upon the estimation of a variety of activity volumes. The usefulness of a flexible budget is founded in the ability to compare potential level of performance to the expected level. It is also a better representation of the actual fluctuations that occur in the volume of activity as it is influenced by fixed and variable costs. In comparison, a static budget is based upon the planned volume of activity and remains unchanged by actual changes in the volume of activity. There is value in both types of
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which its reputation is based, must not be compromised. The Jot brand name is known for quality toys but it is important that its products appeal to cost- conscious retailers and price sensitive customers. Jot can use the cost-leadership strategy, using Porter’s generic strategy framework, to select the minimum cost in its choice of manufacturers for products YY and ZZ. 2.0 Terms of reference I am the Management Accountant appointed to write a report to Jon
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MHC601 Accounting & Finance for Managers Portfolio 1 Submitted to: Dr. Zelko Livaic Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Sydney, NSW Submitted By: Rajkumar Shrestha Student Number: 201414094 Due Date: 14th November, 2014 05:00 pm Submission Date: 14th November, 2014 Individual Assessment Cover Sheet / Plagiarism Declaration Form This form must be completed and included with each assessment you submit for marking to the School. Although this assessment
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| Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 11 | | | | Points Received: | 5 of 5 | | Comments: | | | | 4. | Question : | (TCO 2) What should be a firm's primary long-term financial objective? | | | Student Answer: | | Profit growth | | | | Debt growth | | | | Asset growth | | | | Equity growth | | Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 11 | | | | Points Received: | 5 of 5 | | Comments: | | | | 5. | Question : | (TCO 2) What
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ON CVP ANALYSIS IN BANK Submitted to Dr. Harunur Rashid Professor Department of Accounting and Information Systems University of Chittagong Submitted by Md. Ariful Hoque B.B.A. (Hons.): 4th Year. Class Roll: 4541 Exam Roll: 2004 /42 Session: 2003-2004 Department of Accounting and Information Systems University of Chittagong Date of submission: August 25, 2009 Letter of Submission To Dr. Harunur Rashid Professor Department
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Chapter 18 Comparison of Management and Financial Accounting The role of management accounting Management accounting differs from financial accounting in many respects: * Primary users * Management accounting information: managers, employees, supply chain partners * Financial accounting information: owners or stockholders, lenders, customers, government agencies * Report format * Management accounting: flexible format, driven by user’s needs * Financial accounting:
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in direct costs in 2007. These costs must be allocated to Ruger’s three revenue-producing patient services departments using the direct method. Two cost drivers are under consideration: patient services revenue and hours of housekeeping services used. The patient services departments generated $5million in total revenues in 2007, and to support these clinical activities, they used 5,000 hours of housekeeping services. 1) What is the value of cost pool? Sol)A critical part of cost measurement
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flexible budgets. L.O.3 Compute and interpret the sales activity variance. L.O.4 Prepare and use a profit variance analysis. L.O.5 Compute and use variable cost variances. L.O.6 Compute and use fixed cost variances. L.O.7 (Appendix) Understand how to record costs in a standard costing system. For the second month in a row, profits at our Bayou Division are down and I don’t know why. We budgeted $190,000 in profit for August, but the actual result was only $114,500. We thought we had developed realistic
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Appendix C Activity-Based Costing QUESTIONS 1. Manufacturing overhead costs cannot be directly traced to units of product like direct materials and direct labor. Assigning overhead costs to units of product requires some sort of allocation on some “reasonable” basis. 2. In the first stage, service department costs are assigned to operating departments. In the second stage, a predetermined overhead rate is computed for each operating department and used to assign overhead to output (or
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1) 2) Variable Cost: Fixed Cost: Mixed Cost: with Variable and Fixed: cell phone bill which is $50 a month and additional 20 cents per message. Chapter 6: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use LOOK AT CHAPTER 6 SLIDES Budget project: How many units do you need to break even. Also a cost volume profit graph. ON EXAM Mixed Costs Total Cost= Total fixed cost + Variable per unit * units ON EXAM: High-Low Method Ex: High hours of maintenance – Low hours / High
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