PART B Questions (Q1and Q2 one full page in total, double spaced) 1. Improving costing accuracy: Firstly, the costing system used right now was established at past when only one type of sneakers was produced. However, the company is producing three types of sneakers now. The overhead and the total cost are significant larger than the past. Therefore, the existing costing system is not fit the current production. Secondly, the manufacturing space has been reset but the direct labour standards was
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1. What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the existing cost system at JDCW? The Weaknesses are as given below: • The current costing system followed at JDCW is not effective for individual parts bidding and costing. • The allocated Machine Hours are not supported by the product unit which thus leads to improper allocation of costs. • By using only three overhead rates the current costing system doesn’t calculate the true production costs as the other activities of the production process
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cost vs expense Cost and expenditure are closely related. You spend your resources in return for another thing of value. SUMMARY: 1. Cost is used on something that has returns, while expenses are expenditures used on things that depreciate. 2. Cost is reported in the balance sheet because it means more funds will come to the balance sheet after the expenditure. Expense on the other hand, is reported on the income sheet because it will be taking away funds from the income sheet in making the expenditures
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(1) Existing Cost System Recommendations The Chicago plant must switch to the activity-based costing method from their traditional costing method to better represent overhead cost allocation margins of the Geoffrey and #106 doll. Because G.G. Toys is allocating overhead costs as a percentage of direct labor cost in their traditional costing methods, the actual cost of each doll is not accurately reflected. The Chicago plant has a very high manufacturing overhead but is only considering direct labor
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Cambden Cakes faced is the inaccuracy of the method of costing used which results in a misstatement in its profit report. This report is to offer an alternative to the current costing method - Activity-Based Costing (ABC). The following detailed explanatory will be covered in the main body Limitations of original costing system and how ABC system overcome the limitations mentioned; The benefits of ABC system to the company; Comparison of calculated values and
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Exercise 5.2 New-Rage Cosmetics uses ABC. The following data describe New Rage's indirect costs of producing 200 cases of Satin Sheen makeup: Quantity of Activity Activity-Cost Rate Activity Used Incoming material inspection $11.50 per type of material 12 types of material Production setup $30 per setup-hour 16 Setup-hours In-process
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paper KAIZEN COSTING AND VALUE ANALYSIS content THIS DOCUMENT.......................................................................................................... 1 CUT THE PRICE OF YOUR COMPONENTS WHILE TURNING A PROFIT.......................... 1 A closer look at the complication............................................................................ 2 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGY. .................................... 2 . KAIZEN COSTING: A DEFINITION..
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you recommend that G.G. Toys change its existing cost system in the Chicago plant? In the Springfield plant? Why or why not? G.G. Toys should change its existing cost accounting system from traditional costing to activity-based costing (ABC) in the Chicago plant as it is allocating its entire manufacturing overhead on the basis of just one cost driver: production run direct labor cost. Since overhead at the Chicago plant is high, accurate cost accounting system is required. Different types of dolls
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Coffee Bean, Inc. (CBI), is a processor and distributor of a variety of blends of coffee. The company buys coffee beans from around the world and roasts, blends, and packages them for resale. CBI currently has 40 different coffees that it sells to gourmet shops in one-pound bags. The major cost of the coffee is raw materials. However, the company’s predominately automated roasting, blending, and packing process requires a substantial amount of manufacturing overhead. The company uses relatively little
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G.G. Toys 1. Do you recommend that G.G. Toys change its existing cost system in the Chicago Plant? In the Springfield plant? Why or why not? In the Chicago plant, G.G. Toys should change its existing cost accounting system from the legacy or traditional costing methodology to activity-based costing (ABC). In allocating overhead as a percentage of direct labor cost, the margins of 9% and 34% in the Geoffrey doll and the specialty branded doll #106 respectively, do not reflect the actual cost of overhead
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