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1
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Management accounting objectives

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To provide information for decision making; and planning, controlling, evaluating and continuous improvement; for cost services, products, and other objects of interest to management

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2
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Who occupies a line position?

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VP of marketing

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3
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Primary objective of management accounting

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To provide management with information useful for planning and control of operations

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4
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Investigating production variances and adjusting the production process is an example of

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Controlling

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5
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Example of non-manufacturing costs

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Marketing and admin

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6
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Costs are divided into what two major functional categories?

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Production and non-production

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7
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Examples of product costs

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Direct materials, direct labor, OH
Are manufacturing costs
Are inventoriable costs

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8
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Product costs are expensed when

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The product is sold

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9
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Example of fixed cost

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Property taxes

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10
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Variable costs within the relevant range

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Stay constant on a per unit basis as output changes
Increase in total as output increases
Decrease in total as output decreases

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11
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The high-low method…

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Is not as accurate as other methods
Can be affected by the presence of outliers
Has the advantage of objectivity

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12
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The relevant range

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Is the normal range of output
Is the range of output where cost relationships or behaviors are valid
May change from period to period

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13
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Formula for mixed cost

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Total cost = total fixed cost + (variable rate x amount of output)

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14
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Using the high-low method, the variable rate of a mixed cost equals

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(High point cost - low point cost)

/ (High point output - low point output)

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15
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Contribution margin is…

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Difference between sales and variable costs

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16
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Equation for operating income

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(Price x units sold) - (unit variable cost x units sold) - fixed cost

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17
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If actual sales = break even sales then…

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Margin of safety equals 0

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18
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Sales mix is the relative combination of

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Products sold by a firm

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19
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On a cost-volume-profit graph, the break even point is where

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The revenue line intersects the total cost line

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20
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A “what-if” technique that examines the impact of changes in underlying assumptions on an answer is:

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Sensitivity analysis

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21
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If fixed costs increase, the break even point in units will…

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Increase

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22
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Margin of safety in dollars is:

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Expected sales minus sales at break even

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23
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Difference between financial and managerial accounting

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Financial: external users, objective, according to GAAP, fixed intervals

Managerial: management users, obj./sub., according to management needs, prepared at fixed intervals and on as-needed basis

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24
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Product or non-product costs?
Manufacturing OH
non-manufacturing costs

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Product

Non- product

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25
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Difference between direct and indirect costs?

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Direct - identified w/and can be traced to a cost object

Indirect - can’t be identified or traced to a cost object

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26
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Difference between product and period costs

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Product: manufacturing costs - DM, DL, and OH

Period: non-manufacturing costs - selling and admin. exp.

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27
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COGM statement

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WIP
DM
DL
FOH
total man. Fact. Costs incurred
Total man. Fact. Costs
Less WIP 
COGM
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28
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Calculate predetermined OH rate

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OH/DL cost

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29
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Applied overhead =

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Predetermined OH x actual activity level

30
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Provides product costs for each quantity of product that is manufactured

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Job order cost system

31
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Underapplied FOH has a debit or credit balance?

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Debit

32
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Manner in which a cost changes as a related activity changes

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Cost behavior

33
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Examples of mixed costs

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Quality control dept. salaries
Purchasing dept. salaries
Maintenance expenses
Warehouse expenses

34
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Examination of the relationships among selling prices, sales and production volume, costs, exp., and profits

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Cost-volume profit analysis

35
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Contribution format income statement

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Sales 
Less: variable exp. 
          Manufacturing 
          Selling 
          Admin. 
Contribution margin 
Less: fixed exp. 
          Manufacturing 
          Selling
          Admin. 
Net income
36
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Cost-volume profit is also called

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Break-even

37
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Break even formula (dollars)

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Fixed cost/ CM ratio

38
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Integrated set of operating and financial budgets for a period of time

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Master budget

39
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Calculate sales budget

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Budgeted revenue = expected sales volume x expected unit sales price

40
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Production budget

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Expected units to be sold
Plus desired units in ending inventory
Less estimated units in beginning inventory
Total units to be produced

41
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DM Purchase budget

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Budgeted DM required for production = budgeted production volume x DM qty expected per unit

Materials required for production(step1)
Plus desired ending materials inventory
Less estimated beginning materials inventory
Direct material quantity to be purchased

Budgeted DM to be purchased = DM qty to be purch. X unit price(step2)

42
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DL cost budget

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Budgeted DL hours required for production = budgeted production volume x DL hours expected per unit

DL cost = DL required for production(step1) x hourly rate

43
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Factory OH cost budget

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Add everything together

44
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Estimates the expected receipts and payment of cash for a period of time

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Cash budget

45
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Calculate standard costs

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Standard price x standard qty per unit = standard cost per unit

46
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In a favorable cost variance the actual cost is greater or lesser than the standard cost at actual volume?

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Lesser

47
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Calculate - Materials price and usage (quantity) variance

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Actual material used - standard material used = $ x standard price = $

48
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In a favorable cost variance the actual cost is greater or lesser than the standard cost at actual volume?

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Lesser

49
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Calculate - Materials price and usage (quantity) variance

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Actual material used - standard material used = $ x standard price = $

50
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Calculate DM quantity variance

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=(A qty - Std qty) x Std price

51
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Calculate DL rate variance

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= (A rate/hr. - Std rate/hr.) x A hrs.

52
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Calculate DL time variance

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= (A DL hrs - Std DL hrs) Std rate/hr

53
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Price and rate are actual or standard?

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Actual

54
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Quantity and time are actual or standard?

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Standard

55
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Concerning hurdle rate, a positive number means…

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We made hurdle rate

56
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Define sunk costs

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Costs that have been incurred in past, cannot be recouped, and are not relevant to future decisions

57
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Define differential cost

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Amount of increase or decrease in cost that is expected from a course of action as compared to an alternative

58
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Define opportunity cost

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Revenue that is forgone from an alternative use of an asset such as cash

59
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Define sunk costs

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Costs that have been incurred in past, cannot be recouped, and are not relevant to future decisions

60
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Concerning hurdle rate, a positive number means…

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We made hurdle rate

61
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Quantity and time are actual or standard?

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Standard

62
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Price and rate are actual or standard?

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Actual

63
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Calculate DL time variance

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= (A DL hrs - Std DL hrs) Std rate/hr

64
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Calculate DL rate variance

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= (A rate/hr. - Std rate/hr.) x A hrs.

65
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Calculate DM quantity variance

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=(A qty - Std qty) x Std price

66
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Calculate - Materials price and usage (quantity) variance

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Actual material used - standard material used = $ x standard price = $

67
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Define opportunity cost

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Revenue that is forgone from an alternative use of an asset such as cash

68
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Operating activity examples

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Purchase inventory 
Pay employees 
Pay taxes 
From sale of products 
From providing services
69
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Investing activity examples

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From sale of property, plant, and equipment
From sale of investments
To buy property, plant, equip.
To purchase investments

70
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Financing activity examples

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From issuing long term liabilities
From issuing stock
To pay dividends to shareholders
To repurchase common stock(treasury stock)

71
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Net cash flow =

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Ending balance - beginning balance

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