in the literature, this paper brings together disparate literature and provides a broad assessment of the “state-of-the-art” of strategic management accounting to inform researchers and practitioners. Keywords Strategic management, Accounting, Activity based
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Chapter 3—Predetermined Overhead Rates, Flexible Budgets, and Absorption/Variable Costing LEARNING OBJECTIVES |LO 1 |Why and how are overhead costs allocated to products and services? | |LO 2 |What causes underapplied or overapplied overhead, and how is it treated at the end of a period? | |LO 3 |What impact do different capacity measures have on setting predetermined overhead rates?
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Discussion Questions ACCT-434 Week 1 Quiz Activity Based Costing ACCT-434 Week 2 Master Budget Flexible Budgets ACCT-434 Week 3 Cost Behavior Decision Making Quality ACCT-434 Week 4 Midterm Exam ACCT-434 Week 5 Pricing Decisions Management Control Systems ACCT-434 Week 6 Customer Profitability Capital Budgeting ACCT-434 Week 7 Quality Control Inventory Management ********************************************************* ACCT 434 Week 1 Quiz Activity Based Costing (Devry) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www
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One: Introduction to Contemporary Managerial Accounting Concepts 1. 2. Value Chain a. Just in Time (JIT) b. Total Quality Management (TQM) c. Theory of Constraints 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Target Costing Kaizen Costing Life Cycle Costing (LCC) Pricing Methods Uses and Limitations of Cost-Based and Market-Based Pricing Factors Affecting Prices Pricing Models for Not-for-Profit Organizations 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 Page Chapter Two: Total Quality Management (TQM) – an Introduction and Its Applications
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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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(cost-residual value)/useful life depreciation method in which the depreciation expense is the same each period 8. Know how to calculate accumulated depreciation a. Cost principle: i. Reported on income statement, asset amount is reported on balance sheet, based on original cost b. Matching principle i. Asset's cost allocated to depreciation expense over the life of the asset Long Term Liabilities – Chapter 14 1. Starting on Page 845 make sure you know the 4 types of Bonds and their characteristics.
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uses a traditional based costing (TBC), however an activity based costing (ABC) may be more beneficial. Also, the company’s breakeven point with regards to cost volume profit for each bike type is in question, especially since there is the potential for a $50,000 increase to production facility and a 10% materials cost increase. These areas are under evaluation to help the company navigate the new dual product line production. A1: Costing Method A Traditional Based Costing method looks at the
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labors compared to other two products. Also, there are more variety in the types of flow controllers used in industry. Wilkerson raised flow controller prices by 10%, but there was no effect on demand. Wilkerson’s existing cost system is a simple cost accounting system. According to the case, the overhead costs were allocated to products as the percentage of direct labor cost. Each unit of product was charged for labor cost and direct material. In addition, variable
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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 require
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