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DB-The Role of Management Accounting

The focus of this module is on the terminology and concepts that will be used throughout the course. It is important to learn this terminology and watch the videos to better understand the cost flows.

Management Accounting

Financial accounting and managerial accounting are subdivisions of accounting and play an essential role within an organization.

Discuss the major differences between managerial and financial accounting then apply your understanding to the following 4 scenarios.  Discuss if these are managerial accounting or financial accounting and why.

A company is looking to increase its gross profit by reducing costs for the upcoming periods. To further investigate, the production manager pulls reports that detail costs in the previous year. After discussions with the purchasing manager, he creates a budget based on assumptions and estimates.

An investor researching profitable companies pulls quarterly reports of various corporations. The reports are prepared according to GAAP with objective information and focus on the business as a whole. Are the reports prepared using managerial or financial accounting?

To fund its expansion in the upcoming year, Deacon Corporation negotiates a $4,000,000 loan with a local bank. The bank requires financial statements to ensure the company’s ability to pay interest and repay the principal. Would Deacon Corporation use managerial or financial accounting to create the reports for the bank?

  • During an audit, an agent looks at the company’s financial statements to verify that the same accounting practices were used in the tax return for a certain expense. Would the financial statements used by the agent be prepared using managerial or financial accounting?
  • Directions:
  • Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.
  • Chapter 1
    Introduction to
    Managerial
    Accounting
    Learning Objectives
    • Obj. 1: Describe managerial accounting, including its
    differences with financial accounting, its place in the
    organization, and its uses.
    • Obj. 2: Describe and illustrate the nature of manufacturing
    operations, including different types and classifications of
    costs.
    • Obj. 3: Describe and illustrate financial statements for a
    manufacturing business, including the balance sheet,
    statement of cost of goods manufactured, and income
    statement.
    • Obj. 4: Describe and illustrate utilization rates in evaluating
    performance for service companies.
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    Differences Between Managerial and Financial
    Accounting (slide 1 of 4)
    Types of
    accounting
    information
    Financial
    accounting
    Managerial
    accounting
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    Financial Accounting and Managerial
    Accounting
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    Differences Between Managerial and Financial
    Accounting (slide 2 of 4)
    • Financial accounting information is reported at
    fixed intervals (monthly, quarterly, yearly) in
    general-purpose financial statements.
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    Differences Between Managerial and Financial
    Accounting (slide 3 of 4)
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    Differences Between Managerial and Financial Accounting
    (slide 4 of 4)
    • Unlike the financial statements prepared in financial
    accounting, managerial accounting reports do not always
    have to be:
    1.
    Prepared according to generally accepted accounting
    principles (GAAP).
    ▪ Only the company’s management uses the information.
    ▪ In many cases, GAAP are not relevant to the specific decisionmaking needs of management.
    2.
    Prepared at fixed intervals (monthly, quarterly, yearly).
    ▪ Although some management reports are prepared at fixed intervals,
    most reports are prepared as management needs the information.
    3.
    Prepared for the business as a whole.
    ▪ Most management reports are prepared for products, projects, sales
    territories, or other segments of the company.
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    Managerial Accounting in the Organization
    (slide 1 of 2)
    • Most large companies are organized in terms of
    “verticals” and “horizontals.”
    o Verticals are sometimes referred to as business
    units, because they are often structured as separate
    businesses within the parent company.
    ▪ Verticals develop products that are sold directly co
    customers.
    o Horizontals are departments within the company that
    are not responsible for developing products.
    ▪ Horizontals provide services to the various verticals and
    other horizontals.
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    Partial Organization Chart for McAfee
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    Managerial Accounting in the Organization
    (slide 2 of 2)
    Manager of the accounting
    function of a vertical
    Controller
    Chief financial officer
    Rank within the accounting and
    finance function
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    The Management Process
    (slide 1 of 2)
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    The Management Process
    (slide 2 of 2)
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    Planning
    • Management uses planning in developing the
    company’s objectives (goals) and translating
    these objectives into courses of action.
    • Planning may be classified as follows:
    1.
    Strategic planning, which is developing long-term
