/conventional costing systems. Select... direct indirect 15. Which of the following would be the best driver of the costs associated with setting up a production machine in a job shop? Select... Direct labor hours...
/conventional costing systems. Select... direct indirect 15. Which of the following would be the best driver of the costs associated with setting up a production machine in a job shop? Select... Direct labor hours...
What is a trade discount? Definition of Trade Discount A trade discount is a routine reduction from the regular, established price of a product. The use of trade discounts allows a company to vary the final price based...
What is the contribution margin ratio? Definition of Contribution Margin Ratio The contribution margin ratio is the percentage of sales revenues, service revenues, or selling price remaining after subtracting all of the...
A bond that is callable by the issuer at a certain price. The price and other conditions are disclosed in the bond’s indenture.
A commitment to purchase a specific number of items in the future at a fixed price. If the agreement is noncancelable, the company must report a loss when the current cost of the items falls below the contracted price.
The situation where the number of units sold is not influenced by a change in selling price. In other words, a price increase does not have a corresponding decrease in the number of units sold.
Preferred stock that is callable by the issuer at a certain price. The price and other conditions are disclosed in the preferred stock’s indenture.
In accounting this refers to the multiplication of quantity times price, or number of units times price or cost per unit.
See Explanation of Standard Costing.
See Explanation of Standard Costing.
Can a cost be both a direct cost and an indirect cost? A cost can be both a direct cost and an indirect cost. One of many examples is the cost of a supervisor in a department within a factory. Let’s assume that Sam...
Budgetary slack means providing a cushion in a budget in order to avoid an unfavorable variance at the end of the budget year. The budgetary slack might be achieved by entering budget expense amounts that are larger than...
by a patent and trademark, and the demand for the product is high, customers may accept a selling price that is unusually high. In other words, the value of the product is much greater than the costs identified with the...
What is callable stock? Callable stock is an ownership interest (shares) in a corporation that can be “called in” by the corporation at a specified price. For example, a corporation might issue 9% $100 Preferred...
A bond without a stated interest rate. Because no interest is paid, the bond will sell for a discount from its maturity value. Rather than receiving interest, an investor’s compensation will be the difference...
foregone by carrying out another alternative is the__________ cost. 5. A division’s profit minus a charge for its assets or capital employed is its __________ income. 6. The per unit selling price and purchase price...
Usually refers to manufacturing overhead costs such as factory supplies, factory depreciation, indirect factory labor, etc. To learn more, see Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead.
A predetermined dollar amount that a pound of material or an hour of labor should cost during an accounting period.
An allocation of indirect costs based on the units of production, the number of machine hours, the number of labor hours, etc.
the direct write-off method or the allowance method. Examples of the Write-off of a Bad Account Under the direct write-off method a company writes off a bad account receivable when a specific account is determined to be...
Our Explanation of Improving Profits will assist you in focusing on the costs and revenues that are relevant (and ignoring those which are not relevant) for improving profits and eliminating losses. Examples of the...
Our Explanation of Accounting Basics uses a simple story to introduce important accounting concepts and terminology. It illustrates how transactions will be included in a company's financial statements.
A reduction in the original selling price.
or services on credit and the customer did not pay the amount owed. Examples of Bad Debts Expense There are two methods for reporting the amount of bad debts expense: direct write-off method allowance method The direct...
Our Explanation of Activity Based Costing illustrates how manufacturing overhead costs for a product will differ when costs are allocated using only the number of machine hours, as opposed to being allocated using the...
Our Explanation of Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold will take your understanding to a new level. You will see how the income statement and balance sheet amounts are affected by the various inventory systems and cost flow...
See direct materials inventory.
See direct costing.
Our Explanation of Accounting Basics uses a simple story to introduce important accounting concepts and terminology. It illustrates how transactions will be included in a company's financial statements.
the split. An investor owning 100 shares before the stock is split 2-for-1 will have 200 shares after the split. Stock Price After a Stock Split Since the corporation is not changed (total assets, liabilities,...
When the purchase of goods and the related liability occur Whether the seller or buyer pays the shipping costs If the seller of goods quotes a price that is FOB shipping point, the sale takes place when the seller puts...
A right to buy a specific number of shares of stock at a specific price by a specific date.
A document that discloses important information on bonds or preferred stock. Included in the indenture would be the call price, the actions that can occur if the company fails to pay the interest or dividend, etc.
A document that discloses various conditions and terms of the company’s bonds. It would include the call price, collateral, ramifications if interest is not paid, etc.
The day after the record date for a cash dividend on shares of stock. Theoretically, the market price of the stock should drop on this day by the amount of the dividend.
The difference between the call price of a bond or preferred stock and its stated or par value.
Selling price per unit minus variable costs per unit, or revenues per unit minus expenses per unit.
Free Alongside Ship. Terms indicating that the seller’s price includes delivery of goods at a ship’s pier. Title to the goods will transfer to the buyer alongside the ship.
The percentage resulting from dividing the dividends per share by the market price per share.
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