Chapter 7 Notes Page 1. As we have seen, inventory costs are made up of the following under Absorption Costing:
|
|
- Silas Ball
- 7 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Chapter 7 Notes Page 1 Variable Costing Absorption As we have seen in previous chapters, when you manufacture your own inventory, the cost of that inventory includes all of the costs associated with running the factory that produces the inventory. Generally, no part of the factory cost is expensed. Instead, it is capitalized as the cost of the inventory produced. It is only expensed when the inventory is sold. At that point the cost of the inventory becomes Cost of Goods Sold. This system is referred to as Absorption Costing. It is also know as Full Costing and Full-Absorption Costing. The thought is that the inventory absorbs all of the factory costs fully. As we have seen, inventory costs are made up of the following under Absorption Costing: Direct Labor; Direct Materials; and Manufacturing Overhead (regardless of whether it is fixed or variable). GAAP requires that a firm must use Absorption Costing for all of its financial statements that are released to outside parties. An alternative system to Absorption Costing is Variable Costing. Although GAAP does not permit Variable Costing, Variable Costing is still widely used by companies for internal purposes (e.g., in order to evaluate the performance of a manager, a product or a division). With Variable Costing, the cost of the inventory produced includes only: Direct Labor; Direct Material; and Variable Manufacturing Overhead. Under Variable Costing, Fixed Manufacturing Overhead is not treated as part of the cost of the inventory produced. Instead, Fixed Manufacturing Overhead is expensed in the current period. Currently expensing a cost is often referred to as treating it as a period cost. Capitalizing a cost as part of the cost of inventory is often referred to as treating it as a product cost. The exclusion of Fixed Manufacturing Overhead from the cost of inventory makes Cost of Goods Sold a purely Variable Cost.
2 Chapter 7 Notes Page 2 Variable Costing vs. Absorption Costing In addition to having a different definition of inventory cost, Variable Costing uses a different Income Statement format. With a Variable Costing Income Statement, we group expenses into Variable Costs and Fixed Costs. The Variable Costing Income Statement first reports a company's Sales Revenue reduced by its Variable Costs. This difference is referred to as the "Contribution Margin." The Contribution Margin represents the dollar amount that a company s operations contribute to help pay its Fixed Costs. The Variable Costing Income Statement then reduces the company s Contribution Margin by its Fixed Costs. This Contribution Margin Format used by Variable Costing is different from the traditional Multi-Step Income Statement associated with Absorption Costing. A comparison of the two formats appears below: ABSORPTION COSTING Sales Revenue -Cost of Goods Sold Gross Margin or Gross Profit -Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Operating Profits VARIABLE COSTING Sales Revenue -Variable Costs and Expenses Contribution Margin -Fixed Costs and Expenses Operating Profits Assume that Lucy s Chocolate Factory, Inc. has the following costs, sales and production: Using Absorption Costing, each unit would cost the following: Units Produced: 10,000 Units Sold: 10,000 Price Per Unit: $25 Direct Materials: $50,000 Direct Labor: $30,000 Variable Manufacturing Overhead: $20,000 Fixed Manufacturing Overhead: $40,000 Variable Sell., Gen. & Adm. Exps.: $30,000 Fixed Sell., Gen. & Adm. Exps.: $30,000 Direct Materials: $50,000 Direct Labor: $30,000 Variable Manufacturing Overhead: $20,000 Fixed Manufacturing Overhead: $50,000 Total Costs $150,000 Divide By Number of Units Produced 10,000 Cost Per Unit $15
3 Chapter 7 Notes Page 3 Using Variable Costing, each unit would cost the following: Direct Materials: $50,000 Direct Labor: $30,000 Variable Manufacturing Overhead: $20,000 Total Costs $100,000 Divide By Number of Units Produced 10,000 Cost Per Unit $10 The difference in cost of the units under the Absorption Costing Method ($15) and the Variable Costing Method ($10) is equal to the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead per unit ($5), which is included in inventory cost under Absorption Costing and is excluded from inventory cost under Variable Costing. Assuming that Lucy sold all of the units that it produced, you would have the following Income Statements produced by the two methods: Absorption Costing Income Statement Variable Costing Income Statement Sales Revenue: $250,000 (25x10K) Sales Revenue: $250,000 (25x10K) COGS: -150,000 (15x10K) Less VC: VCOGS: -100,000 (10x10K) VSG&Adm: -30,000 Gross Margin: $100,000 Contrib.Marg: $120,000 Less: SG&Adm: -60,000 (30K+30K) Less FC: F MO/H: -50,000 F SG&Adm: -30,000 Oper. Profits: $40,000 Oper. Profits: $40,000 As you can see, both methods produce the same Operating Profits. (This statement assumes that either: (i) your manufacturing costs are the same in the current period and prior periods, or (ii) you are using LIFO). On the other hand, if the number of units that you sell differs from the number of units produced in this period, then the Operating Profits reported using the two methods will differ.
