defined by executives and communicated to the management. There is no goal other the cost reduction at total company level as well as at departmental level. Managers don’t see connection between expenses‚ revenues and overall company’s profitability. As a result managers are frustrated because instead of help that budget is suppose to bring it creates problems. Managers don’t participate in budget’s development; it is purely a task of an accounting department which sets up performance goals for
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Cheryl Montoya picked up the phone and called her boss‚ Wes Chan‚ the vice president of marketing at Piedmont Fasteners Corporation: “Wes‚ I’m not sure how to go about answering the questions that came up at the meeting with the president yesterday:’ “What’s the problem?” “The president wanted to know the break-even point for each of the company’s products‚ but I am having trouble figuring them out:’ “I’m sure you can handle it‚ Cheryl. And‚ by the way‚ I need your analysis on my desk tomorrow
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of the following entities would not require accounting information pertaining to their economic activities? a. Social clubs. b. Not-for-profit entities. c. State governments. D. All of these require accounting information. e. None of these requires accounting information. Difficulty: Easy 2. Which of the following is not an objective of financial reporting described in FASB Concepts Statement No. 1? a. To provide information about how management of an enterprise has discharged its stewardship
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Accounting 211: Introduction to Managerial Accounting Fall 2013 Syllabus Professor Feng Gao‚ Ph.D. Phone: (312) 996 – 4438 Office Hours: Monday 1:00 – 2:00pm 2321 UH Wednesday 1:00 – 2:00pm 2321 UH Teaching Assistant Uma Mulakala Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00-3:00pm 2347 UH Thursday 1:00-3:00pm 2347 UH Anita Ivanova Office Hours/Review Sessions: TBA Course Email: actg211uic@gmail.com Class Schedule 27836 11:00-11:50 M/W/F LC A001 27837
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Chapter 18: Practice questions 1-1 The total manufacturing cost per unit increases as total production volume increases. 1-2 Total variable costs change in response to changes in the volume of production. 1-3 The mixed cost per unit is constant throughout the relevant range of activity. 1-4 Fixed costs per unit decrease as production levels decrease. 1-5 A method used to separate mixed costs into fixed and variable components is called the high-low method. 1-6 The variable
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1.Managerial accounting vs financial accounting Managerial accounting information system is an information system that produces outputs using inputs and processes needed to satisfy specific managerial objectives. How do management accounting and financial accounting differ? Management Accounting Financial Accounting 1. Internally focused
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costs Accounts Nature or Classification Amount in Tshs 000 Administration expenses 0% variable 120‚000 Marketing expenses 40% variale 100‚000 Depreciation costs 0% variable 80‚000 During the year 2013‚ Ujamaa Ltd produced 80‚000 bags. Management is forecasting sales price for the year 2014 based on 2013 cost data. The following additional data is available for the year 2014 compared to the data for the year 2013 1. Price for direct materials are expected to increase by 10% 2. Under
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subject/unit (link to assessment tasks (refer to 2.4 below)): 2. (a) Demonstrate knowledge of the links between management accounting‚ customers‚ suppliers and sources of external information and appreciate what is relevant to decision-making in a Management Accounting context. (b) Effectively use costing techniques and describe the strengths and limitations of such techniques (c) Analyse accounting information and present reports in various formats (d) Describe and utilise the basic concepts of planning
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facility as a whole. 16. What is the relationship between activity-based management and just-in-time inventory? Activity-based costing involves two allocation stages and includes a multitude of cost drivers. The ABC assigns costs to pools; and during the second stage the cost pools are allocated to products or cost objects by utilizing cost drivers that measure the object’s use of that activity. This activity based management helps identify costs‚ while just-in-time-inventory seeks to eliminate the
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ACCOUNTING 569 MIDTERM 1 FALL 1995 NAME ______________________ ID # I. 15 Points 1. Otis Corp. has the following data: Selling price $50/unit Variable manufacturing costs $20/unit Fixed costs: Manufacturing $100‚000 Selling and admin. $ 50‚000 a.(3 points) The breakeven point is: b.(3 points) Given a volume of 15‚000 units‚ operating leverage is: c.(4 points)
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