Fundamentals of Cost Accounting, 7th Edition
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ho ho
Chapter One: Cost Accounting: Information for Decision Making
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Chapter Two: Cost Concepts and Behavior
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COST ANALYSIS AND ESTIMATION
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Chapter Three: Fundamentals of Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
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Chapter Four: Fundamentals of Cost Analysis for Decision Making
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Chapter Five: Cost Estimation
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COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Chapter Six: Fundamentals of Product and Service Costing
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Chapter Seven: Job Costing
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Chapter Eight: Process Costing
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Chapter Nine: Activity-Based Costing
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Chapter Ten: Fundamentals of Cost Management
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Chapter Eleven: Service Department and Joint Cost Allocation
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Chapter Twelve: Fundamentals of Management Control Systems
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Chapter Thirteen: Planning and Budgeting
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Chapter Fourteen: Business Unit Performance Measurement
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Chapter Fifteen: Transfer Pricing
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Chapter Sixteen: Fundamentals of Variance Analysis
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Chapter Seventeen: Additional Topics in Variance Analysis
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Chapter Eighteen: Performance Measurement to Support Business Strategy
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1) Carley Incorporated incurs many types of costs in its operations. Place the number of the appr
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opriate stage in the value chain in Column 2 in the blank next to each cost in Column 1.
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Cost Stagein the Value Chain ho ho ho ho
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Labor costs for factory workers ho ho ho ho 2. Distribution
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Utilitiescostforthedesigntesting center ho ho ho ho ho ho 4. Marketing
Coststosurveycustomersabouttheir satisfaction
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2) SuperMax is an integrated provider of genetically engineered corn. Many types of costs are inc ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
urred in its operations. Place the number of the appropriate stage in the value chain in Column 2 in th
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e blank next to each cost in Column 1.
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Labor costs to staff help-line call center 4. Marketing
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Coststoprepareadvertisingcampaignin national agriculture
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Coststocontractwith growerstoprovide seed
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6. Design
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, 3) Travon's Limo Service provides transportation services in and around Bentonville. Its profits h
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ave been declining, and management is planning to add a package delivery service that is expected to
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increase revenue by $275,000 per year. The total cost to lease additional delivery vehicles from the lo
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cal dealer is $60,000 per year. The present manager will continue to supervise all services. However, l
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abor and utilities costs will increase by 40% and rent and other costs will increase by 15% when the pac
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kage delivery service is added.
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Sales Revenue ho $ 960,000
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Costs:
Vehicle Leases ho $ 400,000
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Labor 290,000
Utilities 50,000
Rent 100,000
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Total Costs ho 1,020,000
OperatingProfit(Loss) ho ho $ (60,000) ho
a. Prepare a report of the differential costs and revenues if the delivery service is added.
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b. Should management start up the delivery service? Explain your answer.
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