    actions to achieve the company’s objectives.
    ▪ These long-term courses of action are called strategies,
    which often involve periods of 5 to 10 years.
    2.
    Operational planning, which develops short-term
    actions for managing the day-to-day operations of
    the company.
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    Directing
    • The process by which managers run day-to-day
    operations is called directing.
    o For example, directing is a production supervisor’s
    efforts to keep the production line moving without
    interruption (downtime).
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    Controlling
    • Monitoring operating results and comparing
    actual results with the expected results is
    controlling.
    1.
    This feedback allows management to isolate areas
    for further investigation and possible remedial
    action.
    • The philosophy of controlling by comparing
    actual and expected results is called
    management by exception.
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    Improving
    • Continuous process improvement is the
    philosophy of continually improving employees,
    business processes, and products.
    1.
    The objective of continuous process improvement is
    to eliminate the source of problems in a process.
    ▪ In this way, the right products (or services) are delivered in
    the right quantities at the right time.
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    Decision Making
    • Inherent in each of the preceding management
    processes is decision making.
    1.
    In managing a company, management must
    continually decide among alternative actions.
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    Uses of Managerial Accounting Information
    • Managerial accounting provides information and reports
    for managers to use in operating the business.
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    The cost of manufacturing a product could be used to determine
    its selling price.
    Comparing the costs of manufacturing products over time and
    can be used to monitor and control costs.
    Performance reports could be used to identify any large amounts
    of scrap or employee downtime.
    A report could analyze the potential efficiencies and savings of
    purchasing a new computerized equipment to speed up the
    production process.
    A report could analyze how many units need to be sold to cover
    operating costs and expenses. Such information could be used
    to set monthly selling targets and bonuses for sales personnel.
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    Check Up Corner
    1.
    Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:
    Managerial accounting information is designed primarily to meet the needs of
    external users such as shareholders, creditors, and the general public.
    Managerial accounting reports must be prepared for the business as a whole.
    Operational planning develops short-term actions for managing the day-to-day
    operations of the company.
    a.
    b.
    c.
    2.
    Management Process
    Three phases of the management process are planning, controlling, and
    improving. Match the following descriptions to the proper phase:
    Phase of management
    process
    Description
    Planning
    Monitoring the operating results and comparing the actual
    results with expected results
    Controlling
    Rejects solving problems with temporary solutions that fail
    to address the root cause of the problem
    Improving
    Used by management to develop the company’s
    objectives
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    Management Process Solution
    1.
    False. The primary focus and design of managerial accounting information is
    to meet the specific needs of a company’s management.
    b. False. Managerial accounting reports do not have to be prepared for the
    business as a whole. Most management reports are prepared for products,
    projects, sales territories, or other segments of the company.
    c. True. Operational planning develops short-term actions for managing the dayto-day operations of the company. In contrast, strategic planning develops
    long-term actions (strategies) to achieve the company’s objectives.
    a.
    2. Planning: c. Used by management to develop the company’s objectives
    Controlling: a. Monitoring the operating results and comparing the actual results
    with expected results
    Improving: b. Rejects solving problems with temporary solutions that fail to
    address the root cause of the problem
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    Manufacturing Operations
    • The operations of a business can be classified
    as service, retail, or manufacturing.
    1.
    Most of the managerial accounting concepts that
    apply to manufacturing businesses also apply to
    service and merchandising businesses.
    ▪ The manufacturing operations for a guitar manufacturer,
    Legend Guitars, is illustrated on the following slide.
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    Guitar-Making Operations of Legend Guitars
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    Direct and Indirect Costs
    (slide 1 of 2)
    • A cost is a sacrifice made to obtain some
    benefit.
    1.
    In managerial accounting, costs are often classified
    according to the decision-making needs of
    management.
    ▪ For example, costs are often classified by their relationship
    to a segment of operations, called a cost object.
    – A cost object may be a product, a sales territory, a department,
