INVENTORY CARRYING COSTS: Inventory carrying costs refers to the costs associated with carrying a quantity of stored inventory. This is one of the vital costs that needs to be optimized in any logistics system. It is a well-known fact that the inventory carrying costs is a part of the total logistics costs of the firm. Aspects of these vital costs can be described and evaluated from a variety of perspectives. Knowledge of inventory carrying costs is likely to be important to the success of any business
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be reused foraging future batches of bourbon whiskey but could be sold to used barrel dealers for $1 each at the end of the aging period. * The increased production in 1988 necessitated the leasing of an additional warehouse at an annual rental cost of $200‚000. The temperature and humidity of the warehouse space had to be controlled since the quality of the whiskey could be ruined by its aging too fast or too slowly. * A small amount of liquid was removed from representative barrels at this
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Case Study Inventory The Cost of Inventory The general principle for cost inclusion into inventory for US GAAP and IFRS is similar but not exactly the same. First let us look at US GAAP. The basis of accounting for inventories is “cost‚” which is explained in ASC 330-10-30 paragraph 1 as “the sum of the applicable expenditures and charges directly or indirectly incurred in bringing an article to its existing condition and location.” These costs are divided into two different categories‚ the
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Question 5.1 Explain the difference between fixed costs‚ semi-fixed costs‚ and variable costs. Fixed costs are those which do not change with the level of activity within the relevant range. These costs will incur even if no units are produced. For example rent expense‚ straight-line depreciation expense‚ etc. Fixed costs are those which do not change with the level of activity within the relevant range. These costs will incur even if no units are produced. For example rent expense‚ straight-line
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for use in North Sea oil fields. (The Norwegian currency is the krone‚ which is denoted by Nkr.) The company uses a sob-order costing system arid applies manufacturing overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year‚ the following estimates were made for the purpose of computing the predetermined overhead rate: manufacturing overhead cost‚ Nkr360‚000; and direct labor-hours‚ 900. The following transactions took place during the year (all purchases and
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Joe Delong is not sure about the difference between cost accounting and a cost accounting system. Explain the difference to Joe. (b) What is an important feature of a cost accounting system? 2. (a) Distinguish between the two types of cost accounting systems. (b) May a company use both types of cost accounting systems? 3. What type of industry is likely to use a job order cost system? Give some examples. 4. What type of industry is likely to use a process cost system? Give some examples.
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Minimizing the Inventory Cost in the Production Management: Just in Time (JIT) Manufacturing System is a Mile Stone Shirajul Islam M. Phil Researcher‚ Jahangirnagar University‚ Savar‚ Dhaka Abstract This article explains how a firm manages her inventory to gain minimum production cost and earn business success by using JIT (Just in Time) Manufacturing System. It provides a mathematical framework to understand the performance of a farm‚ and argues that inventory cost minimization method is an
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____ 1. A cost is not relevant if it: A. B. C. D. E. Does not differ for each option available to the decision maker. Changes from period to period. Is a future cost. Is a mixed cost. Is a fixed cost. 2. Variable costs will generally be relevant for decision making because they: A. B. C. D. E. Differ between options. Are volume-based. Have not been committed and differ between options. Differ between options and have been committed. Measure opportunity cost. 3. Fixed costs will often be
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Job Order Cost System There are two main cost accounting systems used: Job order cost systems and Process cost systems. Both have very distinct differences that help each specialize in a certain type of manufacturing company. The job order cost system in particular is used to "provide product costs for each quantity of a product that is manufactured." When a product is called to be manufactured‚ then it is called a job. Once the job is ordered‚ the manufacturing company must go through a flow
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FND154 W3 A1 Seastrand Professor Harrison December 21‚ 2012 1. Identify the differences between service and merchandising companies and explain the recording of purchases and sales under a perpetual inventory system. Merchandising companies sell a product to their customers. Grocery stores‚ clothing stores and booksellers are all examples of a merchandising company. Service companies provide a service to their customers. A landscape service‚ a masseuse and a CPA are all examples of a
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