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Financial Accounting
Decision making
Communicate financial
position to outsiders
Internal managers
External users
Future-oriented
Past-oriented
GAAP compliant;
CPA audited
Time Span
Historical monthly,
quarterly reports
Behavioral
Issues
Designed to influence
employee behavior
Indirect effects on
employee behavior
Purpose
Primary Users
Focus/Emphasis
Rules
Professional Ethics
The four standards of ethical conduct for
management accountants as advanced by the
Institute of Management Accountants:
Competence
Confidentiality
Integrity
Objectivity
CHAPTER 2
An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes
Illustration
Product
Service
Project
Customer
Activity
Department
Cost Examples
Direct Costs
Parts
Assembly line wages
Indirect Costs
Electricity
Rent
Property taxes
Cost Behavior
Variable costs changes in total in proportion
to changes in the related level of activity or
volume
Fixed costs remain unchanged in total
regardless of changes in the related level of
activity or volume
Costs are fixed or variable only with respect to
a specific activity or a given time period
Variable Costs
Variable Costs
Total Dollars
Dollars
Total
Change in
in
Change
proportion with
with
proportion
output
output
Cost per
Per Unit
Unit
Unchanged in
relation to output
Moreoutput
output==More
Morecost
cost
More
Fixed Costs
Fixed Costs
Change
Change inversely
inversely with
Unchanged in
with output
Unchanged in
output
= lower cost
relation to output More output
More
output
=
lower cost
relation to output
per unit
per unit
A Cost Caveat
Unit costs should be used cautiously. Since
unit costs change with a different level of
output or volume, it may be more prudent to
base decisions on a total dollar basis.
Unit costs that include fixed costs should always
reference a given level of output or activity
Unit Costs are also called Average Costs
Cost Flows
The Cost of Goods Manufactured and the Cost
of Goods Sold section of the Income
Statement are accounting representations of
the actual flow of costs through a production
system.
Note the importance of inventory accounts in the
following accounting reports, and in the cost flow
chart
CHAPTER 10
Determining
How Costs Behave
Cost Functions
A cost function is a mathematical
representation of how a cost changes with
changes in the level of an activity relating to
that cost
Cost Terminology
Variable Costs costs that change in total in
relation to some chosen activity or output
Fixed Costs costs that do not change in total
in relation to some chosen activity or output
Mixed Costs costs that have both fixed and
variable components; also called semivariable
costs
Accounting
Statistics
Variable Cost
Slope
Fixed Cost
Intercept
Mixed Cost
The Independent
Variable:
The cost driver
The Intercept:
Fixed Costs
The slope of
the line:
variable cost
per unit
The
Relevant
Range
Illustrated
Conference Method
Estimates cost functions on the basis of
analysis and opinions about costs and their
drivers gathered from various departments of
a company
Pools expert knowledge
Reliance on opinions still make this method
subjective
Qualitative Analysis
Uses a formal mathematical method to fit cost
functions to past data observations
Advantage: results are objective
High-Low Method
Simplest method of quantitative analysis
Uses only the highest and lowest observed
values
Variable
Cost per
Unit of Activity
Regression Analysis
Regression analysis is a statistical method that
measures the average amount of change in the
dependent variable associated with a unit change in
one or more independent variables
Is more accurate than the High-Low method because
the regression equation estimates costs using
information from all observations; the High-Low
method uses only two observations
Types of Regression
Simple estimates the relationship between
the dependent variable and one independent
variable
Multiple estimates the relationship between
the dependent variable and two or more
independent variables
Terminology
Goodness of Fit indicates the strength of the
relationship between the cost driver and costs
Residual Term measures the distance
between actual cost and estimated cost for
each observation
1. Economic Plausibility
2. Goodness of Fit
3. Significance of the Independent Variable
Data Problems
The time period for measuring the dependent
variable does not match the period for
measuring the cost driver
Fixed costs are allocated as if they are variable
Data are either not available for all
observations or are not uniformly reliable
Data Problems
Extreme values of observations occur from
errors in recording costs
There is no homogeneous relationship
between the cost driver and the individual
cost items in the dependent variable-cost
pool. A homogeneous relationship exists
when each activity whose costs are included
in the dependent variable has the same cost
driver
Data Problems
The relationship between the cost driver and
the cost is not stationary
Inflation has affected costs, the driver, or both
CHAPTER 4
Job Costing
logically extended
Cost Pool any logical grouping of related cost objects
Cost-allocation base a cost driver is used as a basis
upon which to build a systematic method of
distributing indirect costs.
