Cengage CH 1 M-A Flashcards
(31 cards)
The sales price for a particular inventory item
Data
Dimensions of a company’s manufacturing facility
Data
Customer purchasing patterns used to launch a new advertising campaign
Knowledge
Summary of cash disbursements by vendor (försäljare)
Information
Summary of product sales by product and region
Information
Statistical analysis of production defects, resulting in changes to production and inspection processes
Knowledge
consists of financial statements, customer lists, inventory records, number and type of products and services sold
Data
is data that has been organized, processed, , and summarized
Information
is information that is shared and exploited so that it adds value to an organisation
Knowledge
Must follow GAAP
Financial accounting
Focused on past performance
Financial accounting
Timeliness is critical
Managerial accounting
Emphasizes reporting on the whole company
Financial accounting
Information is often less precise
Managerial accounting
Future orientation
Managerial accounting
Information is often “old”
Financial accounting
Reports results by segments
Managerial accounting
Highly customizable
Managerial accounting
is concerned primarily with the preparation of financial statements for creditors, investors, and external users of the company
Financial accounting
is concerned with generating financial and nonfinancial information for internal use by managers for decision-making purposes within a company. This information is typically not shared outside the company
Managerial accounting
key factor to be considered in decisions
cost
differ among alternatives, identify those which are avoidable, or those which van be eliminated by choosing one alternative over another, are avoidable costs, if future costs do not differ among alternatives, they are not avoidable and therefore not relevant
relevant costs
are costs that have already been incurred/ historical costs
sunk costs
are relevant costs for decision-making purposes, these are benefits forgone by choosing one alternative over another
opportunity costs