Cost Accounting Tabitha Smith ACC 310 Christine Errico January 12, 2011 Cost Accounting What is cost accounting? Cost accounting as referred to as managerial accounting is a system of accounting used specifically by managers (Lanen, Anderson, & Maher, 2011, p. 6). Cost accounting measures, records and reports information about costs to help managers to form a well informed decisions for an organization (Lanen, Anderson, & Maher, 2011, p. 6). Cost accounting
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Managerial Accounting Case #3 (Danshui Plant No. 2) – Instructions I would like to see all of your calculations as a part of your write-up (except for Question 3). For Q3, please attach any relevant tables as an appendix. Question 1: You’ll use the data provided in the first column of Exhibit 3 to calculate the break-even point (see chapter 3 lecture notes for details). Question 2: You’ll just compute the expected and actual total cost per unit. Question 3: Prepare a table with four columns:
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model if we take only one type of product that is produced in one local. For example, to produce bottles of water Volvic, there are variable costs (the raw material cost like plastic and caps, the energy cost) that depend on the volume and fixed costs (salaries cost, machine depreciation cost). If we know the production volume, all fixed costs and variable costs for a type of product (water bottles Volvic), we can calculate the price of a single product (one water bottle). Contribution costing
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Performance Rating 38 6.7 Allowance Factor 40 6.8 Standard Time 41 VII. Standard Practice 42 7.1 Work Instruction per Workstation 43 VIII. Computation of Unit Cost 46 8.1 Material Cost 46 8.2 Labor Cost 46 8.3 Energy Cost 46 8.4 Standard Unit Cost of the Product 46 IX. Wage Incentive Plan 47 Recommendation Bibliography Curriculum Vitae
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ACC310: Cost Accounting 1 Instructor: Susan Paris Date: April 18, 2011 Outline I: Introduction a. What is Activity Based Costing b. How Does it Work II. Body a. What does ABC do for Firms b. How to develop the ABC system in a firm c. What are the Steps d. Examples III. Conclusion IV. References Abstract Activity Based Costing was developed in the manufacturing sector of the United States during the 1970’s and 1980’s. This system is used as a method for developing cost estimates
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unique products or services require process-costing accounting systems. ____ 2. In process costing, each producing department has its own work-in-process account. ____ 3. The difference between actual overhead and applied overhead is the overhead variance. ____ 4. Using a time ticket, the cost accounting department can enter the cost of direct materials onto the correct job-order cost sheet. ____ 5. Process costing accumulates costs by processing departments rather than by individual
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costing. Describe the source documents used to track direct materials and direct labor costs to the job cost sheet. Calculate a predetermined overhead rate and use it to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. Describe how costs flow through the accounting system in job order costing. Calculate and dispose of overapplied or underapplied manufacturing overhead. Calculate the cost of goods manufactured and cost of goods sold. Lecture Presentation–LP2 www.mhhe.com/whitecotton1e 36 FOCUS
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Managerial Accounting 505 Week 2 Quiz Week 2 Quiz - In job-order costing, all of the following statements are correct with respect to labor time and cost except: C. A machine operator performing routine annual maintenance work on a piece of equipment would charge the maintenance time to a specific job. Those hours should be charged to overhead For which situation(s) below would an organization be more likely to use a job-order costing system of accumulating product costs rather than
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identified, and corrective action is taken on a timely basis. If the variance is favorable, the reasons therefore are also searched out, so further advantage can be taken of the situation. An example is a variance between actual cost and standard cost for labor in a standard cost accounting system. In the area of data processing, an exception report may reflect those transactions not meeting the standards or requirements for the program being run. I Pad Hardware Quantity
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Case Study I ACCT-505 Managerial Accounting Information Provided Materials Purchased $325,000 Direct Labor $220,000 Sales $1,350,000 Gross Margin 30% Cost of Goods Available for Sale $1,020,000 Prime Costs $545,000 Manufacturer Overhead 65% Conversion Direct Materials $325,000 Beginning Balances Raw Materials $41,000 Works in Progress $56,000 Finished Goods $35,000 Conversion Cost= Manufacturing Overhead + Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead= 65% of Conversion
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