4 Chapter 7 Notes Page 4 Assume that Lucy sold only one-half of its production. Because the number of units sold are one-half of the units that were sold previously then Lucy s Variable Costs and Sales Revenue would be one-half of the figures reported above. Absorption Costing Income Statement Variable Costing Income Statement Sales Revenue: $125,000 ½ (25x10K) Sales Revenue: $125,000 ½ (25x10K) COGS: -75,000 ½ (15x10K) Less VC: VCOGS: -50,000 ½ (10x10K) VSG&Adm: -15,000 ½ (30K) Gross Margin: $50,000 Contrib.Marg: $60,000 Less: SG&Adm: -45,000 (30K+ ½ 30K) Less FC: F MO/H: -50,000 F SG&Adm: -30,000 Oper. Profits: $5000 Oper. Profits: -$20,000 The difference in the Operating Profits reported by the two methods is attributable to the different treatment of Fixed Manufacturing Overhead allocated to the unsold units under Absorption Costing. With Variable Costing, the entire Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Cost ($50,000) is expensed in the current period. With Absorption Costing, the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead is divided into a per unit cost ($5) and added to the Variable Cost of each unit ($10) to produce the total cost of each unit manufactured ($15). When only half of the units are sold, then only half of the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead is expensed. The difference between the Operating Profits reported using the two methods [$5,000 (-$20,000) = $25,000] is equal to the amount of Fixed Manufacturing Overhead that is added to the cost of the unsold units: Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Per Unit x Unsold Units $5 x 5,000 = $25,000 Because the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead that is not expensed is added to the cost of the inventory, the inventory cost is $25,000 higher using Absorption Costing than it is using Variable Costing. With Absorption Costing the inventory cost is $15 per unit and the cost of the 5,000 unsold units is $75,000. On the other hand, with Variable Costing, the inventory cost is $10 per unit, and the cost of the 5,000 unsold units is $50,000. Potential Abuse of Absorption Costing As you will recall from our discussion of Cost Behavior, with a linear cost function, the Variable Cost per unit does not change as production increases (V=Vx /x ) because the total Variable Costs (numerator) go up proportionately as you produce more units (denominator). On the other hand, the Fixed Cost per unit drops as you produce more units [(FC per unit) =F/(x )] because you are dividing the same amount of Fixed Costs by a larger denominator as you increase your production. As noted above, Fixed Manufacturing Costs are part of the cost of inventory with Absorption Costing. The total cost of each unit (both fixed and variable) will drop as you
5 Chapter 7 Notes Page 5 produce more units because of the fact that you are reducing the fixed portion of that cost. By increasing the number of units that it produces, a firm can lower its inventory cost per unit and thereby lower its Cost of Goods Sold and increase its profits. The freedom to produce inventory solely to generate higher profits is a license to print your own money. For example, assume that Ye Old Mint Co. prints commemorative coins. Its cost function is $5,000 + $1 per unit produced, and each coin can be sold for $1.90. If Ye Old Mint produces 10,000 units, the total cost to produce 10,000 units is $15,000 [$5,000 + ($1x10,000)], and the cost of each unit is $1.50. Mint will make 40 cents on each unit sold ($ $1.50) at this production level. On the other hand, if it produces 50,000 units, then the total cost to produce 50,000 units is $55,000 [$5,000 + ($1x50,000)], and the cost of each unit is $1.10. Mint will make 80 cents on each unit that it sells at this production level ($ $1.10). As you can see, Mint doubled its First U.S. Mint profits under Absorption Costing without selling any more units merely by producing more inventory. Produce & Sell 10,000 units Produce 50,000 Units & Sell 10,000 Units Sales Revenue: $19,000 (1.90x10K) Sales Revenue: $19,000 (1.9x10K) COGS: -15,000 ($1.5x10K) COGS: -11,000 ($1.10x10K) Oper. Profits: $4,000 (40 x10k) Oper. Profits: $8,000 (80 x10k) A number of managers and companies have discovered that they can increase profits through overproduction of units, and they have produced more inventory than they need solely for the purpose of boosting their Operating Profits. This manipulation of profits is not possible with Variable Costing. With Variable Costing, all Fixed Costs (including Fixed Manufacturing Overhead) are expensed in the year incurred. The cost of your inventory is made up solely of Variable Costs. Regardless of the number of units that you produce, the inventory cost (Variable Cost) stays the same. If Mint produces 10,000 units, the total cost to produce the units is $10,000 ($1 x 10,000), and each unit costs $1. If Mint produces 50,000 units, the total cost to produce the units is $50,000 ($1 x 50,000), which is still $1 per unit.
