additional costs incurred. Actual variable costs increased from $218 to $247.50‚ causing an unfavourable flexible-budget variable cost variance of $59 457. The next section‚ 3.2 Variable and Fixed Variance Analysis‚ will look into the specific causes of this increased in cost and resources consumed. Understanding the reasons why actual results differ from budgeted amounts can help Barnes better manage its costs and pricing decisions in the future. If Barnes have not been able to pass these costs on to
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Accounting Standards and Their Importance AS-1: DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES The following is the text of the Accounting Standard (AS) 1 issued by the Accounting Standards Board‚ the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on ’Disclosure of Accounting Policies’. The Standard deals with the disclosure of significant accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting financial statements. AS-2: VALUATION OF INVENTORIES A primary issue in accounting for inventories is the determination
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Conceptual Framework Cost Accounting Cost accounting‚ as a tool of management‚ provides management with detailed records of the costs relating to products‚ operations or functions. Cost accounting refers to the process of determining and accumulating the cost of some particular product or activity. It also covers classification‚ analysis and interpretation of costs. The cost so determined and accumulated may be the estimated future costs for planning purposes‚ or actual (historical) costs for evaluating
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Direct Cost 2. Indirect Cost 3. Cost Object 4. Cost Driver 5. Cost Allocation 6. Cost Sheet 7. Semi variable cost 2. Write a detailed note on Target Costing. (DEC‚ 2010) 3. Write a note on methods of absorption of overheads. (DEC‚ 2010) 4. Write a note on classification of overheads. (DEC‚ 2010) 5. Write short notes on the following: i. Product Costs ii. Period costs iii. Out of pocket cost iv. Sunk Costs v. Opportunity cost vi. Replacement cost vii. Joint cost (DEC‚ 2011)
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Introduction The purpose of management accounting in the organization is to support competitive decision making by collecting‚ processing‚ and communicating information that helps management plan‚ control‚ and evaluate business processes and company strategy. The interesting thing about management accounting is that it is rare to find an individual within a company with the title of “management accountant.” Often many individuals function as accountants within the organization‚ but these individuals
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In today’s society one of the biggest factors in the competitive global marketplace is a high quality product. In most businesses their goal is to create products or services and sell them to customers for a profit. These products or services must live up to a certain quality standard expected by customers. If the quality level is not met‚ there are consequences to face for the business. Therefore‚ quality is important to a business for a number of reasons. Customer and Retention is one of the reasons
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reform and delayed the process all to the benefit of the businesses it should be regulating. “Fraud has never been legal‚ so why has it not been prosecuted?” (Prasch) Renewed interest of ethical issues in the accounting profession is due to scandals involving accounting fraud‚ i.e. Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and Tyco. “Client pressure to present a favorable financial picture of a corporation’s health may lead to ethical breaches” (Adkins & Radke) “New calls for regulations…are specifically concerned
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range of accounting application is expanding rapidly‚ along with the increasing demand of economic market. As is well known‚ accounting is a key aspect of business. And in the accounting profession‚ there has been already existed interpenetration and overlapping among the different kinds of accounting. Cost accounting and financial accounting are two main components of accountancy. The former one is a part of accounting. In cost accounting‚ it dramatically researches the variable cost‚ fixed cost‚ overheads
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Importance of accounting ethics Ethics is a branch of philosophy that judge human beings on wrongs and rights concerned with the nature of value and the standards by which human actions can be judged .The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles. Accounting is the mechanism that offers information regarding the financial position of the organization or business. This type of information is critical to investors as it provides them with important and detailed
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(CBA) Course Syllabus BFIN 340: Cost Accounting I COURSE INFORMATION Course Code & Title: BFIN 340: Cost Accounting I Credits: 3 credits Prerequisite: BFIN 231 Classroom: H204 Schedule: TTh: 8:00 – 9:15 Term: Fall 2014 INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Instructor: Rima Hakim Office: Bldg G‚ Room 101-H Office Hours: TTh 9:30 – 11:30‚ Else by appointment Instructor’s Email: hakimrc@rhu.edu.lb Textbook & Material: Cost Accounting. 15th edition‚ Horngren‚ Datar and
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