For example, lets say that direct labor hours cause indirect costs
to change. Accordingly, direct labor hours will be used to
distribute or allocate costs among objects based on their usage
of that cost driver
Costing Systems
Job-Costing: system accounting for distinct
cost objects called Jobs. Each job may be
different from the next, and consumes
different resources
Wedding announcements, aircraft, advertising
Costing Approaches
Actual Costing - allocates:
Indirect costs based on the actual indirect-cost
rates times the actual activity consumption
Sample
Job
Cost
Document
Job Costing
Overview
Journal Entries
Journal entries are made at each step of the
production process
The purpose is to have the accounting system
closely reflect the actual state of the business,
its inventories and its production processes.
XX
XX
X
Y
X
Y
X
A
B
C
D
X
X
Y
Y
Note: The difference between the sales and cost of goods sold
amounts represents the gross margin (profit) on this particular
transaction
CHAPTER 18
Spoilage, Rework, and Scrap
Basic Terminology
Spoilage units of production, either fully or
partially completed, that do not meet the
specifications required by customers for good
units and that are discarded or sold for
reduced prices
Basic Terminology
Rework units of production that do not meet
the specifications required by customers but
which are subsequently repaired and sold as
good finished goods
Scrap residual material that results from
manufacturing a product. Scrap has low total
sales value compared with the total sales
value of the product
Types of Spoilage
Normal Spoilage is spoilage inherent in a
particular production process that arises
under efficient operating conditions
Management determines the normal spoilage rate
Costs of normal spoilage are typically included as
a component of the costs of good units
manufactured because good units cannot be
made without also making some units that are
spoiled
Types of Spoilage
Abnormal Spoilage is spoilage that is not inherent in
a particular production process and would not arise
under normal operating conditions
Abnormal spoilage is considered avoidable and controllable
Units of abnormal spoilage are calculated and recorded in the
Loss from Abnormal Spoilage account, which appears as a
separate line item no the income statement
CHAPTER 16
Cost Allocation:
Joint Products and Byproducts
Joint Product #1
Single Production
Process
Joint Product #2
Byproduct
Physical-Measure Method
Allocates joint costs to joint products on the
basis of the relative weight, volume, or other
physical measure at the splitoff point of total
production of the products
Method Selection
If selling price at splitoff is available, use the Sales
Value at Splitoff Method
If selling price at splitoff is not available, use the NRV
method
If simplicity is the primary consideration, PhysicalMeasures Method or the Constant Gross-Margin
Method could be used
Despite this, some firms choose not to allocate joint
costs at all
Final
Product
#1
Joint Product #1
Further Processing Dept 1
Single Production
Process
Final
Product
#2
Joint Product #2
Further Processing Dept 2
Byproducts
Two methods for accounting for byproducts
Production Method recognizes byproduct
inventory as it is created, and sales and costs
at the time of sale
Sales Method recognizes no byproduct
inventory, and recognizes only sales at the
time of sales: byproduct costs are not tracked
separately
CHAPTER 20
Inventory Management,
Just-in-Time,
and Simplified Costing Methods
Inventory Management in
Retail Organizations
Inventory Management is planning,
coordinating, and controlling activities related
to the flow of inventory into, through, and out
of an organization
Purchasing Costs
Ordering Costs
Carrying Costs
Stockout Costs
Quality Costs
Prevention
Appraisal
Internal Failure
External Failure
EOQ Formula
EOQ =
2DP
C
Ordering Points
The second decision in managing goods for
sale is when to order a given product
Reorder Point the quantity level of
inventory on hand that triggers a new
purchase order
Reorder
Point
Purchase Order
Lead Time
Carrying Costs
Stockout Costs
Ordering Costs
Carrying Costs
Relevant inventory carrying costs consist of
relevant incremental costs and the relevant
opportunity cost of capital
Relevant Incremental Costs those costs of
