Advanced Management Accounting, R. S. Kaplan, A. A. Atkinson,
International Edition, Third Edition, Prentice Hall International, Inc, 1998
p. 116.
Answer all four requirements of the case study. In addition to these requirements you are recommended to exhibit your ability to:
1) Critically evaluate the advantages and drawbacks of traditional costing systems.
2) Compare activity-based costing systems to traditional costing systems.
3) Analyze the circumstances and provide arguments with solid numbered reasoning to support appropriateness of any of the two systems.
4) Foresee and critically assess the implications of moving from one system to another. Table 1
Clinic income statement Total HD PD Revenues Number of patients
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For Phase 1 under ABC system we have a loss of –5% for HD and increase to 27% for PD.
Pricing decisions can be made in a more informed way with ABC information. For example we have a competitive market, if we decide to decrease PD
According to the GDC how to write a case study should include six main points with given elaboration.
Q2; SUMMARISE THE KEY ASPECTS OF CURRENT LEGISTATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND CODES OF PRACTICE RELEVANT TO YOUR SUBJECT AND THE TYPE OF ORGANISATION WITHIN WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK.
You must use this format to prepare your case study analysis and recommendations for course assignments.
1. Analyze the questions associated with your chosen case study and discuss them using concepts you learned in this course.
One of the most significant problems facing the United States in the coming decades is one that is widely acknowledged. However, simply because it is acknowledged does not mean that sufficient economic or technological preparations have been put into place to address this challenge. This is where RAI comes in to the picture.
Directions: Read the case study below and complete the questions at the end. You will form small groups in class to collaborate and produce your final answer.
You must make it clear which are case study examples and which are actual examples of your real practice
1) Complete summary of the case study that identifies the key problems and issues, provides background information, relevant facts, the solution employed, and the results achieved.
Under an ABC system, the allocation of costs to products is achieved through at least four analytical steps. Firstly, costs are grouped into activity levels. Secondly, cost drivers are
to simply identify variations in product costs and pinpoint the variation directly to the source. This helps the company keep control of the company’s costs and expenses. This assists in keeping profits relatively steadily.
9. Identify relevant legislation on mandatory reporting and describe the requirements of your role as a Case manager in
I work at Fresenius Kidney Care, one of the largest dialysis companies in the United States and the world. Our competitors are DaVita, DCI, and American Renal Associates. We all offer dialysis services to include hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis to the community. Although our strategies and methods of execution are primarily the same, there are some differences. One difference is that my company, Fresenius Kidney Care, diversifies into other dialysis services that the other three competitors aren’t involved in. Fresenius Kidney Care has its own pharmacy, it’s own pharmaceutical services, and it makes and distributes dialysis machines and disposable products. Fresenius Kidney Care has also formed strategic alliances
PROCESS: 1. Form groups of three or four students. Please note that groups with less than three or more than four students are not acceptable. 2. Read and discuss the enclosed Case Study. 3. Complete the assignment at the end of the Case Study. Prepare
This is where you are able to determine the price with your suppliers. This can happen if there are a large amount of suppliers and you are buying in bulk. This may force suppliers into a price war.
Please use the document “Case Study – Director’s Requirements” for each of the parts described below.