Costing Methods ACC/561 March 12, 2012 Monique Smalling Super Bakery Super Bakery is a virtual company that handles only core functions of the business while all other aspects are outsourced. Even though the bakery became a leader in the institutional baked goods market the company had reoccurring issues containing costs and ensuring the quality of their products. The management team at Super Bakery decided to implement and activity based costing plan to help maximize profits
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COSTING METHODS Costing methods for Super Bakery University of Phoenix ACC/561 December 19, 2011 Timothy W. Williams, Ph.D. Costing methods for Super Bakery Super Bakery is a virtual corporation created in 1990 by Franco Harris, developing a network of supply for “donuts and other baked goods aimed for the institutional food market” (Kimmel, et al, 2009, pg 867). According to Kimmel, et al (2009), “only the cores, strategic functions of the business are performed
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Costing Methods: Super Bakery, Inc. George Mancuso ACC/561 Accounting March 18, 2013 Lisa Parker Abstract Super Bakery, Inc., a virtual corporation is a supplier of mineral-, vitamin-, and protein-enriched doughnuts and other baked goods to institutional food distribution centers nationwide (Kimmel, Weygandt, & Kieso, 2009). The company has grown at an average rate of 20% annually since 1990 but persistent challenges of identifying opportunities for cost efficiency in using traditional
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Running head: COSTING METHODS PAPER Costing Methods Paper Marsha Pettus University of Phoenix Accounting ACC/561 Bethany Kessel November 27, 2013 Costing Methods Paper Super Bakery, Inc. was founded by Franco Harris, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, in 1990. The corporation supplies healthy, vitamin enriched doughnuts and other baked goods, out of an initial desire to make a difference in the institutional food market by targeting school systems nationwide
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Costing Methods ACC/561 May 14, 2012 Costing Methods According to Kimmel, Weygandt, and Kieso (2009), “a traditional costing system allocates overhead on the basis of a single predetermined overhead rate.” Although this may be the best costing method for some businesses, not all businesses are the same. Created in 1990, Super Bakery, Inc. started by using the traditional costing methods to determine costs; however, quickly came to realize that the methods were not taking individual markets
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Costing Methods ACC561 - Accounting Michael Gaspar, CPA Costing Methods In every business, management needs to have a way to track their costs. These costs can be related to production, inventory, shipping, or overhead. There are many different ways for management to track these changes. Management can choose between traditional costing methods, job order costing system, process order cost system, and activity based costing. In our example, Super Bakery chooses to change their costing method
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Cost Methods Paper This week’s paper consists of writing about cost methods pertaining to Super Bakery, Inc. This paper will layout the strategies that the management of Super Baker, Inc. used, as well as discuss why management thought it was a good idea to an activity-based costing system into their business. The comparison of a job order cost system and a process order system will be analyzed to decide which would be the best fit for Super Bakery, Inc. Super Bakery, Inc. was founded by ex-National
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Costing Methods Strategies Used By Super Bakery Inc. Super Bakery Inc. was a virtual corporation preferring to outsource its main business applications. This was with a view of minimizing the cost of operation relative to its income levels. By outsourcing, Super Bakery could control the flow of the activities that yielded its revenue. This was without necessarily acquiring to take the immense responsibility of bearing the risks involved with each stage of production and transaction. This explains
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Cost Method Problem: ABC a Virtual Organization The Super Bakery supplies mineral, vitamin, and protein enriched baked goods to food markets like school systems. The strategic functions of the company are performed internally. The other activities including sales, warehousing, and shipping are outsourced to various external companies. The following questions explain the costing methods of the Super Bakery and what costing method system is the best process for the Super Bakery. Cost Methods Evaluated
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Costing Methods Paper ACC/561 July 1, 2012 Costing Methods Super Baker previously used the traditional costing system to manage its cost management. Super Bakery changed its business strategy to an Activity-Based Costing system, to identify at the activities associated with each order. Because Super Bakery outsources its business operation, an Activity-Based Cost system would be beneficial to track effectiveness of each vendor. Activity-Based Costing strategic gives the company detailed
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