the purchasing firm that change with the
quantity of inventory held
Opportunity Costs
Relevant Opportunity Cost of Capital the
return foregone by investing capital in
inventory rather than elsewhere. This cost
equals the required rate of return multiplied
by the unit costs that vary with the number of
units purchased and are incurred at the time
the units are received
Just-in-Time Purchasing
Just-in-Time (JIT) Purchasing is the purchase of
materials or goods so they are delivered just
as needed for production or sales
JIT is popular because carrying costs are
actually much greater than estimated because
warehousing, handing, shrinkage and
investment costs have not been correctly
estimated
JIT Purchasing
JIT reduces the cost of placing a purchase
order because:
Long-term purchasing agreements define price
and quality terms. Individual purchase orders
covered by those agreements require no
additional negotiation regarding price or quality
Companies are using electronic links to place
purchase orders at a small fraction of traditional
methods (phone or mail)
Companies are using purchase-order cards
MRP
Takes into account lead time to purchase materials and
to manufacture components and finished products
Sets a master production schedule specifying
quantities and timing of each item to be produced
The output of each department is pushed through the
production line whether it is needed or not
Push Through may result in an accumulation of
inventory
Backflush Costing
Backflush Costing omits recording some or all of the
journal entries relating to the stages from the purchase
of direct materials to the sale of finished goods
Since some stages are omitted, the journal entries for a
subsequent stage use normal or standard costs to work
backward to flush out the costs in the cycle for which journal
entries were not made
Sample
General
Ledger
Flows in
Backflush
Costing
Lean Accounting
Lean Accounting is a costing method that
supports creating value for the customer by
costing the entire value stream, not individual
products or departments, thereby eliminating
waste in the accounting process
CHAPTER 14
Cost Allocation,
Customer Profitability Analysis,
and
Sales-Variance Analysis
Cost Allocation
Assigning indirect costs to cost objects
These costs are not traced
Indirect costs often comprise a large
percentage of Total Overall Costs
Research
&
Development
Design
Production
Marketing
Distribution
Customer
Service
Customer Revenues
Price discounting is the reduction of selling prices
to encourage increases in customer purchases
Lower sales price is a tradeoff for larger sales volumes
Sales Variances
Level 1: Static-budget variance the difference
between an actual result and the static-budgeted
amount
Level 2: Flexible-budget variance the difference
between an actual result and the flexible-budgeted
amount
Level 2: Sales-volume variance
Level 3: Sales Quantity variance
Level 3: Sales Mix variance
Sales-Mix Variance
Measures shifts between selling more or less of higher
or lower profitable products
Sales-Mix
Variance =
Actual
Actual
Units of
X Sales-Mix
All
Percentage
Products
Sold
Budgeted
Sales-Mix X
Percentage
Budgeted
Contribution
Margin per Unit
Sales-Quantity Variance
SalesQuantity =
Variance
Actual
Units of All
Products
Sold
Budgeted
Units of all
Products X
Sold
Budgeted
Sales-Mix
Percentage
Budgeted
Contribution
Margin per Unit
Market-Share Variance
MarketShare
=
Variance
Actual
Actual
Market
X Market
Size in
Share
Units
Budgeted
Market X
Share
Budgeted
Contribution
Margin per
Composite Unit
for Budgeted
Mix
Market-Size Variance
Market-Size
Variance =
Actual
Market
Size
Budgeted
Market X
Size
Budgeted
Market
Share
Budgeted
Contribution
Margin per
Composite Unit
for Budgeted
Mix
CHAPTER 15
Allocation of
Support Department Costs,
Common Costs,
and Revenues
Methods to Allocate
Support Department Costs
Single-rate method allocates costs in each
cost pool (service department) to cost objects
(production departments) using the same rate
per unit of a single allocation base
No distinction is made between fixed and variable
costs in this method
Methods to Allocate
Support Department Costs
Dual-Rate method segregates costs within
each cost pool into two segments: a variablecost pool and a fixed-cost pool.
