Final Exam quizlet Flashcards
Provides financial and nonfinancial information to an organization’s managers
What is managerial accounting?
- Determining the costs of an organization’s products and services
- planning future activities 3. comparing actual results to planned results
What is the purpose of managerial accounting?
Key differences between managerial and financial accounting
Managerial Accounting: Internal users, no GAAP rules, available quickly without audit, uses real time information, focuses on the company’s project, processes and divisions, mostly monetary
What is the fraud triangle?
Opportunity: A person must be able to commit fraud with low risk of getting caught
Pressure: A person must feel pressure
Rationalization: Justifies fraud or does not see its criminal nature
Uses of the internal control system
-Ensures reliable accounting
-Protects Assets
-Uphold company policies
-Promote efficienct
Beliefs that distinguish right from wrong (accepted standards of good and bad behavior)
Ethics
Requires that management accountants be competent, maintain confidentiality, act with integrity and communicate information in a fair and credible manner
Institute of Management Accounting (IMA) Requirements
Product, process, department, or customer to which costs are assigned
Cost Object
Costs that can be cost-effectively traced to a cost object and consist of direct materials and direct labor
Direct Costs
Costs that cannot be cost-effectively traced to a cost object
Indirect Costs
Raw material that physically becomes part of the product and is clearly identified with specific (batches) of products
Direct Materials
Costs for direct materials that can be cost-effectively traced through the manufacturing process to finished goods
Direct Material Costs
Work of employees who physically convert materials to finished products
Direct Labor
Wages and salaries for direct labor that are separately traced through the production process to finished goods
Direct Labor Costs
All manufacturing costs that are not direct materials or direct labor
Factory Overhead
Manufacturing costs that cannot be cost-effectively traced to finished goods
Factory Overhead Costs
Materials used in manufacturing that cannot be cost-effectively traced to finished goods
Indirect Materials
Labor needed in manufacturing that cannot be cost-effectively traced to finished goods
Indirect Labor
Other Indirect Costs Include:
Factory utilities
Total Manufacturing Goods (Equation)
Direct Materials + Direct Labor + Factory Overhead
Conversion Costs (Equation)
Direct Labor + Factory Overhead
Prime Costs (Equation)
Direct Materials + Direct Labor
Costs necessary to create a product. Capitalized as inventory because they produce benefits expected to have future value (direct materials and labor, overhead costs)
Product Costs
Non-production costs linked to a time period (not to specific products). Expenses in the period when incurred and reported on income statement as selling or general and administrative expenses
Period Costs
Total Nonmanufacturing Costs (Equation)
Selling expenses + General and admin expenses
Costs of materials a company acquires to use in making products
Raw Materials Inventory
Consists of the cost of direct materials, direct labor, and overhead for partially completed products
Work in Process Inventory
Costs of direct materials, direct labor, and overhead of completed products ready for sale
Finished Goods Inventory
How many inventory types of inventory does a manufacturer, merchandiser, and service company report on balance sheet?
manufacturer: 3 types
merchandiser: 1 type
service company: 0
Cost of Goods Sold (Merchandiser equation)
Beginning Merchandise Inventory + Costs of Merchandise Purchased - Ending Merchandise Inventory
Cost of Goods Sold (Manufacturer equation)
Beginning Finished Goods Inventory + Costs of Goods Manufactured - Ending Finished Goods Inventory