UNEXPECTED COSTS Grantham University Abstract Unexpected inflation rates can happen‚ decreased prices in consumer goods and services happen all the time and in other times it can actually increase. It’s up to us to figure out how our financial future is going. Inflation When consumers expect an increased inflation rate statistics shows that most consumers spend more due to the fact that they know that they can get more bang for their buck before inflation rises than
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Compare the three retailers in terms of inbound transportation cost (from manufacturers to warehouse/retailer) and outbound transportation cost (from warehouse/retailer to customers). Transportation costs‚ as with most e-retailers‚ are higher at Blue Nile than at Tiffany or Zales. The outbound transportation distance and hence costs and time tend to be much higher when inventories are aggregated‚ as is the case at Blue Nile. In the case of Tiffany and Zales‚ some economies of scale can still be
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Cost of Debt and Cost of Equity: Cost of Debt is the interest rate and the Cost of Equity is the expected rate of return demanded by investors in the firm’s common stock. The issue at hand is finding the correct costs of debt and equity in order to find an accurate calculation of WACC. Cohen used the 20-year yield on U.S. Treasuries as the risk free rate‚ which we found to be the correct figure given that Nike Inc. debt was valued over 25 years. Because there is no other given yield that is comparable
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of the passive approach? Our team thinks that DFA as a business is good especially since it is in a very competitive industry and many companies offer services in this category; but DFA’s market share is small at only 5%. Some pros about their passive approach are listed below. These will also explain how DFA works for as a fund and the value added for investors. DFA allocates the major portion of its resources in small-stock and micro-stock size (10%)‚ so this strategy allows the firm to differentiate
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economic benefits of college compare to the costs? Under what circumstances-if any-is college worth it? I think that it depends on what you would like to do‚ whether a college degree is really worth it. I know for my future career goal of becoming a nurse‚ it is definitely necessary. But‚ if you chose to be a restaurant manager or become a police officer/fire fighter a college degree may not be the most cost effective path to becoming successful. When I went to college‚ I thought that as long as
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Cost of Goods Checkpoint Cost of Goods Checkpoint A multi-step income statement for a trading business highlights the fact that between 40% and 60% of revenue from sales is accounted for as the cost of goods sold. The cost of goods attributed to a company’s products is expensed as the company sells these goods. There are several ways to calculate COGS but one of the more basic ways is to start with the beginning inventory for the period and add the total amount of purchases made during the
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Meaning of Cost Accounting Previously‚ cost accounting was considered to be a technique for the ascertainment of costs of products or services on the basis of historical data. In time‚ due to the competitive nature of the market‚ it was realized that ascertaining of cost is not as important as controlling costs. Cost accounting started to be considered more as a technique for cost control as compared to cost ascertainment. Due to the technological developments in all fields‚ cost reduction has
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Discursive Essay #2 “The truth should always be told‚ whatever the cost.” It’s clear that in life you run into lies and you run into the truth but when is it morally ethical to not tell the truth‚ and when is it okay to lie? The truth has caused a plethora of controversy worldwide instances where it is concealed and when it is exposed. Subsequently the truth seems to always be told‚ when it is and even when it is not needed. In the medical realm the truth should be told‚ although in the past it
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1. Product costs used for pricing and product-mix decisions generally include: Answer | | manufacturing costs only | | | design costs plus manufacturing costs | | | all costs incurred along the value chain | | | distribution costs only | 0.1 points Question 4 Within the relevant range‚ if there is a change in the level of the cost driver‚ then: Answer | | fixed and variable costs per unit will change | | | fixed and variable costs per unit will remain the
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Cost Variance Analysis Presented by : Edmund C. Cabrera MBA Student Universidad de Manila Definitions STANDARD COSTS – are predetermined or target unit costs of production which should be attained under efficient conditions. It is the amount and costs of direct material‚ direct labor‚ and factory overhead required to produce one unit of finished product. STANDARD COST SYSTEM – is an accounting system which uses standard costs rather than actual costs to account for units as they flow through
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