Each pool uses a different cost-allocation base
Allocation Bases
1. Direct
2. Step-Down
3. Reciprocal
Direct Method
Allocates support costs only to Operating
Departments
No Interaction between Support Departments
prior to allocation
Direct Method
Support Departments
Production Departments
Information Systems
Manufacturing
Packaging
Accounting
Step-Down Method
Allocates support costs to other support
departments and to operating departments
that partially recognizes the mutual services
provided among all support departments
One-Way Interaction between Support
Departments prior to allocation
Step-Down Method
Support Departments
Production Departments
Information Systems
Manufacturing
Packaging
Accounting
Reciprocal Method
Allocates support department costs to operating
departments by fully recognizing the mutual
services provided among all support departments
Full Two-Way Interaction between Support
Departments prior to allocation
Reciprocal Method
Support Departments
Production Departments
Information Systems
Manufacturing
Packaging
Accounting
Methods of Allocating
Common Costs
Stand-Alone Cost-Allocation Method uses
information pertaining to each user of a cost
object as a separate entity to determine the costallocation weights
Individual costs are added together and
allocation percentages are calculated from the
whole, and applied to the common cost
Methods of Allocating
Common Costs
Incremental Cost-Allocation Method ranks the individual users of a
cost object in the order of users most responsible for a common
cost and then uses this ranking to allocate the cost among the users
The first ranked user is the Primary User and is allocated costs up the
cost as a stand-alone user (typically gets the highest allocation of the
common costs)
The second ranked user is the First Incremental User and is allocated
the additional cost that arises from two users rather than one
Subsequent users handled in the same manner as the second ranked
user
CHAPTER 5
Activity-Based Costing
and
Activity-Based Management
Background
Recall that Factory Overhead is applied to production
in a rational systematic manner, using some type of
averaging. There are a variety of methods to
accomplish this goal.
These methods often involve tradeoffs between
simplicity and realism
Simple Methods
Unrealistic
Complex Methods
Realistic
Broad Averaging
Historically, firms produced a limited variety of
goods while their indirect costs were relatively
small.
Allocating overhead costs was simple: use
broad averages to allocate costs uniformly
regardless of how they are actually incurred
Peanut-butter Costing
Cross-subsidization
The results of overcosting one product and
undercosting another.
The overcosted product absorbs too much
cost, making it seem less profitable than it
really is
The undercosted product is left with too little
cost, making it seem more profitable than it
really is
An Example:
Plastim
Conclusions
Each method is mathematically correct
Each method is acceptable
Each method yields a different cost figure, which will lead to
different Gross Margin calculations
Only Overhead is involved. Total Costs for the entire firm
remain the same they are just allocated to different cost
objects within the firm
Selection of the appropriate method and drivers should be
based on experience, industry practices, as well as a costbenefit analysis of each option under consideration
A Cautionary Tale
A number of critical decisions can be made
using this information;
Should one product be pushed over another?
Should one product be dropped?
Cost Hierarchies
ABC uses a four-level cost structure to
determine how far down the production cycle
costs should be pushed:
Unit-level (output-level)
Batch-level
Product-sustaining-level
Facility-sustaining-level
Activity-Based Management
A method of management that used ABC as
an integral part in critical decision-making
situations, including:
Pricing & product-mix decisions
Cost reduction & process improvement decisions
Design decisions
Planning & managing activities