cost determination for individual customers - wrong cost determination for new services provided by DOP (to small charges for the “desktop” delivery‚ then the actual cost of it) 2. Develop an activity-base cost system for Dakota Office Products based on Year 200 data. Calculate the activity cost-driver rate for each DOP activity in 2000. Activity cost-driver rates: Activity One: process cartons in and out of the facility Rate=(90% of Warehouse Personnel Expense + Cost o Items
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Company name: Gilligan Inc. Goods: A. Ipad 1. The New Ipad * Model Number: A1403 (EMC 2499) 2. Ipad 2 * Model Number: A1397 (EMC 2424) 1. Product descriptions (The New Ipad) The iPad 3rd Generation (Wi-Fi/Cellular‚ CDMA - Verizon/A-GPS‚ A1403) which some may choose to refer to as the "iPad 3 is a tablet computer for the web‚ e-mail‚ photos‚ video‚ music‚ gaming and more. The iPad 3rd Gen line is significantly more powerful and the focus has shifted more substantially
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assigned and allocated to products and services delivered to clients. This system has proven beneficial for companies where production operations are high labor intensive and overhead costs are smaller part of total costs. Nowadays‚ when automation and technology are ubiquitous overhead costs make up much higher percentage and are often lumped together with direct labor costs. An ABC approach would be much more appropriate for the DOP’s business as it will calculate costs of products and services based
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Planning Better and Using What Yahweh Gave Us All of us in life need to appreciate what Yahweh has given us. He has given us food‚ shelter and clothing. We need to be grateful for what he saw fit to bestow‚ as we could just be here alone and starving. Our blessings are many‚ that of a house‚ family and resources to use. We have talents of cooking‚ cleaning and playing music. Yahweh has given us people to minister to and to fellowship‚ especially with our musical talents. Deuteronomy 28:2-6: And
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Description In ACC 301‚ you discussed the Dakota Office Products (DOP) case and were asked to design the ABC system. For this assignment in BCOM 250‚ you will take what you learned in ACC 301 and write a report recommending that DOP use activity-based costing to determine its pricing to customers. You do not need to go into deep detail about how you would design the ABC system. You will work with a team of 4-5 people to produce this deliverable. Assume that your group is part of the accounting staff
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Case Overview: MidWest Office Product was a regional distributor of office supplies to institutions and commercial businesses. The company offered a comprehensive product line like simple writing implements and fasteners to specialty paper for modern high-speed copiers and printers. Warehouse personnel in the company’s distribution center unloaded truckload shipments from manufactures‚ and moved the cartons into designated storage location until customers request the items. Typically‚ the company
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Case: Allied Office Products Company A costs Allied less money to service‚ they are also a much smaller source of potential growth for the company. Company B on the other hand utilizes far more services and has the potential to earn Allied much greater revenue. With the information we have from the new ABC costing scheme we now know that Allied should be charging far more for the services rendered to company B‚ and less for the services used by company A. Current information shows that company
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Case 1 Paper products‚ Inc. Introduction Paper Products Inc.‚ a manufacturer of file folders‚ file markers and labels‚ and a variety of indexing systems‚ the products of PPI are of great quality and have no match with the competitors. The case basically revolves around a decision that is to be taken on a proposition offered by Office Center Inc. – a distributor of office supplies i.e. offering PPI to get into Dealer Branding‚ creating a product under dealers brand name similar to that of its
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Problem Statement Present the cost per pound of the nuts included in the Regular‚ Deluxe‚ and Holiday mixes. Discuss the optimal product mix and the total profit contribution. Give recommendations regarding how the total profit contribution can be increased if additional quantities of nuts can be purchased. Give a recommendation as to whether TJ’s should purchase an additional 1000 pounds of almonds for $1000 from a supplier who overbought. Give recommendations on how profit contribution could
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INTRODUCTION Office Supply Incorporated (OSI) is a company in crisis‚ with challenges in its cost structure and poor IT performance. Outsourcing to Technology Infrastructure Solutions (TIS) is an opportunity to both reduce costs and complexity for the firm‚ but first must consider whether outsourcing is a good strategic fit for OSI. Outsourcing is known as the practice of turning over responsibility of some or all of organizations information systems to a foreign firm in order to stay competitive
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