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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challenges associated with managing in a business with high fixed costs like airlines? To understand the challenges firms face with regard to high fixed costs we must first have a basic understanding. A fixed cost is a routine cost the company incurs despite production‚ and changes in volume. It is a cost that must be paid routinely‚ but the amount of the expense may vary. Firms with high fixed costs must have complete understanding of what fixed costs exist that will be incurred‚ and how much revenue they
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Running head: VARIABLE COSTS Variable Costs ACC/561 June 12‚ 2012 Variable Costs Any cost which is not fixed and will change in same amount when there is change in production volume is accounted as variable costs. This also means that they change in total rather than per unit whenever there is production or activity change. In production- labor‚ material or overhead could be the variable costs involved in the business. In Fitness center‚ there are different variable costs involved and each
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Microeconomics Topic 6: “Be able to explain and calculate average and marginal cost to make production decisions.” Reference: Gregory Mankiw’s Principles of Microeconomics‚ 2nd edition‚ Chapter 13. Long-Run versus Short-Run In order to understand average cost and marginal cost‚ it is first necessary to understand the distinction between the “long run” and the “short run.” Short run: a period of time during which one or more of a firm’s inputs cannot be changed. Long run: a period of time during which
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Cost Control and Cost Reduction A business enterprise must survive‚ grow‚ and prosper. Cost Control and Cost Reduction are activities necessary for ensuring that these objectives are fulfilled. With the liberalization of the Indian Economy and Globalization‚ there is now a cut throat competition from various concerns of the world. As a result there is now a race to secure a place for survival. This has increased the importance of cost control and Cost Reduction. Cost Control “Cost control
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11 Allocation of Joint Costs and Accounting for By-Product/Scrap Objectives After completing this chapter‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 LO.4 LO.5 How are the outputs of a joint process classified? What management decisions must be made before beginning a joint process? How is the joint cost of production allocated to joint products? How are by-product and scrap accounted for? How should not-for-profit organizations account for the cost of a joint activity?
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for a fee. From your readings‚ should someone use a credit repair service? Why or why not? What are some actions these organizations can take that should be a red flag? Some credit repair clinics use practices that are fraudulent‚ deceptive‚ and even illegal stealing the credit files or Social Security numbers of people who are under 18 or have died‚ and substituting these for the files of people with poor credit histories‚ and advising clients to create a new identity by applying for an IRS Employer
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A B C D Total Production Volume (units) 10‚000 8‚000 6‚000 4‚000 Selling Price $15.00 $18.00 $20.00 $22.00 Materials/unit $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00 DLH/unit 0.24 0.18 0.12 0.08 Total DLH 2‚400 1‚440 720 320 4‚880 Plant Overhead $122‚000 DL rate/hour $30 Y oungstown has a tradition al cost sys tem. It calc ulates a p lant-wide overhead rate by dividing total overhead costs by total direct labor hours. Assume‚ for the calculations below‚ that plant overhead is a committed (fixed) cost during
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Question: Undeniably‚ breaking even is not the ultimate goal of firms. Why then bother about the break-even analysis? THE IMPORTANT OF BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS It is an undisputable fact that every business’ objective is to survive and make profit as compensation of being in existence. Frankly‚ predicting a precise amount of sales or profits is nearly impossible. No business aims at making losses whatsoever. Given this‚ a person starting a new business often asks‚ ‘’ At what level of sales will my
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Name: Class: Cost Accounting Date: 02.12.2012 Quiz 5 1) Absorption costing: A) expenses marketing costs as cost of goods sold B) treats direct manufacturing costs as a period cost C) includes fixed manufacturing overhead as an inventoriable cost D) is required for internal reports to managers 2) Variable costing: A) expenses administrative costs as cost of goods sold B) treats direct manufacturing costs as a product cost C) includes fixed manufacturing overhead as an inventoriable
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