    or an activity, such as research and development.
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    Direct and Indirect Costs
    (slide 2 of 2)
    • Costs identified with cost objects are either
    direct costs or indirect costs.
    1.
    Direct costs are identified with and can be traced
    to a cost object.
    ▪ For example, the cost of wood used to make guitars is a
    direct cost.
    2.
    Indirect costs cannot be identified with or traced
    to a cost object.
    ▪ For example, the salaries of production supervisors are
    indirect costs of producing a guitar because their salaries
    cannot be identified with or traced to any individual guitar.
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    Direct Costs of Legend Guitars
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    Indirect Costs of Legend Guitars
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    Classifying Direct and Indirect Costs
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    Manufacturing Costs
    • The cost of a manufactured product includes the
    cost of materials used in making the product.
    • In addition, the cost of a manufactured product
    includes the cost of converting the materials into
    a finished product.
    • Thus, the cost of a finished product includes:
    1.
    Direct materials cost
    2.
    Direct labor cost
    3.
    Factory overhead cost
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    Manufacturing Costs of Legend Guitars
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    Direct Materials Cost
    • Manufactured products begin with raw materials that are
    converted into finished products.
    • To be classified as a direct materials cost, the cost
    must be both of the following:
    1.
    An integral part of the finished product
    2.
    A significant portion of the total cost of the product
    • Examples of direct materials costs include the following:
    1.
    The cost of the wood used in producing a guitar
    2.
    The cost of electronic components for a television
    3.
    Silicon wafers for microcomputer chips
    4.
    Tires for an automobile
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    Direct Labor Cost
    • Most manufacturing processes use employees to convert
    materials into finished products.
    • The cost of employee wages that is an integral part of the
    finished product is classified as direct labor cost.
    • A direct labor cost must meet both of the following criteria:
    1.
    An integral part of the finished product
    2.
    A significant portion of the total cost of the product
    • Examples of direct labor costs include the following:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    The wages of employees who cut guitars out of raw lumber and
    assemble them
    Mechanics’ wages for repairing an automobile
    Machine operators’ wages for manufacturing tools
    Assemblers’ wages for assembling a laptop computer
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    Factory Overhead Cost
    (slide 1 of 2)
    • Costs other than direct materials cost and direct labor that
    are incurred in the manufacturing process are combined
    and classified as factory overhead cost (sometimes
    called manufacturing overhead or factory burden).
    • All factory overhead costs are indirect costs of the product.
    • Some factory overhead costs include the following:
    1.
    Heating and lighting the factory
    2.
    Repairing and maintaining factory equipment
    3.
    Property taxes on factory buildings and land
    4.
    Insurance on factory buildings
    5.
    Depreciation of factory plant and equipment
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    Prime Costs and Conversion Costs
    (slide 1 of 2)
    • Direct materials, direct labor, and factory
    overhead costs may be grouped together for
    analysis and reporting.
    1.
    Two such common groupings are as follows:
    ▪ Prime costs, which consist of direct materials and direct
    labor costs
    ▪ Conversion costs, which consist of direct labor and
    factory overhead costs
    – Conversion costs are the costs of converting the materials
    into a finished product.
    • Direct labor is both a prime cost and a
    conversion cost.
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    Prime Costs and Conversion Costs
    (slide 2 of 2)
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    Product Costs and Period Costs
    (slide 1 of 2)
    Direct materials
    Product costs
    Direct labor
    Factory overhead
    Costs
    Selling expenses
    Incurred while marketing and
    delivering the product to the
    customer
    Administrative
    expenses
    Incurred while managing the
    company and are not directly
    related to the manufacturing
    or selling functions
    Period costs
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    Examples of Product Costs
    and Period Costs—Legend Guitars
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    Product Costs and Period Costs
    (slide 2 of 2)
    • As product costs are incurred, they are recorded
    and reported on the balance sheet as inventory.
    When the inventory is sold, the cost of the
    manufactured product sold is reported as cost of
    goods sold on the income statement.
    • Period costs are reported as expenses on the
    income statement in the period in which they are
    incurred, and, thus, they never appear on the
    balance sheet.
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    Product Costs, Period Costs, and the Financial
    Statements
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    Check Up Corner

