Management accounting in Nepalese perspective The history of account keeping in Nepal by the government is very old. Mandev, the first king of Nepal in Lichhavi period, had circulated the first coin called "Mananka" during the period 464-491 A.D. similarly, King Mahendra Malla had circulated the coin named "Mahendra Malla" in the Malla period. This seems to be the main step to record the nation transactions in a proper way and manner. It is said that a small number of financial transaction used
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Article summary for Tom Kennedy and John Affleck-Graves on The Impact of Activity-Based Costing Techniques on Firms Performance Janetha Brown This article discusses how a management accounting system like activity-based costing (ABC) may or may not have a significant impact on a firm’s value. With the samples that are shown, it is proven that the companies that use an ABC technique outperform other companies that don’t use an ABC technique by 27% over a three year period. It also shows that using
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24,000 | 5,400 | 600 | 60,000 | Total Operationg Income | $10,000 | $80,000 | $2,070 | $300 | $20,370 | Return on Sales | 13.3% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 18.2% | 13.50% | Exhibit 2: Direct Cost and Activity Cost Drivers | Blue | Black | Red | Purple | Total | Production Sales Volume | 50,000 | 40,000 | 9,000 | 1,000 | 100,000 | Unit Selling Price | $1.5 | $1
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practices: Activity Based Costing Management Operational Control Systems Performance Measurement: The Balanced Scorecard Activity Based Cost (ABC) Management Traditional cost allocation system that is identical to overhead allocation and direct costing were acknowledged to be obsolete. New cost system shifts the paradigm of how to allocate cost, to the paradigm of how to identify the cost flows from organizational spending to supply resources that create the capability to perform activities.
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www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 6, No. 11; November 2011 Activity-Based Costing System in the Service Sector: A Strategic Approach for Enhancing Managerial Decision Making and Competitiveness Ashford C. Chea School of Business, Kentucky Wesleyan College 4721 Covert Avenue, Evansville, IN 47714, USA Tel: 1-812-471-9341 E-mail: achea@ix.netcom.com Received: June 21, 2011 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v6n11p3 Accepted: July 4, 2011 Published: November 1, 2011
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DESCRIPTION: As a historied plant that was developed by several industry uses, ACF ultimately become an original plant site of Bridgeton Industries. The whole production of ACF was sold to the Big-Three automobile manufacturers, major competitors were the local&foreign suppliers and intracompany plants. Production processes of six major products (as fuel tanks, manifolds, etc.) were diverse from each other. ACF was using the relatively old cost system of ‘one plant-wide overhead pool’, in which
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management case studies will be based around the business of Coverdrive Ltd, a manufacturer of high quality, hand made cricket bats. Coverdrive Ltd is based in Whitby North Yorks and is an owner-managed company. It had been originally formed in the early 1980’s as a partnership with the aid of some European funding. It currently has a budgeted turnover of £2.75m with anticipated profit for the year of £0.40m. This first case study focuses on the concept of standard costing, variance analysis and
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Melisa Schellhamer, April 13, 2010 Melisa Schellhamer, April 13, 2010 SEC files a fraud case against Goldman Sachs, an industry leader, is now being investigated for unfair investing scandal. SEC files a fraud case against Goldman Sachs, an industry leader, is now being investigated for unfair investing scandal. Goldman Sach’s Case # 5 AC805 Advanced Management Accounting Control Systems Goldman Sach’s Case # 5 AC805 Advanced Management Accounting Control Systems The Goldman
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Exam 2 1. Which of the following is NOT a component of the master budget? c. Budget to Actual Variance Analysis 2. Figure 4-10 The Manoli Company has collected the following data for use in calculating product costs: Activity Data: (expected and actual) | rug cleaners | sweepers | total | units produced | 50,000 | 250,000 | 300,000 | prime costs | $200,000 | $750,000 | $950,000 | direct labor hours | 10,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 | machine hours | 20,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | number
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_______________ (Please include your name in the file.) I. Classifications (30 points total) Part A: Classifications (2 points each – 22 points total) Determine the classification for each cost item based on 2 different schemes. First, determine cost behavior: whether the cost is variable or fixed (relative to the number of units produced); check the appropriate space. Then, determine whether the cost is a product or a period cost; check the appropriate
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