EXAM 3 Flashcards
(141 cards)
When managers make decisions, they need to 1) ___ the 2) ___ (and __) among the 3) al___ actions.
So managers need to 4) _____ the costs associated with that alternative
1) compare
2) cost (and benefits)
3) alternative
4) estimate
Cost estimates can be an important element in helping managers make 1) ____ that add 2) ___ to the company
What adds value to the firm (2 points)?
-improves 3) ____ and ____ etc.
1) decisions
2) value
3) profitability and better decisions
The most important characteristic of cost for decision making is how they 1) ___ (how they 1.0) ___ with activity)
Therefore, the basic idea in cost estimation is to 2) ____ the relation between 3) ___ and the 4) ____ affecting them, the cost 5) ____
1) behave
1.0) vary
2) estimate
3) costs
4) variables
5) drivers
What are the 2 key terms of cost behavior?
What’s the formula of the cost equation?
___ = ___ +___
variable costs and fixed costs
Formula = TC = F + VX
TC = total costs
F = fixed costs (don’t vary with activity levels)
V = variable costs (per unit of activity)
X = volume of activity
Variable costs 1) ___ proportionately with activity levels and fixed costs 2) ___
1) change
2) do not
What are 3 general methods to estimate the relation between cost behavior and activity levels?
1) E _____ ___
2) Ac____ ___
3) S_____ ____ (like regression analysis)
-Engineering estimates
-Account Analysis
-Statistical methods
For the general methods to estimate the relation between cost behavior and activity levels (Engineering estimates, Account Analysis, Statistical methods
It’s a good idea to use 1) ____ than 2) ___ method so that results can be 3) ___
1) use more
2) one
3) compared
Define Engineering Estimates
cost estimates are based on 1) m__ and then 2) p__the 3)___invovled in a task
activities involved is 4) la____, r___, and i____
1) measuring
2) pricing
3) work
4) labor, rent, insurance
Engineering Estimates also estimates the 1) __ and ___ for each activity
1) time and cost
What are the advantages of the Engineering Method
- it can 1) ____ each 2) ___ required to perform operation
- permits 3) ____ with other centers with 4) si___ operations
- doesn’t require 6) ___ from 7) ___ activities in the organization
-it can be used to estimate costs for totally 8) __ activities
1) detail
2) step
3) comparison
4) similar
6) data
7) prior
8) new
What are the disadvantages of Engineering Estimates ?
- can be 1) ____ to use
- based on 2) ___ conditions
1) expensive
2) optimal
A company that uses engineering estimates often can identify where 1) ___ exists in operation
slack
Define Account Analysis
1) r___ each 2) a_____making up the total 3) ___ being analyzed.
1) reviews
2) account
3) cost
Account analysis 1) __ each 2) ___ account used to record costs that are of 3) __, if it’s 4) __ or ___ (depending on the relationship with the cost activity)
1) reviews
2) cost
3) interest
4) fixed or variable
What’s a key step in account analysis ?
Identifying the relation between the 1) __ and the 2) __
1) activity
2) cost
Account analysis is a useful way to 1) est___ c__
it uses the 2) ___ and 3) __ of managers and accountants who are familiar with company 6) __. and the way cost 7) ___ to 8) __ in activity level
1) estimate costs
2) experience
3) judgment
6) operations
7) react
8) changes
Account analysis relies heavily on 1) ___, which can be a disadvantage/advantage depending on the 2) ___ of the person making the estimate.
The decisions based on the cost estimate can have a major 3) ____ co______ for the people making them
1) personal judgment
2) bias
3) economic consequence
What is an advantage of the Analysis Method?
1) __ and 2) ___ are familiar with company 3) ___ and the way 4) ___ react to 5) __ in activity levels
There’s a card for this before this is just saying it again (but study it!)
1) managers
2) accountants
3) operations
4) costs
5) changes
What are the disadvantages of the Analysis Method?
-managers and accountants may be 1) __
-decisions often have major 2) ___ ____ for managers and accounts
There’s a card for this before this is just saying it again (but study it!)
1) bias
2) economic consequences
Define Statistical Cost Estimation
analyze costs within a 1) ___ ___, which is the 2) __ within a cost estimate may be 3) ___
1) relevant range
2) limits
3) valid
Statistical Cost Estimation
Relevant range for projection is usually between 1) ___ and __ limits (bounds) of 2) __ activity levels for which data is 3) ___
1) upper and lower
2) past
3) available
A graph that you can use for statistical cost estimation is
a scattergraph
Scattergraph
-the slope of the line represents the estimated 1) ____ costs per unit. The intercept with the vertical axis represents an estimate of the 2) ___ costs
1) variable
2) fixed
Scattergraph
-the slope is referred to as the variable per unit because it represents the 1) ___ in costs that occurs as a result of changes in 2) ____
-the intercept is referred to as the fixed costs because it represents the cost incurred at a 3) ____level
1) change
2) activity
3) zero