6 Chapter 7 Notes Page 6 With Variable Costing, Mint would report $4,000 of Operating Profits regardless of the number of units produced: Produce & Sell 10,000 units Produce 50,000 Units & Sell 10,000 Units Sales Revenue: $19,000 (1.90x10K) Sales Revenue: $19,000 (1.90x10K) VCOGS: -10,000 ($1x10K) VCOGS: -10,000 ($1x10K) Contrib. Marg: $9,000 Contrib. Marg: $9,000 F MO/H: -5,000 F MO/H: -5,000 Oper. Profits: $4,000 Oper. Profits: $4,000 Variable Costing always produces the same amount of Operating Profits as that generated using Absorption Costing when 10,000 units were produced and sold ($4,000). For this reason, the Operating Profits reported using Variable Costing are compared to the Operating Profits reported using Absorption Costing. The Operating Profits produced by Variable Costing tells you the amount of Operating Profits that would have been reported using Absorption Costing if the manager (or firm) had only produced enough units to meet sales demands. It exposes the manipulation of Operating Profits produced by making unsold units. Although, producing unneeded units improves Operating Profits, this overproduction is actually detrimental to the firm. The unsold units are not free. The firm expended the Variable Costs needed to produce the units. Thus, you are tying up valuable resources in the cost of the unsold inventory (as well as the cost to store the unsold inventory) that could be used elsewhere. The current trend in inventory management is to try to reduce inventory levels and thereby reduce such inventory and storage costs (e.g., the growing popularity of the Just In Time Inventory System). Moreover, once you produce this excess inventory, you cannot sell it without hurting your Operating Profits in the year of sale. If you ever sell more units than you produce, then Variable Costing will have higher Operating Profits than those produced using Absorption Costing. Assume that Ye Old Mint Co. has the following production and sales levels: Units Produced Units Sold First Year 50,000 10,000 Second Year 10,000 50,000 As noted previously, the following inventory costs is produced at the following production levels using Absorption Costing and Variable Costing: Units Produced Absorption Costing Variable Costing First Year 50,000 $1.10 per unit $1 per unit Second Year 10,000 $1.50 per unit $1 per unit
7 Chapter 7 Notes Page 7 In the first year, Absorption Costing will report Operating Profits that are $4,000 higher than those reported using Variable Costing: Absorption Costing Variable Costing Sales Revenue: $19,000 (1.90x10K) Sales Revenue: $19,000 (1.90x10K) COGS: -11,000 ($1.10x10K) VCOGS: -10,000 ($1x10K) Oper. Profits: $8,000 (80 x10k) Contrib. Marg: $9,000 F MO/H: -5,000 Oper. Profits: $4,000 The difference in Operating Profits is due to transferring $4,000 of Fixed Manufacturing Overhead away from Cost of Goods Sold to the cost of the unsold inventory, which is an asset on the Balance Sheet. Note that when Mint produces 50,000 units, the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead ($5,000) is spread over all of those units and produces a per unit cost of 10 ($5,000/50,000): F MO/H per Unit X Unsold Units = Absorption Costing Profits exceed Variable Costing Profits by: 10 X 40,000 = $4,000 As you can see, when you produce more units than you sell, then your Operating Profits are higher using Absorption Costing than those produced using Variable Costing. In the second year, however, Mint sells more units than it produces, and the opposite is true: Absorption Costing Variable Costing Sales Revenue: $95,000 (1.9x50K) Sales Revenue: $95,000 (1.90x50K) COGS: -59,000 ($1.10x40K)+ VCOGS: -50,000 ($1x50K) ($1.5 x 10K) Oper. Profits: $36,000 (80 x10k) Contrib. Marg: $45,000 F MO/H: -5,000 Oper. Profits: $40,000 Now, all of the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead that was not expensed (and was placed in inventory) during the first year under Absorption Costing now moves to Cost of Goods Sold. This makes Mint s expenses $4,000 higher than they are using Variable Costing. Recall that with Variable Costing all of the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead was expensed in the first year, which is why the Operating Profits reported using Variable Costing were lower in the first year. Variable Costing has no deferred Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Cost that is recaptured upon the sale of the inventory. F MO/H per Unit X Unsold Units = Absorption Costing Profits exceed Variable Costing Profits by: 10 X -40,000 = -$4,000 This time we dipped into inventory levels. Thus, there are negative unsold units. The negative amount of profits indicates that the Variable Costing Method produces
8 Chapter 7 Notes Page 8 Operating Profits that are $4,000 higher than those reported using the Absorption Method. Variable Costing Example The following information relates to Robin Toy Co: Sales Price: $15 Variable Costs and Expenses: Direct Labor: $1/ unit produced Direct Materials: $2/ unit produced Variable Manufacturing Overhead: $1/ unit produced Variable Selling, General & Administrative Expenses: $2/ unit sold Fixed Costs and Expenses: Fixed Manufacturing Overhead: $60,000 Fixed Selling, General & Administrative Expenses: $40,000 What are the Operating Profits of Robin if it manufactures and sells 10,000 units using both Absorption Costing and Variable Costing? The first thing that you should always do with these problems is to calculate the Cost of Goods Manufactured per unit using each method. Absorption Costing: Direct Materials: $ 20,000 (2x10,000) Direct Labor: 10,000 (1x10,000) Variable Manufacturing Overhead: 10,000 (1x10,000) Fixed Manufacturing Overhead: 60,000 Total Manufacturing Cost: $100,000 Divide By The Number of Units Produced: 10,000 Manufacturing Cost Per Unit: $10 Variable Costing: Direct Materials: $ 20,000 (2x10,000) Direct Labor: 10,000 (1x10,000) Variable Manufacturing Overhead: 10,000 (1x10,000) Total Manufacturing Cost: $40,000 Divide By The Number of Units Produced: 10,000 Manufacturing Cost Per Unit: $4
9 Chapter 7 Notes Page 9 Note that the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead per unit is $6 ($60,000/10,000 units), which is the difference between the costs produced by the two methods ($10 - $4 = $6). As we have seen before, because Robin sold exactly the number of units that it manufactured, the two methods produce the same Operating Profits: ABSORPTION COSTING VARIABLE COSTING Sales Revenue: $150,000 (15x10K) Sales Revenue: $150,000 (15x10K) Cost of Goods Sold: -100,000 (10x10K) Var. COGS: -40,000 (4x10K) Gross Margin: $50,000 Var Sell. & Adm: -20,000 (2x10K) Selling & Administrative: -$60,000 (40K+(2x10K)) Contribution Margin: $90,000 Operating Profits: -$10,000 Fxd. Manuf. OH: -60,000 Fxd. Sell. & Adm: -40,000 Operating Profits: -10,000 Now, let us examine what happens when Robin doubles its production to 20,000 units. Assume that it still sells 10,000 units. Again, you must first calculate the Cost of Goods Manufactured per unit for each method. Absorption Costing: Direct Materials: $ 40,000 (2x20,000) Direct Labor: 20,000 (1x20,000) Variable Manufacturing Overhead: 20,000 (1x20,000) Fixed Manufacturing Overhead: 60,000 Total Manufacturing Cost: $140,000 Divide By The Number of Units Produced: 20,000 Manufacturing Cost Per Unit: $7 Note what happened to the cost of one unit under Absorption Costing when we increased production. It decreased from $10 to $7. This difference is due solely to the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead. The Fixed Manufacturing Overhead has now dropped to $3 per unit ($60,000/20,000 units) from the previous $6 per unit. Variable Costing: Direct Materials: $ 40,000 (2x20,000) Direct Labor: 20,000 (1x20,000) Variable Manufacturing Overhead: 20,000 (1x20,000) Total Manufacturing Cost: $80,000 Divide By The Number of Units Produced: 20,000 Manufacturing Cost Per Unit: $4
