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Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts

Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts. Chapter 02. Direct Materials. Direct Labor. Manufacturing Overhead. Classifications of Manufacturing Costs. The Product. Raw materials that become an integral part of the product and that can be conveniently traced directly to it. Direct Materials.

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Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts

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  1. Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts Chapter 02

  2. DirectMaterials DirectLabor ManufacturingOverhead Classifications of Manufacturing Costs The Product

  3. Raw materials that become an integral part of the product and that can be conveniently traced directly to it. Direct Materials Example:A radio installed in an automobile

  4. Those labor costs that can be easily traced to individual units of product. Direct Labor Example:Wages paid to automobile assembly workers

  5. Manufacturing costs that cannot be easily traced directly to specific units produced. Wages paid to employees who are not directly involved in production work. Examples: maintenance workers, janitors, and security guards. Materials used to support the production process. Examples: lubricants and cleaning supplies used in the automobile assembly plant. Manufacturing Overhead Examples:Indirect materials and indirect labor

  6. Selling Costs Administrative Costs Costs necessary to secure the order and deliver the product. All executive, organizational, and clerical costs. Nonmanufacturing Costs

  7. Product costs include direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. Period costs include all selling costs and administrative costs. Inventory Expense Cost of Good Sold Sale BalanceSheet IncomeStatement IncomeStatement Product Costs Versus Period Costs

  8. Manufacturing costs are oftenclassified as follows: PrimeCost ConversionCost Classifications of Costs DirectMaterial DirectLabor ManufacturingOverhead

  9. Your total texting bill is based on how many texts you send. Total Texting Bill Number of Texts Sent Variable Cost

  10. The cost per text sent is constant at 5 cents per text message. Cost Per Text Sent Number of Texts Sent Variable Cost Per Unit

  11. The Activity Base (Cost Driver) Unitsproduced Machine hours A measure of what causes the incurrence of a variable cost Miles driven Labor hours

  12. Your monthly contract fee for your cell phone is fixed for the number of monthly minutes in your contract. The monthly contract fee does not change based on the number of calls you make. Monthly Cell Phone Contract Fee Number of Minutes UsedWithin Monthly Plan Fixed Cost

  13. Within the monthly contract allotment, the average fixed cost per cell phone call made decreases as more calls are made. Monthly Cell Phone Contract Fee Number of Minutes UsedWithin Monthly Plan Fixed Cost Per Unit

  14. Types of Fixed Costs Committed Long-term, cannot be significantly reduced in the short term. Discretionary May be altered in the short-term by current managerial decisions Examples Depreciation on Buildings and Equipment and Real Estate Taxes Examples Advertising and Research and Development

  15. A straight line closely approximates a curvilinear variable cost line within the relevant range. RelevantRange Accountant’s Straight-Line Approximation (constant unit variable cost) The Linearity Assumption and the Relevant Range Economist’sCurvilinear Cost Function Total Cost Activity

  16. Fixed Costs and the Relevant Range 90 The relevant range of activity for a fixed cost is the range of activity over which the graph of the cost is flat. Relevant Range 60 Rent Cost in Thousands of Dollars 30 0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 Rented Area (Square Feet)

  17. Y X Mixed Costs Total mixed cost Total Utility Cost Variable Cost per KW Fixed MonthlyUtility Charge Activity (Kilowatt Hours)

  18. End of Chapter 02

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