Managerial accounting

H. Xue Managerial Accounting 2015 Spring Homework 1 (Individual Assignment, Due on 02/11) 1. Das Doors Inc. has recorded the following costs at various volumes of production: Production Volume Total Costs 600,000 $700,000 400,000 500,000 200,000 300,000 Determine the fixed cost and per-unit variable cost using High-Low method. 2. Adams Company sells a single product. The product sells for $100 per unit. The company’s variable expenses are 80% of sales and its fixed expenses total $150

The role of managerial accounting has played a significant role in the success of businesses dating as far back as the 19th century. Service and production operations during the days of the industrial revolution were not nearly as sophisticated then as they are today. The current initial purpose of managerial accounting is comparable to its purpose throughout history. Managerial accounting has historically been useful in assisting managers with the information they need to make important decisions

1. Basic Concepts Product cost = Direct Labor (DL) + Direct Materials (DM) + Manufacturing Overhead (MOH) Financial accounting Managerial Accounting + Sales + Sales - COGS - Variable Costs = Gross Profit = Contribution Margin - SG&A - Fixed Costs = Net Profit = Net Profit COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) is an “inventoriable cost” ( recorded in the Balance Sheet as inventory and expensed (Income Statement) when goods are sold SG&A (Selling, General & Administrative) are

REFLECTING JOURNAL ON MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING COURSE By Name Course Instructor Institution Location Date Reflecting Journal on Managerial Accounting Course Introduction The first impression of the course managerial accounting for managers was that it would involve learning how to manage operations of a firm, especially in relation to its financial records and activities to ensure efficient and successful operation of a firm. I expected to learn how to deal with the final financial records and

CHAPTER 1 (Introduction to Management Accounting) P-1-4A The following data were taken from the records of Clarkson Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Raw Materials Factory Insurance $ 4600 Inventory 7/1/13 $ 48000 Factory Machinery Raw Materials Depreciation 16,000 Inventory 6/30/14 39,600 Factory Utilities 27,600 Finished Goods Office Utilities Expenses 8,650 Inventory 7/1/13 96,000 Sales Revenue 534,000 Finished Goods Sales Discounts

Management Accounting MULTIPLE CHOICE C 1. One of the objectives of management accounting is to provide a. stockholders and potential investors with useful information for decision making b. banks and other creditors with information useful in making credit decisions c. management with information useful for planning and controlling operations d. the Internal Revenue Service with information about taxable income p. 004 D 2. Management accounting is concerned

Managerial accounting is helpful to the managers in of identifying, measuring, analyzing, interpreting and communicating information for the pursuit of organization’s goals. It contrast with financial accounting in that later is aimed to provide information to external user of accounting information while managerial accounting it’s aimed at helping the mangers to make decision in the organization. Purpose of managerial accounting The purpose of management accounting in the organization is to support

Managerial accounting is a discipline within the accounting community that focuses on providing valuable information to the leaders of their organization. The importance of the community relies on its ability to provide information that is not readily found in traditional financial statements developed in the accounting department for reporting to outside agencies. Activity-based management utilizes information developed using activity-based costing (ABC) to accurately determine product costs.

Case 4-32 Breakeven for individual products in a multiproduct company: The overall break-even sales can be determined using the CM ratio. Velcro Metal Nylon Total Sales 165,000 $ 300,000 $ 340,000 $ 805,000 $ Variable expenses 125,000 $ 140,000 $ 100,000 $ 365,000 $ Contribution margin 40,000 $ 160,000 $ 240,000 $ 440,000 $ Fixed expenses 400,000 Net operating income 40,000 $ CM ratio =(Contribution margin)/Sales = (440,000)/(805,000) = 0.5466 Break-even point in total sales

MASTERS IN PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY STUDENT NAME : Shilpa Thakran STUDENT ID : 17909848 UNIT NUMBER : 530 REPORT : MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING TUTOR NAME : CHEOW WING WONG DUE DATE : September 12, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………….3 1.0 PRODUCT COSTING………………………………………………….……………………4 1.1 JUST IN TIME APPROACH…………………………………….......