8/28 Chapter 2 Flashcards

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strategy

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game plan, the focal point of a strategy should be its target customers
ex: differentiation,

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work of management

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planning
directing and motivating
controlling

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Planning

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1identify alternatives
2select alternative that does the best job of furthering organization’s objectives
3develop budget

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4
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Directing and motivating

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day to day activities

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Controlling

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ensures that plans are being followed, compares actual to budget

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6
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Financial VS Managerial

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different

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Financial

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External users
Historical perspective
Emphasis on verifiability
Emphasis on precisions

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8
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Managerial

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Emphasis on relevance regardless of if it complies with GAAP

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9
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Decentralization

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the delegation of decision making authority throughout an organization

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Line Position

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directly related to achievement of the basic objectives of an organization

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staff position

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supports the line positions

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12
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CFO

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top management team, provides info for users

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13
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Chapter 2

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learn well

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14
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Direct Materials

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plastic actual things made

Raw Materials-part of the product that can be conveniently traced directly to it

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15
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Direct labor

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work done by people

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16
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Manufacturing Overhead

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utilities, maintenance, things that are not on a specific product or object
Indirect labor - employees not directly involved in production and
indirect materials- used to support the production process
things that can’t be directly traced to

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Raw Materials

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part of the product that can be conveniently traced directly to it

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Economically Feasible

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pertaining to money or finances, reasonable to trace it to a job

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Selling Costs

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costs necessary to get the order and deliver the product

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administrative costs

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all executive, organizational, and clerical costs

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Product costs

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include direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead

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Period Costs

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include all selling costs and administrative costs

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Prime cost

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direct materials and direct labor

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Conversion cost

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Direct Labor and manufacturing overhead

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Merchandisers
by finished goods sell finished goods
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Manufacturers
buy raw materials produce and sell finished goods
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Merchandiser balance sheet
current assets cash receivables, prepaid expenses merchandise inventory
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Manufacturer
current assets cash, receivables, prepaid expenses, inventories raw materials - materials work in process - goods in process, finished goods - ready to sell
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Inventory Equation
Beginning Balance + Additions to inventory = Ending balance + withdrawals from inventory
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Variable Costs
change with the level of production | per unit cost is not changed
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Fixed Costs
do not change the amount of production | per unit cost is lower with more units
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Direct costs
Costs that can be easily traced to a unit of product
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indirect costs
costs that are not easy to trace
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Opportunity Cost
the potential benefit that you lose from doing one thing
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Sunk Costs
Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be changed, these are ignored when we make a decision
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Product Costs
Direct - only when it is directly related to production | Indirect - (Rent, Indirect Mat, Labor)manufacturing OH
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Period Cost
Selling, General, and Administrative