Accounting, Cost 14e (Horngren/Datar/Rajan) Chapter 5 Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management Objective 5. 1 1) If products are different, then for costing purposes: A) an ABC costing system will yield more accurate cost numbers B) a simple costing system should be used C) a single indirect-cost rate should be used D) none of the above Answer: A Diff: 1 Terms: activity-based costing (ABC) Objective: 1 AACSB: Reflective thinking 2) Overcosting a particular product may result in: A)
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processes for the production, and improving workforce. However, many companies are still using the same traditional costing systems, Cooper and Kaplan (1991).The absorption costing paved way due to the lack of visibility for indirect costs so the ABC has been adopted by many organizations rapidly. According to Krajnc et al. (2011), the main difference of ABC to absorption costing lies on how they treat indirect production costs (overheads) and sales. The fundamental goal of ABC is to identify as
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the German-based costing system. It was founded in 1937 and is the biggest German automaker in the world, as well as the second biggest automaker in the world. The annual financial statements of Volkswagen AG have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB – German Commercial Code). The main function of costing systems is help companies determine the cost of a product related to the revenue it generates. Two of the more common costing systems used in business
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80 per part | Assembly & Inspection | $ 5 000 000 | Direct labor hours | $ 25.00 per hour | Units Produced | Direct Materials Costs | Number of Parts Used | Direct Labor Hours | 3 800 | $ 142 000 | 83 600 | 17 180 | Question a: ABC Costing Activity | Total Time | Cost-Driver Rate | Total Cost | Material Handling | 83 600 | $ 0.25 | $ 20 900 | Cutting & Lathe Work | 83 600 | $ 1.80 | $ 150 480 | Assembly & Inspection | 17 180 | $ 25.00 | $ 429 500 | Total | | | $
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Advanced Management Accounting UMAC3J-20-3 Assignment 2012/2013 Monday 10th December 2012 09016707 The Development of the Techniques of Activity Based Costing, Budgeting and Management from the 1990s to the Present Day. Executive Summary: This report aims to explore the developments of activity based costing, budgeting and management from the 1990’s to the present day. This report aims to evaluate the criticisms made during this period by Kaplan and Cooper, and to use a range of theories
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below: Indirect costs consist of the following: Depreciation of factory equipment Setup costs Miscellaneous indirect costs Total RM 2,000,000 1,500 000 1,000,000 4,500,000 , At the current time, the company still uses traditional costing system to calculate the cost of production. The overhead cost is applied based on direct labour hour. However the chief management accountant found that the company's selling price is different from their competitors. As the new junior management
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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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Controller of Winjum Company had introduced the firm’s variable costing method, which charge Fixed Overhead To net income as a period expense and treated only variable cost as inventoriable product cost. Also stress that, variable costing caused income to move with sales only while full absorption costing both sales and production volume are affected. Wilcox, recast the June and July Income Statements and Balance sheets using variable costing method, he then presented it to Terry who responded positively
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Chapter 8 Activity-based costing Problems with conventional product costing systems General features of conventional product costing systems Direct material and direct labour costs are traced to products Manufacturing overhead costs are allocated to products using a predetermined overhead rate Manufacturing overhead rate is calculated using some measure of production volume Non-manufacturing costs are not assigned to products
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classifying costs in order to implement an activity-based costing system. As stated in the case, these costs will be used for planning and control decisions rather than inventory valuation. The activity-based costing system will provide better allocation of Glaser’s overhead costs rather than a system to look at the cost drivers or the activities that their overhead costs comprise. Glaser’s general structure of an activity-based costing model should consist of cost objects, activities, consumption
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