10 Chapter 7 Notes Page 10 Note that the inventory cost of one unit did not change under Variable Costing. Because Robin sold less units than it manufactured, the two methods produce different Operating Profits figures: ABSORPTION COSTING VARIABLE COSTING Sales Revenue: $150,000 (15x10K) Sales Revenue: $150,000 (15x10K) Cost of Goods Sold: -70,000 (7x10K) Var. COGS: -40,000 (4x10K) Gross Margin: $80,000 Var Sell. & Adm: -20,000 (2x10K) Selling & Administrative: -$60,000 (40K+(2x10K)) Contribution Margin: $90,000 Operating Profits: $20,000 Fxd. Manuf. OH: -60,000 Fxd. Sell. & Adm: -40,000 Operating Profits: -10,000 Note that the Operating Profits produced using Variable Costing did not change. It stayed at a loss of $10,000. The Operating Profits reported using Absorption Costing improved from the original loss of $10,000 to a profit of $20,000. Why? Robin did not produce more revenue than before. This $30,000 increase in the Operating Profits came solely from reducing the cost of Robin s inventory from $10 per unit to $7 per unit. Remember that Variable Costing expenses all of the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead. However, with Absorption Costing, the Fixed Manufacturing Overhead ($3 per unit) that is attributable to the unsold units (10,000 units) was removed from the expenses on the Income Statement and added to the cost of Inventory on the Balance Sheet: Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Per Unit x Unsold Units $3 x 10,000 = $30,000 So, Absorption Costing allowed Robin to reduce its total expenses by $30,000 as a result of its production of unneeded units. Variable Costing did not permit such a reduction in expenses.
Quiz Chapter 7 - Solution
Quiz Chapter 7 - Solution 1. In an income statement prepared as an internal report using the variable costing method, variable selling and administrative expenses would: A) not be used. B) be treated the
More informationVariable Cost increases in direct proportion to Volume Fixed Costs do not change as Volume changes (in a relevant range).
Variable Cost increases in direct proportion to Volume Fixed Costs do not change as Volume changes (in a relevant range). If we are in business and we are selling something our price is going to be larger
More informationAbsorption/Variable Costing
Chapter 9: Absorption/Variable Costing Horngren 13e 1 ABSORPTION COSTING Absorption costing is required for external financial reports and for tax reporting. Under absorption costing, product costs include
More informationAnalysis of Inventories. Inventory: Asset or Expense?
Analysis of Inventories Inventory: Asset or Expense? Inventories normally considered assets held for sale Comprised of: Raw materials inventory Work-in-process inventory Finished goods inventory Question:
More informationSolutions to Homework Problems for Basic Cost Behavior by David Albrecht
Solutions to Homework Problems for Basic Cost Behavior by David Albrecht Solution to Problem #11 This problem focuses on being able to work with both total cost and average per unit cost. As a brief review,
More informationhp calculators HP 17bII+ Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return Cash Flow Zero A Series of Cash Flows What Net Present Value Is
HP 17bII+ Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return Cash Flow Zero A Series of Cash Flows What Net Present Value Is Present Value and Net Present Value Getting the Present Value And Now For the Internal
More informationPrice cutting. What you need to know to keep your business healthy. Distributor Economics Series
Price cutting What you need to know to keep your business healthy. 3 Distributor Economics Series Pricing versus smart pricing Pricing to make a profit is the most important way to build a strong, healthy
More informationMarginal and absorption costing
Marginal and absorption costing Topic list Syllabus reference 1 Marginal cost and marginal costing D4 2 The principles of marginal costing D4 3 Marginal costing and absorption costing and the calculation
More information1. a. and b. Absorption Costing
Problem 7-13 1. a. and b. Absorption Costing Variable Costing Direct materials... $48 $48 Variable manufacturing overhead... 2 2 Fixed manufacturing overhead ($360,000 12,000 units)... 30 Unit product
More informationGCSE Business Studies. Ratios. For first teaching from September 2009 For first award in Summer 2011
GCSE Business Studies Ratios For first teaching from September 2009 For first award in Summer 2011 Ratios At the end of this unit students should be able to: Interpret and analyse final accounts and balance
More informationFrom Net Revenue to Net Income
The Income Statement: From Net Revenue to Net Income By Z. Joe Lan Article Highlights The income statement shows the revenues, expenses and income recognized over a period of time. Companies use accrual
More informationIntroduction to Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheets
W J E C B U S I N E S S S T U D I E S A L E V E L R E S O U R C E S. 2008 Spec Issue 2 Sept 2012 Page 1 Introduction to Profit and Loss Accounts and Balance Sheets Specification Requirement -Understand
More informationC 6 - ACRONYMS notesc6.doc Instructor s Supplemental Information Written by Professor Gregory M. Burbage, MBA, CPA, CMA, CFM
C 6 - ACRONYMS notesc6.doc Instructor s Supplemental Information ACRONYMS (ABBREVIATIONS) FOR USE WITH MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING RELATING TO COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS. CM Contribution Margin in total dollars
More informationInventories. 15.501/516 Accounting Spring 2004. Professor S. Roychowdhury. Feb 25 / Mar 1, 2004
Inventories 15.501/516 Accounting Spring 2004 Professor S. Roychowdhury Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology Feb 25 / Mar 1, 2004 1 Inventory Definition: Inventory is defined
More informationAccounting 610 2C Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships Page 1
Accounting 610 2C Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships Page 1 I. OVERVIEW A. The managerial accountant uses analytical tools to advise line managers in decision making functions. C-V-P (CVP) analysis provides
More informationAGENDA: JOB-ORDER COSTING
TM 3-1 AGENDA: JOB-ORDER COSTING A. The documents in a job-order costing system. 1. Materials requisition form. 2. Direct labor time ticket. 3. Job cost sheet. B. Applying overhead using a predetermined
More informationChapter 3: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Planning
Chapter 3: Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis and Planning Agenda Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Overhead Traditional vs. Contribution Margin Income Statements Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis Profit Planning
More informationMarginal and. this chapter covers...
