Q1: explicit costs and implicit costs concepts Explicit Cost Explicit cost is defined as the direct payment which is supposed to be made to others while running business. This includes the wages‚ rents or materials which are due in the contract. The explicit cost is the expense done in business which can easily be identified and accounted for in the business at any stage. The explicit cost represents the out flows of cash in clear and obvious terms. When any out flow of credit occurs in a business
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1. Coal allocation scam Coal allocation scam or Coalgate‚ is a political scandal concerning the Indian government’s allocation of the nation’s coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a draft report issued in March 2012‚ the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the Summer of 2012‚ the opposition BJP
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sales achieved by those she has recruited (seldia‚ http://www.seldia.eu/direct-selling/about). In the EU‚ the total sales volume of direct selling in 2011 added up to €3‚4 billion‚ an annual increase by 15.5%. The largest product category is “cosmetics and personal care”‚ which makes up 36% of
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product costs are the direct materials‚ and manufacturing overhead that are involved in acquiring or making products. Products costs are assigned to an inventory account on the balance sheet and considered to be assets. When the goods are sold‚ the costs are released from inventory and are recognized as expenses in the income statement. Period costs are all the costs that are not included in product cost‚ such as advertising‚ executive salaries‚ and other nonmanufacturing costs. These costs are expenses
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This report provides the latest asset allocations of Sweden HNWIs across 13 asset classes. The report also includes projections of the volume‚ wealth and asset allocations of Sweden HNWIs to 2017 and a comprehensive and robust background of the local economy. Scope • Independent market sizing of Sweden HNWIs across five wealth bands • HNWI volume and wealth trends from 2008 to 2012 • HNWI volume and wealth forecasts to 2017 • HNWI and UHNWI asset allocations across 13 asset classes • Insights
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Ancient Egyptian Cosmetics: ’Magical’ Makeup May Have Been Medicine for Eye Disease By American Chemical Society Jan. 12‚ 2010 source: science daily Date of review: January 17 2010 Queen Nefertiti and other ancient Egyptian women may have worn heavy makeup to protect against eye infections that were a constant threat in the time of the pharaohs. Summary: Christian amatore‚ philippe Walter‚ and colleagues had found the black-eye make-up that Queen Nerfertiti
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Cost Classifications for Decision-Making. Every decision involves choosing from among at least two alternatives. Only those costs and benefits that differ between alternatives are relevant in making the selection. This concept is explored in greater detail in the chapter on relevant costs. However‚ decision-making contexts crop up from time to time in the text before that chapter‚ so it is a good idea to familiarize students with relevant cost concepts. 1. Differential Costs. A differential cost
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Cost of Quality (COQ) "The cost of quality." It’s a term that’s widely used – and widely misunderstood. The "cost of quality" isn’t the price of creating a quality product or service. It’s the cost of NOT creating a quality product or service. Every time work is redone‚ the cost of quality increases. Obvious examples include: The reworking of a manufactured item. The retesting of an assembly. The rebuilding of a tool. The correction of a bank statement. The reworking of a service‚ such as
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Cost Classification Introduction: In this assignment I will be discussing how costs incurred in any organization may be classified in a number of different ways for a number of different purposes. I will also be looking to find companies that use a variety of different costing techniques and methods. I will also be discussing the comparisons between marginal and absorption costing and how the concept of activity based costing can also be compared with these. To complete the assignment I will
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We already know that following are the important cost concepts related to the production process of a firm: • Fixed Cost • Varibale Cost • Average Cost • Marginal Cost please refer to following page Introduction to Cost Concepts to understand various cost concepts in detail. Here we will briefly state again the meaning of above stated cost concepts for better understanding of the module on short run cost analysis. Fixed Cost is that cost which does not change (that is either goes up or
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