Chapter 3 vocab Flashcards
Activity Drivers
Bases that reflect the consumption or provision of resources
Bill of lading
A shipment agreement between the business and the common carrier
Conversion process
A series of interrelated activities designed to produce the goods a company sells
Cost behavior
How a cost reacts to a change in the level of operating activity
Dependent variable (appendix)
A variable that depends on another variable
Expenditure process
A series of interrelated activities designed to enable the company to generate revenue
Fixed cost
A cost that does not change in total as the amount of activity driver changes throughout the relevant range
Fixed revenue
A revenue that does not change as the total as the amount of the activity driver changes throughout the relevant range
Free on board (FOB) destination
A situation where title goods passes to the customer when goods are received
Free on board (FOB) destination
A situation where legal title passes to the customer where goods are received
Free on board (FOB) shipping point
A situation where legal title to goods passes to the customer when the goods are picked up by the common carrier CHECK
Independent variable (appendix)
A variable that does not depend on another variable
Manufacturing overhead
The cost of all manufacturing resources used to make products that are not directly associated with production
Mixed cost
A cost that varies, but not proportionally, to a change in activity throughout the relevant range
Mixed cost
A cost that varies, but not proportionally, to a change in activity throughout the relevant range