Explain how costs are estimated in the three cost systems delineated in the case: (a) The traditional cost system, (b) the modified cost system, and (c) the activity based costing (ABC) system. How do you determine which cost system is better suited for a given company? The traditional cost accounting system in Destin is built on measurements of direct and direct costs and on assumptions about its production and sales activity. Each unit of product is charged for material cost and labor cost; material
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helping distributors reduce inventory carrying costs and avoid stock outs through reliable, just-in-time delivery” (p. 20). The fourth strategy is becoming a virtual corporation which does not manufacture, sell, or distribute the company’s product (Davis & Darling, 1996). This helps to reduce expenses and capital investments, keeping internal staff to a minimum. b) Why did Super Bakery’s management feel that it was necessary to install an ABC system? A major hurdle Super Bakery’s management
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5 Cost Allocation and Activity-Based Costing Systems L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S After studying this chapter, you will be able to 1. Explain the major purposes for allocating costs. 2. Explain the relationship between activities, resources, costs, and cost drivers. 3. Use recommended guidelines to charge the variable and fixed costs of service departments to other organizational units. 4. Identify methods for allocating the central costs of an organization. 5. Use the direct, step-down
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------------------------------------------------- RE: Analysis of Dakota Office Product Cost Accounting System and Recommendations As requested, we have evaluated the accounting practices of Dakota Office Products (DOP), and have reviewed the current cost accounting system along with customer examples. Based on our evaluation, we have reached the following conclusions: 1. The current cost accounting system is not accurately allocating costs 2. Desktop delivery pricing should be increased and EDI orders
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A Time Bomb-Greece recession In ancient Greece mythology, bringing in a normal trophy leads Tory fall to enemy’s occupation. Now, similarly, the European countries that had promoted Greece to enter the Euro area, is swallow heavily their bad decision. Who had expect, a country accounted for only 2.5% of the overall southern European countries of the Eurozone would drag others into mud. Greece debt crisis began in December 2009. Three major international rating agencies continuously lowered Greece's
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Under Creative Commons License: Attribution The traditional methods of cost allocation, cost apportionment and absorption into products are being challenged by some writers who claim that much information given to management is misleading when these methods of dealing with fixed overheads are used to determine product costs. You are required to explain what is meant by cost allocation, cost apportionment and absorption and to describe briefly the alternative approach
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………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 5. Discussion 5.1 Product Cost under ABC ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 5.2 Product Mix has shifted ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6-7 5.3 Assumption about Cost Variability in ABC ………………………………………………………………. 7-8 5.4 Development of ABC ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 5.5 Implementation of ABC …………………………………………………………………………………………. 8-9 5.6 Acceptance of ABC ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 5.7 Increasing Lot Size
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Sally Case One significant flaw in how overhead costs is allocated by Sally under in the ABC systems is, her application of the 150% for both the internal control and information systems departments. The flaw here is that Sally is kind of using both the ABC and the standard cost system at the same time in determining the charge out rate for the two departments. This will inflate the charge out rate for the internal control consulting, with the information system consulting been reduced, considering
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Traditional cost allocationmethodologies in firms can provide misleading information about the profitability of products, product lines, customers, and markets. Activity Based Costing (ABC) attempts to create the big picture, crystal-clear, full, and accurate information in a firm. The following are some of best practices of ABC for a multinational firm: Phase One includes assessment phase that included project planning, team training, development of resource matrices, and coordination with
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Cost Accounting Tabitha Smith ACC 310 Christine Errico January 12, 2011 Cost Accounting What is cost accounting? Cost accounting as referred to as managerial accounting is a system of accounting used specifically by managers (Lanen, Anderson, & Maher, 2011, p. 6). Cost accounting measures, records and reports information about costs to help managers to form a well informed decisions for an organization (Lanen, Anderson, & Maher, 2011, p. 6). Cost accounting
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