ACCOUNTANCY 2203REVIEW WORKSHOPSINDHU BALA.ppt

1、Accountancy 2203 review workshop Sindhu Bala,OVERVIEW OF COST CATEGORIES FOR A MANUFACTURING FIRM,All costs incurred by the firm must be accounted for in its financial statementsMANUFACTURING COSTSDirect Labor (DL)Direct Materials (DM)Overhead (OH)Indirect MaterialsIndirect LaborOtherNON-MANUFACTURI

2、NG COSTSMarketing or Selling CostsAdministrative Costs,MANUFACTURING COSTS,1. Direct Materials (DM) Materials that are consumed in the manufacturing process and physically incorporated in the finished product Materials whose cost is sufficiently large to justify the record keeping expenses necessary

3、 to trace the costs to individual products,2. Direct Labor (DL) Labor time that is physically traceable to the products being manufactured Labor time whose cost is sufficiently large to justify the record keeping expenses necessary to trace the costs to individual products Example: Direct labor for

4、manufacturing Honda Accords Line workers, robot operators, painters, assembly workers Any labor probably not included in direct labor? Factory janitors, factory supervisors, factory secretaries,MANUFACTURING COSTS,Key issues in determining direct labor,Is idle time generally considered as direct lab

5、or? Why or why not? Usually not. It is not usually due to one product, hence it is not traceable What are the typical fringe benefits an assembly line worker receives? Health insurance, pension plan, disability insurance Is the cost of fringe benefits for the assembly line workers generally consider

6、ed direct labor? Usually yes, the costs can be traced,Key issues in determining direct labor,When an assembly line worker works overtime, he/she is paid a regular wage plus an overtime premium. Would most companies treat his/her regular wage as a direct labor cost? Yes, the amount of time an employe

7、e works can be traced to the products. What about the overtime premium? Treated as OH, cannot be traced to a specific product.,3. Manufacturing Overhead (OH) All of costs of manufacturing excluding direct materials and direct labor a. Indirect Materials (IM) Materials, used in the manufacturing of p

8、roducts, which are difficult to trace to particular products in an economical way Glue, nails, cleaning supplies b. Indirect Labor (IL) Labor, used in the manufacturing of products, which is difficult to trace to particular products in an economical way Wages for maintenance workers, factory supervi

9、sors salary, idle time,MANUFACTURING COSTS,MANUFACTURING COSTS,C. All other types of manufacturing overhead Depreciation on machinery, depreciation on factory building, factory insurance, utilities for factory,NON-MANUFACTURING COSTS,1. Marketing or Selling Costs Costs incurred in securing orders fr

10、om customers and providing customers with the finished product Sales commissions, costs of shipping products to customers, storage of finished goods, depreciation of selling equipment (cash register) 2. Administrative Costs Executive, organizational, and clerical costs that are not related to manufa

11、cturing or marketing CEOs salary, cost of controllers office, depreciation on administrative building.,Classification Exercise,Classify the following cost items Depreciation on factory building Depreciation on office equipment Property tax on finished goods warehouse Wages paid to forklift operator

12、in finished goods warehouse Wages paid to forklift operator in factory Wages paid to welders when welding equipment is not working Paper used in textbook production Paper used in central office computer Wages paid to assembly line workers Maintenance cost for machines,OTHER COST CONCEPTS,Product Cos

13、ts or Inventoriable Costs costs assigned to products that were either purchased for resale (merchandising firm or retailer) or manufactured for sale (manufacturing firm) When products are sold, product costs are recognized as an expense (cost of goods sold or COGS). The costs of unsold products rema

14、in in inventory and are not expensed (i.e. not deducted from revenue in calculating net income) Period Costs costs that are not product costs and that are associated with the period in which they are incurred Period costs such as selling and administrative costs are expensed (i.e. deducted from reve

15、nue in calculating net income) in the period they are incurred,Product Costs Versus Period Costs,Product costs include direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.,Period costs are not included in product costs. They are expensed on the income statement.,QUICK CHECK ,Which of the foll

