Chapter Six Businesses and Their Costs Study Questions: 1. Explain the difference between a plant‚ a firm‚ and an industry. Plant – establishments such as a factory‚ farm‚ mine or store. Firm – an organization that employs resources to produce goods/services for profit. Industry – group of firms that produce the same or similar products. 2. State the advantages and disadvantages of the corporate form of business. Advantages – most effective form of
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Production Planning System Each business that is started does not just begin with an idea and some money to invest into their future endeavor. There are several steps before entering a new project that requires some type of production. One of those key steps is developing strategies. In this paper‚ I will discuss the different steps that are taken to create a strategic production plan from start to finish for a company and illustrate how developing these strategies‚ is an important factor of
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Sesame production is one of the major agricultural activities and accounts for a large share of agricultural export. The sesame sub sector employs a large number of Ethiopians‚ generates over 90% of the values of oil seeds exports and contributes a lot to the government revenue (Indiog‚ 2007)) Sesame production trend in Ethiopia indicates that almost the production is increasing‚ especially in southwest and northwestern parts of the country which is driven by high market value and suitability of
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Chapter 1 Basic Cost Concepts Learning Objectives • To understand the meaning of different costing terms to understand different costing methods • To have a basic idea of different costing techniques • To understand the meaning of cost sheet In order to determine and take a dispassionate view about what lies beneath the surface of accounting figures‚ a financial analyst has to make use of different management accounting techniques. Cost techniques have a precedence over the other
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Mechanical Engineering PRODUCTION PLANNING (AGGREGATE PLANNING) § § § § Concerned with the overall operations of an organisation over a specified time horizon Determines the efficient way of responding (allocating resources) to market conditions Effectively allocate system capacity (plant‚ equipment‚ and manpower) over designated period A good production plan should Ø be consistent with organisational policy Ø meet demand requirements Ø be within capacity constraints Ø minimizes costs A medium range tactical
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colossal giants crumbling to their knees. The prime aim is to throw light at the subtle inconsistencies that can cost the companies far more than just money but their entire image. The asset of ‘good will’ has its nemesis in these unethical practices surfacing. Management accountants work inside a company‚ handling all internal accounting data. These individual often allocate production costs‚ create management reports and provide support for managerial decisions. Ethical issues can result from managerial
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Hydroponic Vegetable Production By CYF Hydroponics has often been thought of as the future of growing‚ what many people do not realize is that the concept has been around for a very long time and already has been applied to agriculture. Hydroponics is not just for flowers; in fact with its growing popularity in the past decade hydroponics has begun to be used for commercial vegetable production around the world. It is attracting to farmers because it presents them with a way
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COST SHEET – FORMAT |Particulars |Amount |Amount | |Opening Stock of Raw Material | *** | | |Add: Purchase of Raw materials |*** | | |Add: Purchase Expenses
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activities‚ such as receiving‚ storage and configuration and other related activities; b. Production operation‚ forthcoming input into the end product of related activities; c. Productive activities‚ such as finished goods transportation‚ storage‚ customer contact‚ order processing‚ etc. d. Sales activities to let customers understand and buying of goods‚ such as advertising‚ promotion‚ marketing agency costs‚ etc; e. Service activities‚ including training‚ repair‚ maintenance‚ components renewal
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COST ACCOUNTING Select the one best answer for each: 1. Which one of the following would not be classified as manufacturing overhead? a. Indirect labor b. Direct materials c. Insurance on factory building d. Indirect materials 2. Prime costs of a company are $3‚000‚000‚ manufacturing overhead is $1‚500‚000 and direct labor is $750‚000. What is the amount of direct materials? a. $1‚500‚000. b. $750‚000. c. $2‚250‚000.
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