Module 3 - Exam 3 Study Deck Flashcards
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Accounting for Management that provides useful information to managers for: Planning, Controlling, and Decision Making Purposes
Managerial Accounting
Who are the primary users of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
External; Internal
What is the purpose of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
Help external users to make investment decisions; Help managers Plan, Direct, and control
What is the focus orientation of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
Past; Future
What is the scope of of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
Aggregated; Detailed
What is the business unit of of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
companywide; segment
What are the guidelines of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
Regulated by GAAP; Unregulated. Cost effectiveness
What is the emphasis of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
Objective and Verifiability; Relevance and Timliness
What is the frequency of Financial Accounting and Managerial Accounting?
Annual and Quarterly; Dependent on the Management Needs
What does private accounting refer to?
Any accountant not working for an auditing firm
What does Public Accounting Refer to?
Working for an auditing firm
Who establishes the Code of Conduct for management accountants?
The Institute of Management Accountants - Be competent, maintain confidentiality, act with integrity, and communicate in a credible manner
Any item for which costs are being separately measured
Cost Object
What is the difference between direct cost and indirect costs?
Easily Traceable. Direct labor has physical hands on the work being done.; not cost effectively traceable (manufacturing or factory overhead costs). Indirect are things like managerial costs that happen to produce these items
The direct costs associated with manufacturing a product
prime costs
Prime Costs formula
Direct Labor + Direct Materials
Expenses incurred to convert raw materials into finished goods
Conversion Costs
Conversion Costs
Direct Labor + Factory Overhead
Direct Costs and Indirect Costs are conisdered ________
Manufacturing Costs
Selling Costs and Administrative Costs are considered
Nonmanufacturing Costs
Another Name for Manufacturing Costs
Product Costs - Inventoriable. Capitalized First
Another name for Nonmanufacturing Costs
Period Costs - Immediately Expensed
What does being capitalized mean?
It is not immediately expensed
Product Costs are
Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Factory Overhead