SOC 202 Nov 7‚ 2012 "Egypt fights to stem rapid population growth‚" by Will Rasmussen Will Rasmussen in the article “Egypt fights to stem rapid population growth‚" writes about Egypt’s dilemma of trying to stop a vastly growing population. Egypt ’s population doubled since President Hosni Mubarak took office in 1981 and it’s likely to double to 160 million by 2050. The nation’s growth has been quite high‚ in recent years the fertility rate is about 3.1 children per woman in contrast to the United
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Difference between historical cost and fair value accounting In order to make the most profitable and rational decisions entity’s stakeholders have to evaluate organisation’s financial statements. Today’s world of rapidly changing prices has made it difficult to estimate what something is actually worth. Thus leading to debates at what price – historical costing price or market value – assets and liabilities should be reported. Therefore‚ before making any evaluations about reported transactions
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The article titled “Emerging Adults’ Use of Relational Maintenance Behaviors with Their Parents‚” conducted by Scott A. Myers and Natica P. Glover raised the question‚ “To what extent do emerging adults report using relational maintenance behaviors with their parents?” (p.258) Although before going through with their experiment‚ they predicted that among emerging adults‚ the use of relational maintenance behaviors would be related directly with perceived commitment‚ trust‚ and control mutuality with
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Which of the following defines variable cost behavior? Total cost reactionto increase in activity|Cost per unit reactionto increase in activity| a.|remains constant remains constant| b.|remains constant increases| c.|increases increases| d.|increases remains constant| ____ 2. When cost relationships are linear‚ total variable prime costs will vary in proportion to changes in a
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TASK 1: Cost Classification and Ethics The Sorrel Pharmaceuticals Corporation manufactures a variety of drugs that are marketed internationally. Inventories on May 31 and June 30 were as follows: May 31 June 30 Materials Inventory $354‚100 $327‚400 Work in Process Inventory 112‚600 116‚400 Finished Goods Inventory 138‚500 142‚800 Purchases of materials for June were $142‚600. Direct labor costs were incurred and computed on the basis of 27‚000 hours at $8 per hour. Actual overhead costs incurred
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Direct materials cost per unit ($750‚000 ÷ 10‚000) $ 75.00 Conversion cost per unit ($798‚000 ÷ 10‚000) 79.80 Assembly Department cost per unit $154.80 2a. Solution Exhibit 17-16A calculates the equivalent units of direct materials and conversion costs in the Assembly Department of Nihon‚ Inc. in February 2009. Solution Exhibit 17-16B computes equivalent unit costs. 2b. Direct materials cost per unit $ 75 Conversion cost per unit 84 Assembly Department cost per unit $159
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Chapter 10 Standard Costs and the Balanced Scorecard Solutions to Questions 10-1 A quantity standard indicates how much of an input should be used to make a unit of output. A price standard indicates how much the input should cost. 10-2 Ideal standards assume perfection and do not allow for any inefficiency. Thus‚ ideal standards are rarely‚ if ever‚ attained. Practical standards can be attained by employees working at a reasonable‚ though efficient pace and allow for normal breaks
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Meaning of cost ‘COST’ represents a sacrifice of values‚ a foregoing or a release of something of value. It is the price of economic resources used as a result of producing or doing the thing costed. It is the amount of expenditure incurred on a given thing. Cost has been defined as the amount measured in money or cash expended or other property transferred‚ capital stock issued‚ services performed or a liability incurred in consideration of goods or services received or to be received. CLASSIFICATION
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000 Factory insurance 500 Materials handling 1‚500 5‚000 Manufacturing cost P80‚000 2. (a) Decrease in finished goods inventory P35‚000 Add: Raw materials purchased P430‚000 Direct labor payroll 200‚000 Factory overhead 300‚000 930‚000 Total P965‚000 Less: Increase in raw materials inventory 15‚000 Cost of goods sold P950‚000 3. (d) Direct labor- Wages of machine operations
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Question 1 Product costs are costs that are associated with manufactured goods until the time period during which products are sold. It involved all costs in acquiring or making a product. These costs consist of direct materials‚ direct labour and manufacturing overhead. Product costs are initially assigned to an inventory account on the balance sheet. When the goods are sold‚ the costs are released from inventory as expenses and matched against sales revenue. Since product costs are initially assigned
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