MIT ICAT Operating Costs and Productivity Measures Dr. Peter P. Belobaba 16.75J/1.234J Airline Management February 15‚ 2006 MIT ICAT DOT Form 41 • Form 41 contains traffic‚ financial‚ and operating cost data reported to the DOT by US Major airlines – Data is reported and published quarterly for most tables – Detail of reporting differs for different expense categories • Aircraft operating expenses by aircraft type and region of operation • Other expenses more difficult to allocate
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The first such report appears below: Note that the revenues and costs in the above report are unit revenues and costs. For example‚ the average office expense is $135 per exchange completed on the planning budget; whereas‚ the average actual office expense is $112 per exchange completed. Legal and search fees is a variable cost; office expenses is a mixed cost; and equipment depreciation‚ rent‚ and insurance are fixed costs. In the planning budget‚ the fixed component of office expenses was
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Answers to Warm-Up Exercises E9-1. Answer: Weighted average cost of capital N 10‚ PV $20‚000 (1 0.02) $19‚600‚ PMT Solve for I 8.30% 0.08 $20‚000 $1‚600‚ FV $20‚000 E9-2. Cost of preferred stock Answer: The cost of preferred stock is the ratio of the preferred stock dividend to the firm’s net proceeds from the sale of the preferred stock. rp Dp Np rp (0.15 $35) ($35 $3) rp $5.25 $32 16.4% E9-3. Cost of common stock equity Answer: The cost of common stock equity can be found by dividing the dividend
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Cost Accounting‚ 14e (Horngren/Datar/Rajan) Chapter 2 An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes Objective 2.1 1) Cost objects include: A) products B) customers C) departments D) All of these answers are correct. Answer: D Diff: 2 Terms: cost object Objective: 1 AACSB: Reflective thinking 2) Actual costs are: A) the costs incurred B) budgeted costs C) estimated costs D) forecasted costs Answer: A Diff: 1 Terms: actual costing Objective: 1 AACSB: Reflective thinking 3) The general term used to identify
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Chapter 8: Cost Estimation Strategic Role of Cost Estimation * Cost Estimationthe development of a well-defined relationship b/t a cost object and its cost drivers for the purpose of predicting the cost * Facilitates strategic mgmt is 2 ways * Helps predict future costs * Helps identify key cost drivers for a cost object and which driver is most useful * Using Cost Estimation to Predict future costs * Strategic mgmt requires accurate estimates for the
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1. Cost of goods manufactured will usually include: A. only direct labor and direct materials costs. B. some costs incurred during the prior period as well as costs incurred during the current period. C. only costs incurred during the current period. D. some period costs as well as some product costs. 2. During the month of August‚ direct labor cost totaled $13‚000 and direct labor cost was 20% of prime cost. If total manufacturing costs during August were $88‚000‚ the manufacturing overhead
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to add that cost behavior is also identifying the key resources that are performed‚ resources used in performing these activities‚ costs of the resources‚ and what the cost is driven from. 2-2. Two rules of thumb when analyzing cost behavior are to manage what the company manufactures‚ sells‚ and to give advice as to where costs can be reduced. 2-3. Three examples of a variable cost are a 12% increase in the production of dresses‚ which will cause a 12% increase in variable costs. A 10% increase
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Answer 1. A cost that remains the same in total even when volume of activity varies is a: A. Fixed cost. B. Curvilinear cost. C. Variable cost. D. Step-wise variable cost. E. Standard cost. 2. An important tool in predicting the volume of activity‚ the costs to be incurred‚ the sales to be earned‚ and the profit to be received is: A. Target income analysis. B. Cost-volume-profit analysis. C. Least-squares regression of costs. D. Variance analysis. E. Process costing. 3. Cost-volume-profit
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B313F Management and Cost Accounting Assignment 1 Date due: 29 October 2008 Weighting: 15% of the total marks of the course Question 1 (25 marks) Mini Case – Seto’s Storage Warehouse Paul Seto owns and manages a commercial storage warehouse. He stores a vast variety of perishable goods for his customers. Under the existing pricing policy‚ he has charged customers using a flat rate of $2.40 per kilogram per month for goods stored. His storage warehouse has 10‚000 cubic metres of
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COST-VOLUMEPROFIT ANALYSIS Julie E. Colandog A systematic examination of the relationship among cost‚ cost driver or level of activity (volume)‚ and Sales Less: Variable Costs Contribution Margin Less: Fixed Costs Net Profit xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx CONTRIBUTION MARGIN INCOME STATEMENT e s Sa l Total Cost Break-even point Fixed Cost Break-even point is a condition where total revenue equals total cost and profit is equal to zero BREAK-EVEN POINT Break-even point (pesos) = Total Fixed
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