Chapter 3 vocab Flashcards

1
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Activity Drivers

A

Bases that reflect the consumption or provision of resources

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2
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Bill of lading

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A shipment agreement between the business and the common carrier

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3
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Conversion process

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A series of interrelated activities designed to produce the goods a company sells

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4
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Cost behavior

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How a cost reacts to a change in the level of operating activity

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5
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Dependent variable (appendix)

A

A variable that depends on another variable

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Expenditure process

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A series of interrelated activities designed to enable the company to generate revenue

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7
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Fixed cost

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A cost that does not change in total as the amount of activity driver changes throughout the relevant range

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Fixed revenue

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A revenue that does not change as the total as the amount of the activity driver changes throughout the relevant range

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Free on board (FOB) destination

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A situation where title goods passes to the customer when goods are received

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Free on board (FOB) destination

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A situation where legal title passes to the customer where goods are received

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Free on board (FOB) shipping point

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A situation where legal title to goods passes to the customer when the goods are picked up by the common carrier CHECK

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12
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Independent variable (appendix)

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A variable that does not depend on another variable

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13
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Manufacturing overhead

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The cost of all manufacturing resources used to make products that are not directly associated with production

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14
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Mixed cost

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A cost that varies, but not proportionally, to a change in activity throughout the relevant range

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Mixed cost

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A cost that varies, but not proportionally, to a change in activity throughout the relevant range

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Mixed revenue

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A revenue that varies but not proportionally to a change in activity throughout the relevant range

17
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Purchase allowances

A

Discounts given to unhappy customers (buyers perspective)

18
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Purchase discounts

A

Discounts offered to induce customers to pay their bills early (buyers perspective)

19
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Purchase order

A

A document sent from a buyer to a vendor to request items for purchase

20
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Purchase requisition

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A document used by an internal party to communicate their needs to the purchasing manager

21
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Purchase returns

A

Goods returned to the seller by the buyer (buyers perspective)

22
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Purchase returns

A

Goods returned to the seller by the buyer (buyers perspective)

23
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Relevant range

A

The span of operating activity that is considered normal for the company

24
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Revenue behavior

A

How a revenue reacts to change in the level of operating activity

25
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Revenue process

A

A series of interrelated activities designed to produce revenue

26
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Sales allowances

A

Discounts given to unhappy customers (sellers perspective)

27
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Sales allowances

A

Discounts given to unhappy customers (sellers perspective)

28
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Sales discounts

A

Discounts offered to induce customers to pay their bills early (sellers perspective)

29
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Sales discounts

A

Discounts offered to induce customers to pay their bills early (sellers perspective)

30
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Sales invoice

A

A document sent from a seller to a customer as a bill

31
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Sales returns

A

Goods returned to the seller by the buyers (sellers perspective)

32
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Variable cost

A

A cost that changes in direct proportion to the change in the amount of activity driver throughout the relevant range

33
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Variable revenue

A

A revenue that changes in direct proportion to the change in the amount of activity driver throughout the relevant range

34
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X variable (appendix)

A

See independent variable

35
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Y variable (appendix)

A

See dependent variable