Support-Service Costs ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 10.1 The following factors should be considered when deciding whether to outsource a support service: • cost • quality‚ timeliness‚ and reliability • security of sensitive information • knowledge required 10.2 Some of the costs of cost allocation include: • additional bookkeeping; • additional management costs in selecting allocation methods and allocation bases; and • costs of making
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Written by: Edmund Quek CHAPTER 6 THE THEORY OF COST LECTURE OUTLINE 1 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 INTRODUCTION SHORT-RUN THEORY OF COST Distinction between fixed cost and variable cost Total cost Marginal cost Average cost Relationship between marginal cost and average cost Optimum capacity LONG-RUN THEORY OF COST Cost minimisation in the long run Long-run average cost Productive efficiency References John Sloman‚ Economics William A. McEachern‚ Economics Richard G. Lipsey and
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1. The cost of a computer system installed last year is an example of: (Points: 2) a sunk cost a relevant cost a differential cost an avoidable cost 2. In evaluating different alternatives‚ it is useful to concentrate on: (Points: 2) variable costs fixed costs total costs relevant costs 3. Relevant costs in a make-or-buy decision of a part include: (Points: 2) setup overhead costs for the manufacture of the
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Microeconomics Spring 2010 1. Your cousin Vinnie owns a painting company with fixed costs of $200 and the schedule for variable costs as below. What is the efficient scale of the painting company? Quantity of Houses Painted per Month | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Variable Costs | $10 | $20 | $40 | $80 | $160 | $320 | $640 | 2. Your aunt is thinking about opening a hardware store. She estimates that it would cost $500‚000 per year to rent the location and buy the stock. In addition‚ she would
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labor‚ $10 worth of raw materials is used in the production of each parka. (a) By minimizing cost subject to the production function‚ derive the cost-minimizing demands for K and L as a function of output (q)‚ wage rate (w)‚ and rental rates on machines (r). Use these results to derive the total cost function: that is‚ costs as a function of q‚r‚ w‚ and the constant $10 per unit materials cost. (b) Polly’s Parkas plans to produce 2000 parkas per week. At the factor prices given above‚ how
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Assignment 2 (20 points) Assignment 2: Costs and Profit Instructions Save this file in your course folder‚ and name it with Assignment‚ the section number‚ and your first initial and last name. For example‚ Jessie Robinson’s assignment for Section 1 would be named Assignment1JRobinson. Type the answers to the assignment questions below. Use complete sentences unless the question says otherwise. You will have more than one day to complete an assignment. At the end of each day‚ be sure to save your
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each section are provided in the Course Description. Part A – Microeconomics – Worth 10% of total assessment: Answer any five (5) of the following questions. Each question is worth 10 marks; Question 1: (a) Explain the impact of external costs and external benefits on resource allocation; (2.5 marks) Ans : Resources are over - allocated when negative externalities exist because the equilibrium price is too low. Resources are under - allocated when positive externalities exist because the
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DVDs. The following data are available regarding the models: DVD Selling Price per unit Model LX1 Model LX2 Model LX3 $175.00 $250.00 $300.00 Variable Cost per unit $100.00 $125.00 $140.00 Demand/Year Units 2000 1000 500 VCI is considering the addition of a fourth model to its line of DVDs. This model would be sold to retailers for $375. The variable cost of this unit is $225. The demand for the new Model LX4 is estimated to be 300 units per year. Sixty percent of these unit sales of the new model is
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and iii) only i)‚ ii)‚ and iii) 4. For a certain firm‚ the 100th unit of output that the firm produces has a marginal revenue of $10 and a marginal cost of $11. It follows that the a. production of the 100th unit of output increases the firm’s profit by $1. b. production of the 100th unit of output increases the firm’s average total cost by $1. c. firm’s profit-maximizing level of output is less than 100 units. d. production of the 110th unit of output must increase the firm’s profit by less
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40 a- Cost of goods manufactured = Direct cost + Indirect cost = [Direct Cost of Material + Direct Cost of Labor] + [Indirect Cost of Material + Indirect Cost of Labor + Utilities Overhead] = Total Cost of Material + Total Cost of Labor + Utilities Overhead = 120‚000 + 90‚000 + 40‚000 = $ 250‚000 b- Total Cost of Operation = Cost of goods manufactured + Selling‚ General admin. and expenses. = 250‚000 + 60‚000 = $ 310‚000 c- Prime Cost =Direct Material Cost + Direct Labor
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