7 Marginal and absorption costing this chapter covers... This chapter focuses on the costing methods of marginal and absorption costing and compares the profit made by a business under each method. The
More informationWorking Capital Management Nature & Scope
Working Capital Management Nature & Scope Introduction & Definitions Components of Working Capital Significance of Working Capital Operating Cycle Types of Working Capital Net Vs Gross Working Capital
More information1. Merchandising company VS Service company V.S Manufacturing company
Chapter 6 Mechandising Activities 1. Merchandising company VS Service company V.S Manufacturing company Manufacturing companies use raw materials to make the inventory they sell. Their operating cycles
More informationLINKS Tutorial #1: P&L Statements. Katrina A. Zalatan & Randall G. Chapman
LINKS Tutorial #1: P&L Statements Katrina A. Zalatan & Randall G. Chapman In LINKS, you receive several financial reports after every simulation round. The first several pages of your report are "P&L Statements"
More informationHouse Published on www.jps-dir.com
I. Cost - Volume - Profit (Break - Even) Analysis A. Definitions 1. Cost - Volume - Profit (CVP) Analysis: is a means of predicting the relationships among revenues, variable costs, and fixed costs at
More information2. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Page 1 2. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Now that we have discussed a company s cost function, learned how to identify its fixed and variable costs. We will now discuss a manner
More informationEnding inventory: Ending Inventory = Goods available for sale Cost of goods sold Ending Inventory = $16,392 - $13,379 Ending Inventory = $3,013
BE7 1 CHAPTER 7 MERCHANDISE INVENTORY BRIEF EXERCISES The inventory purchases made by Hewlett-Packard during 2008 can be calculated as follows: Beginning inventory $ 8.0 billion + Purchases X Cost of Goods
More informationEconomics. Worksheet 11.1. Circular Flow Simulation
Worksheet 11.1 Circular Flow Simulation Please note this is a class activity. Why not suggest it to your teacher? Objective: To understand how productive resources, goods and services and money flow from
More informationThe Cost of Production
The Cost of Production 1. Opportunity Costs 2. Economic Costs versus Accounting Costs 3. All Sorts of Different Kinds of Costs 4. Cost in the Short Run 5. Cost in the Long Run 6. Cost Minimization 7. The
More informationChapter 6. An advantage of the periodic method is that it is a easy system to maintain.
Chapter 6 Periodic and Perpetual Inventory Systems There are two methods of handling inventories: the periodic inventory system, and the perpetual inventory system With the periodic inventory system, the
More informationMarginal Costing and Absorption Costing
Marginal Costing and Absorption Costing Learning Objectives To understand the meanings of marginal cost and marginal costing To distinguish between marginal costing and absorption costing To ascertain
More informationFlexible budgets and budget variances. First, let us consider the following example: Standard Cost Sheet Product: Widget
Flexible budgets and budget variances First, let us consider the following example: Standard Cost Sheet Product: Widget Direct materials 2 lbs. @ $4.00 $ 8.00 Direct labor 0.5 hrs. @ $20.00 10.00 Variable
More informationManagement Accounting 303 Segmental Profitability Analysis and Evaluation
Management Accounting 303 Segmental Profitability Analysis and Evaluation Unless a business is a not-for-profit business, all businesses have as a primary goal the earning of profit. In the long run, sustained
More informationUnderstanding Options: Calls and Puts
2 Understanding Options: Calls and Puts Important: in their simplest forms, options trades sound like, and are, very high risk investments. If reading about options makes you think they are too risky for
More informationPRODUCTION BUDGET Budgeted sales + desired ending inventory beginning inventory = required production
PARTS 3 and 4: Master Budget Formulas SALES BUDGET Forecasted units sold x selling price = total sales PRODUCTION BUDGET Budgeted sales + desired ending inventory beginning inventory = required production
More informationBalance Sheet. Financial Management Series #1 9/2009
Balance Sheet Prepared By: James N. Kurtz, Extension Educator Financial Management Series #1 9/2009 A complete set of financial statements for agriculture include: a Balance Sheet; an Income Statement;
More informationFinance and Accounting For Non-Financial Managers
Finance and Accounting For Non-Financial Managers Accounting/Finance Recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions in terms of dollars and their interpretation 1 Key Accounting Terms Accounting
More informationElasticity. I. What is Elasticity?
