 61.81% 66.92% 100.52% 78.16% Profit $117‚905.84 $60‚789.37 ($1‚646.08) $177‚049.12 Profit Margin 38.19% 33.08% -0.52% 21.84% Note: For detailed calculations please reference attached document. 2) Define action steps for Blue Ridge based on the analysis: The above customer profitability analysis indicates that the small customers have a negative profit margin. As this specific customer base accounts for 40% of Blue Ridges total sales volume we recommend the following action steps
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Activity-based Costing (ABC) Hunter Company Emmanuel Achirem ACC 560-Managerial Accounting Dr. Lotfi Geriesh Strayer University 08/04/2012 Activity-based Costing (ABC) Hunter Company‚ 1 Introduction Over the past two decade’s adoption of Activity-Based Costing ABC has been tossed around like a hot potato by every size and type of organization. It was adopted by organizations ranging in size from huge multi-national companies like General Motors to the much smaller Alexandria
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Cost Allocations & Activity Based Costing (ABC) Abstract The cost allocation is a process of assigning costs to different activities. There is several methodology of cost allocation. The cost driver allocates costs into different activities and locations. Health organizations use different allocation methods according to their needs to attain organization and profitability. The purpose of allocation is to make the understanding
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15.514 Summer 2003 Session 17 Activity-Based Costing Objectives 1. Computation of product costs using ABC 2. Understand the role of judgment: how are cost pools and cost drivers determined? 3. Link cost data to strategic choices Game Plan & Class Pedagogy Case discussion. Reading Assignment CP: Siemens Electric Motor Works Class Preparation Questions Focus your group’s attention on the qualitative questions (1 -6). Attempt to answer questions 7 and 8 before coming to
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advantages of an Activity Based Costing System: The first and most important advantage is the accuracy in the process of costing with regards to the product line‚ the end-users of the product‚ the stock-keeping units employed by the management and the channel and category which streamline the flow of the product from the producer to the end user. This system better assists in the process of understanding the concept of overheadcosts i.e. the allocation of common business resources as they are used
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Indianapolis: Activity-Based Costing of City Services 1- Yes‚ government should perform a cost analysis before privatization‚ especially if the government will remain as a participant in the bidding process. The cost analysis will provide the government with cost information for accurately pricing the bid. In case the government is not going to be a participant in the bidding process‚ the cost estimate will provide the government with an estimate on how much to pay for a service. For example‚
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THE INNOVATION OF TIME-DRIVEN ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING Robert S Kaplan; Steven R Anderson Cost Management; Mar/Apr 2007; 21‚ 2; ABI/INFORM Global pg. 5 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Reproduced with permission
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