Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment Q1 - Explain the Function of assessment in learning and development The assessment cycle continues until all aspects of the qualification have been achieved by the learner:- Initial assessment – Prior knowledge of the subject to determine teaching style. Assessment planning – agree what types and methods of assessments are to take place Assessment Activity – what methods‚ e.g. observational/ assignments/ questioning Assessment decisions
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more depending on the longevity of the maturity term of the underlying bond. Therefore‚ we can conclude that‚ in ceteris paribus condition except interest rate changes‚ the bond with a longer maturity period will have higher price volatility. To explain the reason why the bond A has higher price volatility we can use the percentage price change approximation using duration relationship. This formula consists of duration (maturity term)‚ percentage change in yield (we have similar yields so this is
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units during the period. The manufacturing costs and selling and administrative expenses were as follows: Total cost Rs. Beginning inventory: Direct materials Direct labour Variable factory overhead Fixed factory overhead Total Current period costs: Direct materials Direct labour Variable factory overhead Fixed factory overhead Total Selling and administrative expenses: Variable Fixed Total Instructions: 1. 2. 3. Prepare an income statement based on the variable costing concept. Prepare an income statement
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Explain how an organisation can cost a product and determine its price at any activity level The main costs and elements that a business needs to consider‚ taking into account the nature of these costs as well are: * Expense of buying vehicles or maintaining it * Mortgage * Business Rates * Wages Extra / Wages * Drawings * Advertising * Insurance * Loan repayment interest * Loan repayment capital * Purchases / VAT on purchases * VAT paid to C & E
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exam‚ management concluded the large fixed cost absorbed sale figure. First it is important to understand the standard costing system implemented in Rubber group. Standard costing assigns quantity and price standards to each component of variable and fixed costs in calculating the total cost. In the case of NASA‚ the system uses standard purchasing price (input cost) and standard inputs usage in place for variable costs‚ and standard spending price (input cost) and standard
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This paper attempted to examine the effect of winning percentage of NFL teams on attendance from 2008 to 2014 by employing the fixed effects model. According to our results‚ we can conclude that teams that win more do indeed enjoy higher game attendance. This result is what we expected‚ and it confirm the results of previous research by Spenner‚ Fenn‚ & Crooker (2010). Moreover‚ game attendance however is not purely a matter of the teams winning percentage; other factors play an important role as
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will explain how a product price is determined and how this is calculated at the activity level of the product in the shop. - Costs can be divided into different concepts. Below I will explain those concepts and give an example of how it will work in practice. o Direct costs Direct costs are the costs that are directly linked to a cost object. You can also say‚ the costs that are made when making the product ready. All the costs of making the product ready for sale are the direct costs of the
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2.3 Conceptual Framework. The following conceptual framework will be used for this study: Independent Variables Dependent Variable Figure 2.1: Conceptual Framework (Source: Author‚ 2016) 2.3.1 Credit Information Sharing /Symmetry. CRBs are a typical response to information asymmetry problems between lenders and borrowers which is usually there between the lender and the borrower about the
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Ronald Coase noted‚“The cost of doing anything consists of the receipts that could have been obtained if that particular decision had not been taken.” For example‚ the opportunity set for this Friday night includes the movies‚ a concert‚ staying home and studying‚ staying home and watching television‚ inviting friends over‚ and so forth. The opportunity cost of taking job A included the forgone salary of $102‚000 plus the $5‚000 of intangibles from job B. Opportunity cost is the sacrifice of
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Absorption and Variable Costing‚ Inventory Management Absorption and Variable costing are very important tools for cost accounting. Both of these costing methods allow you to see the cost of your inventory‚ in a different way. For example the absorption method allows you to assign all costs to the product‚ while variable costing allows only variable costs to be assigned to the product. Inventory management is extremely important as well because it ties into efficiency and lowering your costs so that
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