Elasticity I. What is Elasticity? The purpose of this section is to develop some general rules about elasticity, which may them be applied to the four different specific types of elasticity discussed in
More informationYou and your friends head out to a favorite restaurant
19 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Learning Objectives 1 Identify how changes in volume affect costs 2 Use CVP analysis to compute breakeven points 3 Use CVP analysis for profit planning, and graph the CVP
More informationC 5 - COST BEHAVIOR: ANALYSIS AND USE notes-c5.doc Written by Professor Gregory M. Burbage, MBA, CPA, CMA, CFM
C 5 - COST BEHAVIOR: ANALYSIS AND USE notes-c5.doc CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MAJOR: - Use the High-Low method to determine and calculate the structure of a cost. - Define, explain and use variable,
More informationMultiple-Choice Questions
True-False 1 Periodic inventory systems provide a greater degree of management control over inventory. 2 In the perpetual inventory system inventory losses must be recoded in the accounts. 3 In a periodic
More informationAccounting 300A 23-A Inventory Valuation Methods Page 1 of 13
Accounting 300A 23-A Inventory Valuation Methods Page 1 of 13 I. Review of Key Concepts and Terms: INVENTORIES: ALTERNATIVES FOR INVENTORY VALUATION A. Inventory is defined by ARB-43 as items of tangible
More informationPart 1 Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities: Simplifying and Solving
Section 7 Algebraic Manipulations and Solving Part 1 Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities: Simplifying and Solving Before launching into the mathematics, let s take a moment to talk about the words
More informationChapter 011 Project Analysis and Evaluation
Multiple Choice Questions 1. Forecasting risk is defined as the: a. possibility that some proposed projects will be rejected. b. process of estimating future cash flows relative to a project. C. possibility
More information1. Which one of the following is the format of a CVP income statement? A. Sales Variable costs = Fixed costs + Net income.
1. Which one of the following is the format of a CVP income statement? A. Sales Variable costs = Fixed costs + Net income. B. Sales Fixed costs Variable costs Operating expenses = Net income. C. Sales
More informationTeaching Special Decisions In A Lean Accounting Environment Daniel Haskin, University of Central Oklahoma, USA
Teaching Special Decisions In A Lean Accounting Environment Daniel Haskin, University of Central Oklahoma, USA ABSTRACT Lean accounting has become increasingly important as more and more companies adopt
More informationLesson 5: Inventory. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Manufacturer or Retailer?
Lesson 5: Inventory 5.1 Introduction Whether it is a brick and mortar or digital store, for many businesses, inventory management is a key cog of their operations. Managing inventory is an important key
More informationOptions on Beans For People Who Don t Know Beans About Options
Options on Beans For People Who Don t Know Beans About Options Remember when things were simple? When a call was something you got when you were in the bathtub? When premium was what you put in your car?
More informationInventories. 2014 Level I Financial Reporting and Analysis. IFT Notes for the CFA exam
Inventories 2014 Level I Financial Reporting and Analysis IFT Notes for the CFA exam Contents 1. Introduction... 3 2. Cost of Inventories... 3 3. Inventory Valuation Methods... 4 4. Measurement of Inventory
More informationInventories: Cost Measurement and Flow Assumptions
CHAPTER Inventories: Cost Measurement and Flow Assumptions OBJECTIVES After careful study of this chapter, you will be able to: 1. Describe how inventory accounts are classified. 2. Explain the uses of
More informationProfessional Development Programme on Enriching Knowledge of the Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS) Curriculum
Professional Development Programme on Enriching Knowledge of the Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS) Curriculum Course 1 : Contemporary Perspectives on Accounting Unit 7 : Marginal and Absorption
More informationChapter 6. Inventories
1 Chapter 6 Inventories 2 Learning objectives 1. Define and identify the items included in inventory at the reporting date 2. Determine the s to be included in the value of inventory 3. Describe the four
More informationVariable Costs. Breakeven Analysis. Examples of Variable Costs. Variable Costs. Mixed
Breakeven Analysis Variable Vary directly in proportion to activity: Example: if sales increase by 5%, then the Variable will increase by 5% Remain the same, regardless of the activity level Mixed Combines
More informationChapter 3 Notes Page 1
Chapter 3 Notes Page 1 Job-Order System There are basically two approaches to assign manufacturing costs to products produced or services rendered: Job-Order Costing and Process Costing. The approach that
More informationWhat is a cost? What is an expense?
What is a cost? What is an expense? A cost is a sacrifice of resources. An expense is a cost incurred in the process of generating revenues. Expenses are recorded at the same time that the associated revenues
More informationCHAPTER 20 (FIN MAN); CHAPTER 5 (MAN) VARIABLE COSTING FOR MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
(FIN MAN); CHAPTER 5 (MAN) VARIABLE COSTING FOR MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS 1. a. Under absorption costing, both variable and fixed manufacturing costs are included as a part of the cost of the product manufactured.
