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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Cost allocation for indirect costs Cost Pool – Set of costs that are added together before being allocated to cost objects on some common basis Cost Driver/ Allocation base Cost Object Cost Driver Rate = Total Costs in Pool/ Total Quantity of Driver Where total quantity of driver = practical capacity of driver Cost of excess capacity = Cost Driver Rate * Excess capacity Predetermined overhead rate - cost per unit of the allocation base used to charge overhead to products. Predetermined
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Sunk Cost-cost that has already been incurred and cannot be avoided no matter what a manager decides to do. A business segment should only be dropped if a company can avoid more in fixed costs than it loses in: contribution margin Which of the following techniques describe how a bottleneck should be managed: Find ways to increase the capacity of the bottleneck‚ ensure there is minimal lost time at the bottleneck due to breakdowns and set-ups‚ focus business process improvement efforts on the bottleneck
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FULL DISCLOSURE PRINCIPLE ACC 421 Kimberly Dixon 12/10/12 What is the full disclosure principle in accounting‚ why has disclosures increased substantially in the last 10 years‚ and regulations that are being increased and put into place. These are the three areas of the full disclosure principle that will be discussed in this paper. First‚ what is the full disclosure principle in accounting? The full disclosure principle is the principle that states that a company must include in its financial
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Full-Time Ministry: What Does It Mean? Several times I have come across the term Full-Time ministry being used on various occasions. The manner or the context in which this term has been used has forced me to pause a bit and look into what Ministry is all about. In my efforts I came across what I believe is what ministry is all about. I have also come discover that the majority of people who use the term or who are in ministry might not be fully aware of what they are referring to. Please get me
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Student No: 1031650 BS2582 – Operations Management Assignment Assessing Quality: Cost of getting wrong or the benefits of getting it right Executive Summary: This report has been written with the intention of improving Euro-Recycling Ltd’s quality management and therefore the quality of service provided. This will be essential in the future of the company as it looks to branch out in the market while also maintaining its established relationships with current customers. The
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Cost Concepts for Managerial Decision Making Prepared for instructional use in Economics For Managers ECG 507 College of Management North Carolina State Universiy © Stephen E. Margolis 2000 Soon we will be using the concepts of cost that are presented in Landsburg’s chapters five and six to analyze market behavior of firms. With a bit of interpretation‚ however‚ these concepts have immediate application to ordinary decisions that
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Costs and Revenues What is cost? If you go to a store and like an item and you want to buy it‚ which of the following questions would you ask: What’s the price of …..? 0R How much does …. cost? Examples of costs – set-up Examples of costs - running Fixed Costs 5000 What happened to the fixed costs if for some reason the company had technical problems and was unable to produce for 2 weeks? What happens if the landlord decided to raise the rent due to high property prices
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Chapter 4: Costs and Cost Minimization Multiple Choice 1. Suppose you are a star basketball player at a major university in your sophomore year. You are sought after by several NBA teams. Which of the following choices best characterizes your opportunity cost if you choose to drop out of college and enter the NBA? a) The value of your college scholarship that you have given up. b) The skills that two more years of playing at your college would have given you along with their additional value
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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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