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 Costing. Marginal costing is the ascertainment of marginal cost and of the effect on profit
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Historical Cost Mean? A measure of value used in accounting in which the price of an asset on the balance sheet is based on its nominal or original cost when it was acquired by the company. The historical-cost method is used for assets in the United States under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Cost concepts and terms 1. Cost The amount of expenditure (actual or notional) incurred on or attributable to a specified article‚ product or activity is referred to as cost. 2
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potentially available to a firm facing competition from manufacturers enjoying a substantial labor cost advantage? Changing a new cost system‚ focusing on customer needs. What issues are relevant in considering moving a manufacturing plant to a low wage location? Direct labor is an important factor‚ which is more relevant on manufacture of a product. Was Schroeder’s differentiation
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Shakespeare… Is he Still Really Relevant? Mackenzie Lighton William Shakespeare... Seriously! Why are we still learning about him? Is he still all that relevant? Everyone says that we should leave the past behind and look into the future‚ but don’t you think that’s a bit hard when you’re stuck in class‚ listening to facts about a dead guy and his life‚ who lived 400 years ago! Well‚ it’s my job to convince you otherwise. So why don’t you leave your attitude behind and open your mind to learn a few
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Historical cost is a traditional method of recording assets and liabilities at their original or nominal value without making adjustments for inflation. It first came in evidence in Jun 1979 in a French project after numerous debates. The historical cost principle states that the asset should include all cost necessary to get the asset in place and ready for use. The principle of historical cost is based upon two fundamental principles: the principle of monetary standardization and principle of
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Cost Accounting Role Cost accounting is valuable to an organization if it significantly improves the decision making process within the organization by providing accurate and timely input regarding the cost behavior in organizations. Generally based on standard accounting practices‚ cost accounting is one of the tools that managers utilize to determine what type and how much expenses is involved with maintaining the current business model. At the same time‚ the principles of cost accounting
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CHAPTER 12 PRICING DECISIONS AND COST MANAGEMENT 12-1 The three major influences on pricing decisions are 1. Customers 2. Competitors 3. Costs 12-2 Not necessarily. For a one-time-only special order‚ the relevant costs are only those costs that will change as a result of accepting the order. In this case‚ full product costs will rarely be relevant. It is more likely that full product costs will be relevant costs for long-run pricing decisions. 12-3 Two examples of pricing decisions with
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Relevant Information-Apollo Shoe GA-3 Information Relevant to 2011 Audit Audit Action Recommended Pressure to meet sales targets GA 3-1 Increase procedures related to existence of sales and valuation of receivables‚ as well as cutoff Purchase of equipment GA 3-1 Verify through invoices and receiving reports if equipment purchased during the year Verify terms of refinancing for accuracy as well as interest payments. Line of credit refinanced GA 3-1 Did they pay note on Jan. 1‚ 2012 or refinance
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TYPES OF COST AUDIT * Cost Audit to assist Management : The main object of this type of cost audit is to make available accurate‚ relevant and prompt information to management to assist it in taking important managerial decisions. * Cost Audit on behalf of the Government: The government may appoint a cost auditor to conduct cost audit where it is necessary(a) to do so in the opinion of the government under section 233-B of the companies Act‚ 1956; (b) to ascertain correct cost of certain
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Allocate joint product costs according to the benefits-received approaches and the relative market value approaches. 3. Describe methods of accounting for by-products. 4. Explain why joint cost allocations may be misleading in management decision making. 5. Discuss why joint production is seldom found in service industries. This chapter describes the joint production processes and their outputs—joint products and by-products. Several methods are developed to allocate joint costs to joint products
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