ACT 202 Chapter 18: Managerial Accounting Concepts and Principles THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS PLANNING: Strategic planning v. operational planning long term (5-10 years) v. day-to-day operations DIRECTING: the process by which managers run day-to-day operations CONTROLLING: monitoring operating results and comparing actual results with the expected results IMPROVING: using feedback to support continuous process improvement (the process of continually improving employees‚ business
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ACCT1110 February 22‚ 2014 Quiz 6 If you are starting out in a new business‚ especially a service/manufacturing business‚ understanding the cost accounting system and which cost accounting system will work best for your company‚ is the first step to being successful. Once you find someone to help you navigate those waters‚ let them help you sail the rough seas of direct and indirect inventory‚ direct and indirect labor costs‚ and how to allocate factory overhead as well. While it all may
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Forensic Accounting in Practice: Forensic Accountants: Fraud Busters A forensic accountant is part investigator‚ part auditor‚ part attorney‚ and part accountant (Levanti‚ T.). Due to the increase in high-profile cases of companies and individuals‚ forensic accounting is a growing and popular field in the business and forensic subjects. A forensic accountant is someone who is often retained to analyze‚ interpret‚ summarize‚ interviews and present complex financial and business related issues in
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partners as well. In terms of operations‚ business enterprise runs smooth given the cross-functional systems. This saves times and dramatically improves the efficiency of total operation. it can act strategically #3. Which of the 13 tools for accounting information systems summarized in Figure 7.18 do you feel are essential for any business to have today? Which of them do you feel are optional‚ depending on the type of business or other factor? Explain. Essential : 1) Sales Order Processing-
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Nike Inc. Nike Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development‚ manufacturing and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. It is one of the world’s largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment‚ with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31‚ 2012). As of 2012‚ its employed more than 44‚000 people worldwide. Their first products
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Problem 1 A. Overhead: Department Rates Production Departments Assembly Packaging Total Overhead $216000 $50400 $720000 Direct labor hours Deluxe 10000 10000 20000 Regular 150000 10000 160000 Total DL 160000 20000 180000 Machine hours Deluxe 2000 8000 10000 Regular 8000 72000 80000 Total machine
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Costs assigned to the building of a house should appear on the income statement when Answer a. the purchase order to manufacture the house is received. b. the house is sold. c. cash is collected for the sale of the house. d. the house is completed. The basic document for keeping track of costs in a job order costing system is a Answer a. labor time card. b. job order cost card. c. process cost report. d. materials requisition form. The following information is available at the
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Accounting 211: Introduction to Managerial Accounting Fall 2013 Syllabus Professor Feng Gao‚ Ph.D. Phone: (312) 996 – 4438 Office Hours: Monday 1:00 – 2:00pm 2321 UH Wednesday 1:00 – 2:00pm 2321 UH Teaching Assistant Uma Mulakala Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00-3:00pm 2347 UH Thursday 1:00-3:00pm 2347 UH Anita Ivanova Office Hours/Review Sessions: TBA Course Email: actg211uic@gmail.com Class Schedule 27836 11:00-11:50 M/W/F LC A001 27837
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|No | |D) |No |No | 19. An activity-based costing system that is designed for internal decision-making generally will not conform to generally accepted accounting principles. Which of the following is NOT a reason for this happening? A) Some manufacturing costs (i.e.‚ the costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs) will not be assigned to products. B) Some nonmanufacturing
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Analysis Period amount/Base Period Amount x100 9. One of several ratios that reflects solvency includes the: Debt-to-equity ratio 10. Current assets divided by current liabilities is the: Current Ration 11. Ch.18 Managerial accounting is different from financial accounting in that: (users and decision makers‚ purpose of info‚ flexibility of practice‚ timeliness of information‚ time decision‚ focus of information‚ nature of information) 12. Which of the following items are management concepts that
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