More informationAt the end of Chapter 18, you should be able to answer the following:
1 How to Study for Chapter 18 Pure Monopoly Chapter 18 considers the opposite of perfect competition --- pure monopoly. 1. Begin by looking over the Objectives listed below. This will tell you the main
More informationAccounting Building Business Skills. Learning Objectives: Learning Objectives: Paul D. Kimmel. Chapter Fourteen: Cost-volume-profit Relationships
Accounting Building Business Skills Paul D. Kimmel Chapter Fourteen: Cost-volume-profit Relationships PowerPoint presentation by Kate Wynn-Williams University of Otago, Dunedin 2003 John Wiley & Sons Australia,
More informationACC 471 WINTER 2007 In-class Exercise: Inventory Systems and Inventory Costing Methods
ACC 471 WINTER 2007 In-class Exercise: Inventory Systems and Inventory Costing Methods Objective At the end of the exercise, students should be able to account for cost of goods sold and ending inventory
More informationISyE 2030 Test 2 Solutions
1 NAME ISyE 2030 Test 2 Solutions Fall 2004 This test is open notes, open books. Do precisely 5 of the following problems your choice. You have exactly 55 minutes. 1. Suppose that we are simulating the
More informationPreparing cash budgets
3 Preparing cash budgets this chapter covers... In this chapter we will examine in detail how a cash budget is prepared. This is an important part of your studies, and you will need to be able to prepare
More informationChapter 3. The Concept of Elasticity and Consumer and Producer Surplus. Chapter Objectives. Chapter Outline
Chapter 3 The Concept of Elasticity and Consumer and roducer Surplus Chapter Objectives After reading this chapter you should be able to Understand that elasticity, the responsiveness of quantity to changes
More informationCost-Volume-Profit Analysis
CHAPTER 3 Overview Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis This chapter explains a planning tool called costvolume-profit (CVP) analysis. CVP analysis examines the behavior of total revenues, total costs, and operating
More informationAccounting 402 Illustration of a change in inventory method
Page 1 of 6 (revised fall, 2006) The was incorporated in January, 20X5. At the beginning of, the company decided to change to the FIFO method. Frank-Lex had used the LIFO method for financial and tax reporting
More informationThe Basic Framework of Budgeting
Master Budgeting 1 The Basic Framework of Budgeting A budget is a detailed quantitative plan for acquiring and using financial and other resources over a specified forthcoming time period. 1. The act of
More informationFI3300 Corporation Finance
Learning Objectives FI3300 Corporation Finance Spring Semester 2010 Dr. Isabel Tkatch Assistant Professor of Finance Explain the objectives of financial statement analysis and its benefits for creditors,
More informationCHAPTER 5: MEASURING GDP AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
CHAPTER 5: MEASURING GDP AND ECONOMIC GROWTH Learning Goals for this Chapter: To know what we mean by GDP and to use the circular flow model to explain why GDP equals aggregate expenditure and aggregate
More informationMGT402 - Cost & Management Accounting Glossary For Final Term Exam Preparation
MGT402 - Cost & Management Accounting Glossary For Final Term Exam Preparation Glossary Absorption costing : Includes all manufacturing costs --- including direct materials, direct labor, and both variable
More informationCOST THEORY. I What costs matter? A Opportunity Costs
COST THEORY Cost theory is related to production theory, they are often used together. However, the question is how much to produce, as opposed to which inputs to use. That is, assume that we use production
More informationPrice Theory Lecture 4: Production & Cost
Price Theory Lecture 4: Production & Cost Now that we ve explained the demand side of the market, our goal is to develop a greater understanding of the supply side. Ultimately, we want to use a theory
More informationPART A: For each worker, determine that worker's marginal product of labor.
ECON 3310 Homework #4 - Solutions 1: Suppose the following indicates how many units of output y you can produce per hour with different levels of labor input (given your current factory capacity): PART
More informationChapter 4. Systems Design: Process Costing. Types of Costing Systems Used to Determine Product Costs
4-1 Types of Systems Used to Determine Product Costs Chapter 4 Process Job-order Systems Design: Many units of a single, homogeneous product flow evenly through a continuous production process. One unit
More information6. It lengthened its payables period, thereby shortening its cash cycle.
Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. These are firms with relatively long inventory periods and/or relatively long receivables periods. Thus, such firms tend to keep inventory
More informationHelena Company reports the following total costs at two levels of production.
Chapter 22 Helena Company reports the following total costs at two levels of production. 10,000 Units 20,000 Units Direct materials $20,000 $40,000 Maintenance 8,000 10,000 Direct labor 17,000 34,000 Indirect
More informationJob-order Costing; T-Accounts; Income Statement
JOB-ORDER COSTING 1 Job-order Costing; T-Accounts; Income Statement Gold Nest Company is a family-owned enterprise that makes birdcages in Chinatown. A popular pastime among older Chinese men is to take
More informationTHEME: DEPRECIATION. By John W. Day, MBA
THEME: DEPRECIATION By John W. Day, MBA ACCOUNTING TERM: Depreciation Depreciation is defined as a portion of the cost that reflects the use of a fixed asset during an accounting period. A fixed asset
More informationChapter 4 Intercompany Transactions. Intercompany Sales of Merchandise. Affiliated Cos do business with each other E.g., S sells merchandise to P
1 Intercompany Transactions - Heading 2 Parent & Subsidiary Shown As 1 Company in Consolidation Financial Statements Chapter 4 Intercompany Transactions Affiliated Cos do business with each other E.g.,
More informationFinancial Ratios and Quality Indicators
Financial Ratios and Quality Indicators From U.S. Small Business Administration Online Women's Business Center If you monitor the ratios on a regular basis you'll gain insight into how effectively you
More informationReview 3. Table 14-2. The following table presents cost and revenue information for Soper s Port Vineyard.
