Scenario One: Cost Club Jenny Nelson May 25‚ 2015 University of Phoenix HRM/546 Thomas Kershaw Memorandum To: Pat Kershaw‚ Human Resources Manager‚ Atlanta Region From: Jenny Nelson‚ Assistant Human Resources Manager‚ Atlanta Region Date: May 25‚ 2015 Re: Five Region Wide Human Resource Concerns Ms. Kershaw‚ This memo is in response to the recent human resource issues that have occurred in the Atlanta region. You had emailed me and asked that I respond with the following. There are
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Cost estimation is a fundamental aspect of managerial/cost accounting (Datar et al. 2008; Eldenburg and Wolcott 2005). The cost predictions are used in each of the management functions. for example used to predict costs so that management can determine the desirability of alternative options and to budget expenditures‚ profits‚ and cash flows. The objective is to support students in learning how to apply regression analyses to understand cost behavior and forecast future costs using real data from
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Cost Classifications for Decision-Making. Every decision involves choosing from among at least two alternatives. Only those costs and benefits that differ between alternatives are relevant in making the selection. This concept is explored in greater detail in the chapter on relevant costs. However‚ decision-making contexts crop up from time to time in the text before that chapter‚ so it is a good idea to familiarize students with relevant cost concepts. 1. Differential Costs. A differential cost
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amount of net income. 2) Relates dividends paid to the entity’s assets. 3) Is calculated using net income as the amount of return. 4) Is calculated by dividing average assets for a period by the amount of net income for the period. Question 9 0 / 1 point Expenditures capitalized as long-lived assets generally include those expenditures that: 1) are made for normal repairs to maintain the usefulness of the asset over a number of years. 2) are for items that have
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product range to pumps and flow controllers. The main learning outcome from analyzing the case study is manufacturing overhead cost allocation. Exhibit 2 in the case study shows pumps has a highest manufacturing overhead cost compare to valves and flow controller. The common overhead cost drivers in the production are machine hours‚ production runs and hours of engineering work. The key issue in this case study is the gross margin on pump sales is 19.5% that well below the company’s target gross
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Chapter Six Businesses and Their Costs Study Questions: 1. Explain the difference between a plant‚ a firm‚ and an industry. Plant – establishments such as a factory‚ farm‚ mine or store. Firm – an organization that employs resources to produce goods/services for profit. Industry – group of firms that produce the same or similar products. 2. State the advantages and disadvantages of the corporate form of business. Advantages – most effective form of
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four big types of writing within the genre of creative nonfiction. Please explain which of these four types of creative nonfiction McWhorter’s talk could fit into and why. It could fit into a Narrative‚ because his speech is told through the engaging voice of the storyteller. To get the speech together the 4 ways to achieve detail were probably used. 2. Explain why McWhorter’s believes it is important to learn more than one language. McWhorter says that it is important to learn one more language because
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Duration: 2.5 hours Student name:_______________________ Student No.__________________ INSTRUCTIONS: 1- Write down the exam copy number (that exists at the top right corner of this page) on the identification white card next to your name. 2- Verify that your exam has 9 pages (including this title page). 3- Answer all questions on your examination copy. Use the opposite (blank) side‚ if necessary. Answers or calculations written on the sheet of notes will not be evaluated. 4- Justify
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CHAPTER 1 The Accountant’s Role in the Organization If you have not already read the Introduction page‚ do so now. It describes the purposes and contents of the Student Guide and recommends a six-step approach for using the Student Guide with the textbook. Overview Welcome to the study of cost accounting. This introductory chapter explains the intertwining roles of managers and management accountants in choosing an organization’s strategy‚ and in planning and controlling its operations
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managers must take cost estimates seriously if they want to complete software projects within budget constraints. After developing a good resource requirements list‚ project managers and their software development teams must develop several estimates of the costs for these resources. There are several different tools and techniques available for accomplishing good cost estimation. Software development project managers should prepare several types of cost estimates for most projects. Three basic types
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