16、owing costs would be considered a period rather than a product cost in a manufacturing company? A. Manufacturing equipment depreciation. B. Property taxes on corporate headquarters. C. Direct materials costs. D. Electrical costs to light the production facility. E. Sales commissions.,Costs Related t

17、o Decision Making,Opportunity Costs - costs when taking one action requires giving up the opportunity to earn profits from a different actionNike Inc. has limited production capacity. What would be Nikes opportunity cost of accepting a special order from the military for combat boots? If Nike accept

18、s the special order, they may not be able to produce enough product for other sales. So, Nike would lose the profit from the other sale.,Costs Related to Decision Making,Incremental Costs or Differential Costs additional costs incurred when choosing a certain course of action over another (Note that

19、 incremental costs can include opportunity costs)What would be Macys incremental costs of expanding its fragrance department and shrinking its accessories department?The costs of stocking and staffing the new fragrance area, opportunity costs of lost profit from the decrease in sales of accessories,

20、Costs Related to Decision Making,Incremental Benefits or Differential Benefits additional benefits reaped when choosing a certain course of action over another What would be Macys incremental benefits of expanding its fragrance department and shrinking its accessories department?Profits Macys expect

21、s to earn on the new fragrances it displays/stocks Sunk Costs Costs that have been incurred and that are not affected by any current/future action What would be considered sunk cost if Macys decides to expand its fragrance department and shrink its accessories department?Depreciation on the building

22、, cost of the building,COST FLOWS IN A MANUFACTURING COMPANY,Inputs such as labor and capital equipment are also incurred to make the product. The costs of all the inputs used in the manufacturing facilities are recorded in WORK IN PROCESS INVENTORY As products are finished, they are moved to finish

23、ed goods warehouse and their costs are recorded in FINISHED GOODS (FG) INVENTORY,COST FLOWS IN A MANUFACTURING COMPANY,THE INVENTORY EQUATION,QUICK CHECK ,If your inventory balance at the beginning of the month was $1,000, you bought $100 during the month, and sold $300 during the month, what would

24、be the balance at the end of the month? A. $1,000. B. $ 800. C. $1,200. D. $ 200.,$1,000 + $100 = $1,100 $1,100 - $300 = $800,QUICK CHECK ,Beginning raw materials inventory was $32,000. During the month, $276,000 of raw material was purchased. A count at the end of the month revealed that $28,000 of

25、 raw material was still present. What is the cost of direct material used? A. $276,000 B. $272,000 C. $280,000 D. $ 2,000,QUICK CHECK ,Beginning work in process was $125,000. Manufacturing costs incurred for the month were $835,000. There were $200,000 of partially finished goods remaining in work i

26、n process inventory at the end of the month. What was the cost of goods manufactured during the month? A. $1,160,000 B. $ 910,000 C. $ 760,000 D. Cannot be determined.,VARIABLE AND FIXED COSTS,Activity a quantitative measure of a firms output of goods or services Number of Chrysler vans Pairs of Nik

27、e shoes Tons of cement produced Variable Costs costs that change proportionately (in total) with the activity level within a relevant range of activity Fixed Costs costs that do not change in total as activity level changes within a relevant range of activity Example: Publishing a magazine Variable

28、costs Fixed Costs Cost of paper Rent on building Cost of ink Salaries to reporters Sales Commissions Depreciation on printing equipment Cost of lubricants for machine Cost of operating press,Total Variable and Fixed Costs,Variable and Fixed Costs Per Unit,Relevant Range,The range of activity within

29、which the firms cost structure (i.e. variable cost per unit and total fixed cost) remains unchanged Publishing a small number of magazines (cost structure of a small publisher),Total Variable Cost,Number of units,Total Fixed Cost,Number of units,Relevant Range,Relevant Range,Total Costs,To get total costs you need to add variable costs and fixed costs,Fixed costs,The Slope is the variable cost per unit,