Review 3 Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 are included in Midterm 3. There will be 40-45 questions. Most of the questions will be definitional, make sure you read the text carefully. Table 14-2 The following
More informationMutual Fund Expense Information on Quarterly Shareholder Statements
June 2005 Mutual Fund Expense Information on Quarterly Shareholder Statements You may have noticed that beginning with your March 31 quarterly statement from AllianceBernstein, two new sections have been
More information1.2 Linear Equations and Rational Equations
Linear Equations and Rational Equations Section Notes Page In this section, you will learn how to solve various linear and rational equations A linear equation will have an variable raised to a power of
More informationSOLUTIONS. Learning Goal 27
Learning Goal 27: Record, Report, and Control Merchandise Inventory S1 Learning Goal 27 Multiple Choice 1. c FIFO puts the oldest costs into cost of goods sold and in a period of rising prices the oldest
More informationFill-in-the-Blank Equations. Exercises
Chapter 20 (5) Variable Costing for Management Analysis Study Guide Solutions 1. Variable cost of goods sold 2. Manufacturing margin 3. Income from operations 4. Contribution margin ratio Fill-in-the-Blank
More informationMASTER BUDGET - EXAMPLE
MASTER BUDGET - EXAMPLE Sales IN UNITS for the previous two months (of last quarter), as well as the sales forecast for next quarter are as follows: Sales Budget Units May sales (ACTUAL) 20 June sales
More informationExecutive Cover Memo. The Allround brand is in a favorable position, but the cold medicine is also becoming a
Executive Cover Memo The Allround brand is in a favorable position, but the cold medicine is also becoming a cash cow. I believe that Allround needs to increase its unit sales with both grocery stores
More informationAAT LEVEL 3 LESSON 7. Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Example Course Materials
LESSON 7 Account for the Valuation of Inventory On completing this lesson you should be able to: Identify categories of inventory as referred to within the accounting standard IAS 2 (Inventories) Explain
More information11.3 BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS. Fixed and Variable Costs
385 356 PART FOUR Capital Budgeting a large number of NPV estimates that we summarize by calculating the average value and some measure of how spread out the different possibilities are. For example, it
More informationReview of Production and Cost Concepts
Sloan School of Management 15.010/15.011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology RECITATION NOTES #3 Review of Production and Cost Concepts Thursday - September 23, 2004 OUTLINE OF TODAY S RECITATION 1.
More informationWhat is the income statement in accounting? Peter Baskerville. The definition and place of the income statement in accounting - Foundation level
What is the income statement in accounting? Peter Baskerville The definition and place of the income statement in accounting - Foundation level The Income Statement reports on the financial performance
More informationFinancial Statement and Cash Flow Analysis
Chapter 2 Financial Statement and Cash Flow Analysis Answers to Concept Review Questions 1. What role do the FASB and SEC play with regard to GAAP? The FASB is a nongovernmental, professional standards
More informationSection 3-7. Marginal Analysis in Business and Economics. Marginal Cost, Revenue, and Profit. 202 Chapter 3 The Derivative
202 Chapter 3 The Derivative Section 3-7 Marginal Analysis in Business and Economics Marginal Cost, Revenue, and Profit Application Marginal Average Cost, Revenue, and Profit Marginal Cost, Revenue, and
More informationUnderstanding Depreciation, Fixed, and Variable Costs
Lesson D4 2 Understanding Depreciation, Fixed, and Variable Costs Unit D. Basic Agribusiness Principles and Skills Problem Area 4. Applying Basic Economic Principles in Agribusiness Lesson 2. Understanding
More informationSolving Quadratic Equations
9.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by Using the Quadratic Formula 9.3 OBJECTIVES 1. Solve a quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula 2. Determine the nature of the solutions of a quadratic equation
More informationn System Design Job Order Costing n What is Product Costing n Types of Product Costing n When and how to use Job-Order Costing McGraw-Hill /Irwin
2-1 Today s Lecture Management Accounting Lecture 7 (Chapter 2) Systems Design: n System Design Job Order Costing n What is Product Costing n Types of Product Costing n When and how to use n Journal entries
More informationFinancial Statements and Ratios: Notes
Financial Statements and Ratios: Notes 1. Uses of the income statement for evaluation Investors use the income statement to help judge their return on investment and creditors (lenders) use it to help
More informationEconomics 10: Problem Set 3 (With Answers)
Economics 1: Problem Set 3 (With Answers) 1. Assume you own a bookstore that has the following cost and revenue information for last year: - gross revenue from sales $1, - cost of inventory 4, - wages
More informationYour Guide to Profit Guard
Dear Profit Master, Congratulations for taking the next step in improving the profitability and efficiency of your company! Profit Guard will provide you with comparative statistical and graphical measurements
More informationI. Introduction to Taxation
University of Pacific-Economics 53 Lecture Notes #17 I. Introduction to Taxation Government plays an important role in most modern economies. In the United States, the role of the government extends from
More informationACG 2071 Midterm 2 Review Problems & Solutions
ACG 2071 Midterm 2 Review Problems & Solutions 5-1. On July 1, JKL Corporation s packaging department had Work in Process inventory of 6,000 units that were 75% complete with respect to materials and 30%
More information1. This exam contains 12 pages. Please make sure your copy is not missing any pages.
Name Solution Key Section ACCOUNTING 15.501 SPRING 2003 FINAL EXAM EXAM GUIDELINES 1. This exam contains 12 pages. Please make sure your copy is not missing any pages. 2. The exam must be completed within
More informationChapter. How Well Am I Doing? Financial Statement Analysis
Chapter 17 How Well Am I Doing? Financial Statement Analysis 17-2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Explain the need for and limitations of financial statement
More informationRecap. Lecture 6. Recap. Jiri Novak, IES UK 1. Accounts Receivable. 6.1 Accounts Receivable
Lecture 6 Jiri Novak IES, UK 2 Recap Inventories items held for sale (merchandise) or used in manufacturing (raw materials, work in progress, finished goods) specific identification method impractical,
More information3.3 Applications of Linear Functions
3.3 Applications of Linear Functions A function f is a linear function if The graph of a linear function is a line with slope m and y-intercept b. The rate of change of a linear function is the slope m.
More information