Accounting II Final Exam Review Chapter 18 Direct and Indirect Costs -Cost – a payment of cash or a commitment to pay cash in the future for the purpose of generating revenues. A. Cost object – costs that are often classified by their relationship to a segment of operations. Ex. Product‚ sales territory‚ a department‚ or an activity‚ such as research and development 1. Direct Cost = identified with and can be traced to a cost object Ex. The wood for a guitar is a direct cost of the
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Foxy Originals 1. Discuss the pros and cons to launching the Foxy brand in the U.S. Pros: Kluger and Orol had established strong Foxy jewelry market in Canada but it is getting saturated. By expanding into the United States Foxy would be able to avoid oversaturation of the Canadian market. The U.S. jewelry market was almost 10 times larger than the Canadian market which offers great opportunity for their product exposure. With this expansion‚ Kluger and Orol could expand their production as
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Final Project Profitability Ratios’ Analysis of Pharmaceuticals in same industry for FY 2008-10 Sanofi-Aventis Ferozsons Abbott A REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES‚ VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Submitted By Mc080402262 Sheikh Khurum Akram Department of Management Sciences‚ Virtual University of Pakistan Acknowledgement In the name of ALLAH‚
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BUSI 497 Corporate Strategy Case Questions: #11 Sara Lee Corp 20 points; due Thursday‚ March 7‚ 2013 Sara Lee Corporation uses primarily a related diversification strategy. Note that questions 5 and 6 will be discussion only; no written answers required. 1. (Yair) Prepare a weighted industry attractiveness assessment similar to Table 8.1 on page 169. See Table 1 below as a template. Based on your table‚ what are your conclusions regarding the industries Sara Lee has chosen? For use
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480 Contribution Margin $ 236 $ 3‚000 $ 180 $ 3‚132 *in thousands of dollars *$400 x 95%= $380 *$380 x 17‚500 u= $6‚612 Air Comfort Division should institute the 5% price reduction on its air-conditioner units since the effect of this reduction would increase an additional of $132‚000 ($3‚132‚000-$3‚000‚000) to its Income before tax. The additional profit is caused by a sale increase of $432‚000 ($180 x 2‚400) in the contribution margin and a loss in contribution margin on original volume
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Five Star Tools Five Star Tools is a small family-owned firm that manufactures diamond-coated cutting tools(chisels and saws) used by jewelers. Production involves three major processes. First‚ steel “blanks” (tools without the diamond coating) are cut to size. Second‚ the blanks are sent to a chemical bath that prepares the tools for the coating process. In the third major process‚ the blanks are coated with diamond chips in a proprietary process that simultaneously coats and sharpens the
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Foxy Originals 1. Discuss the pros and cons to launching the Foxy brand in the United States. To determine the pros and cons‚ we conducted a SWOT analysis: S(trengths) – Foxy Originals has saturated the Canadian market‚ which presents an opportunity for growth. The two owners have extensive experience in designing jewelry‚ having done so since they were in high school. They’re good at what they do and have had time to perfect their trade. They also have a firm grasp of who their target
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further. The answer lies in the other half of operations‚ known as costs. Variable costs are expenses that are directly associated with the sale of a good. When variable costs are subtracted from sales what is left is known as the contribution margin which gives an idea of how profitable your sales are. CRU’s variable
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profit and at the same time it enables firms to determine the break-even point and the margin of safety of the firm. This information is important to ensure the survival of the firm in the short-run and also in the long-run. * BEP represents the minimum units that the company have to sell before it incurs losses. BEP is a no gain no loss situation where the total revenue is equal to total costs. * Margin of safety shows the maximum units that can be reduced before the company will incur
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2. The contribution margin per chair for the Colonial model is: A) $51. B) $16. C) $35. D) $25. The answer is b. CM = P-V = $60 - $35 - $9 = $16. Page 1 3. If the sales mix and sales units are as expected‚ the break-even in sales dollars is closest to: A) $132‚000. B) $148‚500. C) $143‚000. D) $139‚764. Price: Variable Costs: Contribution Margin: Contribution Margin Ratio: The answer is c. Colonial to Early American Sales Mix: 3:1 Weighted Average Contribution Margin Ratio: .75(.2667) +.25(
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