full-line farm equipment manufacturers in the world. During the three-decade, post-World War II boom period, Deere expanded its product line, built new plants, ran plants at capacity, and still was unable to keep up with demand. During this same period, Deere had diversified into off-the-road industrial equipment for use in the construction, forestry, utility, and mining industries. Competitive environment In the 1980’s, the collapse of farmland values and commodity prices led to the worst and most sustained
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solutions to the following question: "Identify an industry in which a job order cost system or a process cost system could be used. How might each of the cost systems be implemented within this particular industry? Does an industry exist in which the job order and the processing cost systems would not be suitable? Explain your rationale." Business - Accounting Alternative Costing Methods The text presents job and processing costing systems as virtual “polar extremes,” there are many situations
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Activity-Based Costing and Management After studying this chapter, you should be able to . . . 1. Explain the strategic role of activity-based costing 2. Describe activity-based costing (ABC), the steps in developing an ABC system, and the benefits and limitations of an ABC system 3. Determine product costs under both the volume-based method and the activity-based method and contrast the two 4. Explain activity-based management (ABM) 5. Describe how ABC/M is used in manufacturing companies, service
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Activity-Based Costing and Management After studying this chapter, you should be able to . . . 1. Explain the strategic role of activity-based costing 2. Describe activity-based costing (ABC), the steps in developing an ABC system, and the benefits and limitations of an ABC system 3. Determine product costs under both the volume-based method and the activity-based method and contrast the two 4. Explain activity-based management (ABM) PART I 5. Describe how ABC/M is used in manufacturing companies
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Factors Influencing Activity-Based Costing Success: A Research Framework Zhang Yi Fei and Che Ruhana Isa becoming more and more popular [3-7] ABC aims to provide accurate costing information to managers to allocate activity costs to products and services by applying cost drivers [8]. Academics who advocate ABC, such as, Cooper and Kaplan [9], and Swenson [10] argue that it provides more accurate cost data needed to make appropriate strategic decisions about product mix, sourcing, pricing, process
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2 Job Order Costing YOUR LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter, you should be able to: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 Describe the key differences between job order costing and process 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
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: | (TCO F) Computing unit product costs involves averaging in: | | | Student Answer: | | Choice A | | | | Choice B | | | | Choice C | | | | Choice D | | Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 3 | | | | Points Received: | 5 of 5 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | (TCO F) Process costing would be appropriate for each of the following except: | | | Student Answer: | | custom furniture manufacturing. | | | | oil refining
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Managerial Accounting Grading Summary | | Grade Details | Page: | 1 2 | 1. | Question : | (TCO F) For which situation(s) below would an organization be more likely to use a job-order costing system of accumulating product costs rather than a process costing system? | | | Student Answer: | | a steel factory that processes iron ore into steel bars | | | | a factory that processes sugar and other ingredients into black licorice | | | | a costume maker
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CHAPTER 5: ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING AND MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS 5-1 Product costs are likely distorted when a firm uses a volume-based rate if the plant has more than one activity in its operations and not all activities consume overhead in the same proportion. The more diverse the product mixes of the plant are in volume, sizes, manufacturing processes, or product complexities, the greater the cost distortions are likely to be in using a volume-based rate. Undercosting a product may appear to have increased
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2 Job Order Costing YOUR LEARNING OBJECTIVES After completing this chapter, you should be able to: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6 Describe the key differences between job order costing and process 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
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