Fundamentals of Cost Accounting, 7th Edition
by Lanen & Maher Chapters 1 - 18
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
S S S
INTRODUCTIONSANDSOVERVIEW
ChapterSOne:SCostSAccounting:SInformationSforSDecisionSMaking
ChapterSTwo:SCostSConceptsSandSBehavior
COSTSANALYSISSANDSESTIMATION
ChapterSThree:SFundamentalsSofSCost-Volume-ProfitSAnalysis
ChapterSFour:SFundamentalsSofSCostSAnalysisSforSDecisionSMaking
ChapterSFive:SCostSEstimation
COSTSMANAGEMENTSSYSTEMS
ChapterSSix:SFundamentalsSofSProductSandSServiceSCosting
ChapterSSeven:SJobSCosting
ChapterSEight:SProcessSCosting
ChapterSNine:SActivity-BasedSCosting
ChapterSTen:SFundamentalsSofSCostSManagement
ChapterSEleven:SServiceSDepartmentSandSJointSCostSAllocation
MANAGEMENTSCONTROLSSYSTEMS
ChapterSTwelve:SFundamentalsSofSManagementSControlSSystems
ChapterSThirteen:SPlanningSandSBudgeting
ChapterSFourteen:SBusinessSUnitSPerformanceSMeasurement
ChapterSFifteen:STransferSPricing
ChapterSSixteen:SFundamentalsSofSVarianceSAnalysis
ChapterSSeventeen:SAdditionalSTopicsSinSVarianceSAnalysis
ChapterSEighteen:SPerformanceSMeasurementStoSSupportSBusinessSStrategy S
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Answers at the end of each chapter
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1) CarleySIncorporatedSincursSmanyStypesSofScostsSinSitsSoperations.SPlaceStheSnumb
erSofStheSappropriateSstageSinStheSvalueSchainSinSColumnS2SinStheSblankSnextStoSeachScos
tSinSColumnS1.
Cost StageSinStheSValueSChain
TransportationScostsStoSshipSvansStoScustome 1. CustomerSService
rs
LaborScostsSforSfactorySworkers 2.SDistribution
OvertimeScostsSforSscientistsSworkingSonSnewSengi 3. ResearchS&S
neStechnology Development
UtilitiesScostSforStheSdesignStestingScenter 4. Marketing
CostsStoSsurveyScustomersSaboutStheirSsatisfaction
5. Production
CostsStoSsponsorSaSsportingSevent 6.SDesign
2) SuperMaxSisSanSintegratedSproviderSofSgeneticallySengineeredScorn.SManyStypesS
ofScostsSareSincurredSinSitsSoperations.SPlaceStheSnumberSofStheSappropriateSstageSinSth
eSvalueSchainSinSColumnS2SinStheSblankSnextStoSeachScostSinSColumnS1.
Cost StageSinStheSValue
Chain
WarehouseScostsStoSstoreSseedSawaitingSshipm 1. CustomerSService
entStoScustomers
UtilityScostsSforSseedSmill 2.SDistribution
EquipmentScostsSinSgeneticsSlaboratory 3.SResearchS&
Development
LaborScostsStoSstaffShelp-lineScallScenterS S 4.SMarketing
CostsStoSprepareSadvertisingScampaignSinSnationalS 5. Production
agricultureSmagazine
CostsStoScontractSwithSgrowersStoSprovideSseed 6. Design
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, 3) Travon'sSLimoSServiceSprovidesStransportationSservicesSinSandSaroundSBentonvill
e.SItsSprofitsShaveSbeenSdeclining,SandSmanagementSisSplanningStoSaddSaSpackageSdelive
rySserviceSthatSisSexpectedStoSincreaseSrevenueSbyS$275,000SperSyear.STheStotalScostStoSl
easeSadditionalSdeliverySvehiclesSfromStheSlocalSdealerSisS$60,000SperSyear.STheSpresent
SmanagerSwillScontinueStoSsuperviseSallSservices.SHowever,SlaborSandSutilitiesScostsSwillSi
ncreaseSbyS40%SandSrentSandSotherScostsSwillSincreaseSbyS15%SwhenStheSpackageSdeliv
erySserviceSisSadded.
Travon’sSLimoSServiceSAnnu
alSIncomeSStatement
Before Expansion
SalesSRevenue $S960,000
Costs:
VehicleSLeases $S400,000
Labor 290,000
Utilities 50,000
Rent 100,000
OtherSCosts 60,000
Manager’sSSalary 120,000
TotalSCosts 1,020,000
OperatingSProfitS(Loss) $S(60,000)
a. PrepareSaSreportSofStheSdifferentialScostsSandSrevenuesSifStheSdeliverySserviceSisSadded.
b. ShouldSmanagementSstartSupStheSdeliverySservice?SExplainSyourSanswer.
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