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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scarce resource and add value‚ all those kind of issues should be considered in planning stage and adjust its flexibility in order to realising that strategic intent. Question 2 What are the principal reasons for strategic management and thinking? Strategic management plays an important role as it helps in setting detailed goals‚ analysing all our internal and external resources‚ analysing our external environment‚ as well as stakeholder views. If a company want to survival of the fittest‚ then
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roles in Accounting Tasks – A Multiple-case Study Maria do Céu Gaspar Alves accounting‚ the relationship between IT and accounting has been studied relatively little” (Granlund‚ 2007:3). Based on a literature review of earlier research and empirical studies we conclude that there is a very limited knowledge about the impact of the most recent IT developments in the accounting field (Granlund‚ 2007). Although IT clearly plays an important role in accounting (Efendi et al.‚ 2006) and management control
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understanding of the scope and purposes of management accounting and the concepts which underpinned it was summarized by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) in a statement. Later on in 1998‚ the statement was revised and released as Management Accounting Concepts – Number 1 in the series of International Management Accounting Practice Statements. The purpose of this article is to explain the IFAC’s perspective of the change in management accounting. This can be justified by the author when
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Accounting practice in Bangladesh companies. By TanimHassan | March 2014 Zoom In Zoom Out Page 1 of 5 Accounting in Bangladesh In Bangladesh‚ the profession of accountancy developed during the British colonial period. Today it is represented by two professional bodies‚ the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). Chartered Accountants complete their training in practicing firms and specialize
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References: 1. Drury‚ C.‚ 2004. Management and Cost Accounting. 6th Edition. Thomson Learning. Italy: G Ganale & C 2. Drury‚ C.‚ 1998. Costing: An Introduction. 4th Edition. London: Thomson Business Press 3. Izhar R.‚ Hontoir J.‚ 2001. Accounting‚ Costing‚ and Management. 2nd Edition. New York: Oxford Unversity Press
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Quiz 2 Answers (10 POINTS) Question 1 (2 points) The Hansen Company has 3 product lines of tires - X‚ Y‚ and Z with contribution margins of $3‚ $5‚ and $7 respectively. Management expects a sales mix as follows: 90‚000 units of tire X‚ 60‚000 units of tire Y‚ and 50‚000 tires of Z in September 2009. Hansen’s fixed costs are expected to be $552‚000 for the same month. 1. Determine the breakeven point in units for X‚ Y‚ and Z respectively 2. Determine the operating income at a total sales level
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Masters of Business Administration – MBA Semester 1 MB 0041 – Financial and Managerial Accounting – Assignment Roll No. 1305015785 Name of the Student: Pallab Kakoti Email id: ksetrajna@gmail.com Mobile : 958 256 3250 Q1. Accounting is one of the oldest‚ structured management information system. Give the meaning of accounting and book keeping? Explain the objectives of accounting? Accounting‚ as an information system is the process of identifying‚ measuring and communicating the economic
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overhead. But even that couldn’t solve the case if manufacturing process is complex. So the most effective method to use is the activity base costing. Management accountant overcome this problem by using activity based costing (ABC) Activity-Based Costing (control. It was developed as an approach to address problems associated with traditional cost management systems‚ that tend to have the inability to accurately determine actual production and service
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Cost Accounting Cost accounting is a step further to and a refinement of financial accounting in which cost of manufacturing and selling each product or job or rendering service is determined‚ not at the time of accounting period but at the time when the product is manufactured or any service is rendered. In simple words‚ costing is a systematic procedure for determining the unit cost of output produced or services rendered. It provides for an analysis of the expenditure which enables the management to
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