    A partial list of the costs for MLB Mitt Company, a baseball glove manufacturer, is
    as follows:
    a.
    b.
    c.
    d.
    e.
    f.
    g.
    h.
    i.
    j.

    Manufacturing Operations
    Ink used to print a player’s autograph
    Salesperson’s salary and commission
    Padding material
    Coolants for machines that sew the baseball gloves
    Wages of assembly line employees
    Cost of endorsement from a professional baseball player
    Salary of manufacturing plant supervisor
    Leather used to make the gloves
    Office supplies used at company headquarters
    Wages of office administrative staff
    Using the following headings, classify each cost as a product cost or a period cost.
    In addition, identify product costs as:
    a.
    b.
    Direct materials, direct labor, or factory overhead, and
    Prime cost, conversion cost, or both.
    Product Cost
    Item
    Direct
    Direct
    Materials Labor
    Factory
    Overhead
    Period Cost
    Prime
    Cost
    Conversion
    Cost
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    Manufacturing Operations
    Solution
    Product
    Cost
    Item
    Direct Materials
    Direct
    Labor
    a.
    Factory
    Overhead
    Period
    Cost
    Prime
    Cost
    X
    Conversion
    Cost
    X
    b.
    c.
    X
    X
    X
    d.
    X
    e.
    X
    X
    X
    X
    f.
    X
    g.
    h.
    X
    X
    X
    X
    i.
    X
    j.
    X
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    Financial Statements for a Manufacturing Business
    • The statement of stockholders’ equity and
    statement of cash flows for a manufacturing
    business are similar to those for service and retail
    businesses.
    • However, the balance sheet and income statement
    for a manufacturing business are more complex.
    1.
    This is because a manufacturer makes the products
    that it sells and, thus, must record and report product
    costs.
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    Balance Sheet for a Manufacturing Business
    • A manufacturing business reports three types of inventory
    on its balance sheet as follows:
    1.
    Materials inventory (sometimes called raw materials inventory)
    consists of the costs of the direct and indirect materials that have
    not yet entered the manufacturing process.
    2.
    Work in process inventory consists of the direct materials, direct
    labor, and factory overhead costs for products that have entered
    the manufacturing process, but are not yet completed (in process).
    3.
    Finished goods inventory consists of completed (or finished)
    products that have not been sold.
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    Balance Sheet Presentation of Inventory for
    Manufacturing and Merchandising Companies
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    Income Statement for a Manufacturing Business
    (slide 1 of 7)
    • The income statements for retail and
    manufacturing businesses differ primarily in the
    reporting of the cost of goods (merchandise)
    available for sale and sold during the period.
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    Income Statements for Merchandising
    and Manufacturing Businesses
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    Income Statement for a Manufacturing Business
    (slide 2 of 7)
    • A retail business determines its cost of good sold
    by first adding its net purchases for the period to its
    beginning inventory.
    o This determines inventory available for sale during the
    period. The ending inventory is then subtracted to
    determine the cost of good sold.
    • A manufacturing business makes the products it
    sells, using direct materials, direct labor, and
    factory overhead.
    o Manufacturing business must determine its cost of
    goods manufactured during the period.
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    Income Statement for a Manufacturing Business
    (slide 3 of 7)
    • The cost of goods manufactured is determined
    by preparing a statement of cost of goods
    manufactured.
    o
    This statement summarizes the cost of goods
    manufactured during the period
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    Income Statement for a Manufacturing
    Business (slide 4 of 7)
    Beginning work in process inventory
    $XXX
    Direct materials:
    Beginning materials inventory
    $XXX
    Purchases
    $XXX
    Cost of materials available for use
    $XXX
    Ending materials inventory
    $XXX
    Cost of direct materials used
    $XXX
    Direct labor
    $XXX
    Factory overhead
    $XXX
    Total manufacturing costs incurred in period
    $XXX
    Total manufacturing costs
    $XXX
    Ending work in process inventory
    $XXX
    Cost of goods manufactured
    $XXX
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    Income Statement for a Manufacturing
    Business (slide 5 of 7)
    • The following
    data for
    Legend
    Guitars are
    used:
    Jan. 1, 20Y8
    Dec. 31, 20Y8
    Materials
    $65,000
    $35,000
    Work in process
    $30,000
    $24,000
    Finished goods
    $60,000
    $62,500
    Total inventories
    $155,000
    $121,500
    Inventories:
    Manufacturing costs incurred during 20Y8:
    Materials purchased
    $100,000
    Direct labor
    $110,000
    Factory overhead:
    Indirect labor
    $24,000
    Depreciation on factory equipment
    $10,000
    Factory supplies and utility costs
    $10,000
    Total factory overhead
    $44,000
    Total
    $254,000
    Sales
    $366,000
    Selling expenses
    $20,000
    Administrative expenses
    $15,000
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    Income Statement for a Manufacturing
    Business (slide 6 of 7)
    • The statement of cost of goods manufactured is
    prepared using three steps
    Determine the cost of materials used
    Determine the total manufacturing costs
    incurred
    Determine the cost of goods manufactured
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    Income Statement for a Manufacturing
    Business (slide 7 of 7)

    Using the data for Legend Guitars, the cost of materials used, total manufacturing
    costs, and cost of goods manufactured are computed as follows:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    The cost of materials used in production is determined as follows:
    Materials inventory, January 1, 20Y8
    $65,000
    Purchases
    $100,000
    Cost of materials available for use
    $165,000
    Materials inventory, December 31, 20Y8
    $35,000
    Cost of direct materials used
    $130,000
    The total manufacturing costs incurred is determined as follows:
    Direct materials used in production (step 1)
    $130,000
    Direct labor
    $110,000
    Factory overhead
    $44,000
    Total manufacturing costs incurred in 20Y8
    $284,000
    The cost of goods manufactured is determined as follows:
    Work in process inventory, January 1, 20Y8
    $30,000
    Total manufacturing costs incurred (step 2)
    $284,000
    Total manufacturing costs incurred
    $314,000
    Work in process inventory, December 31, 20Y8
    $24,000
    Cost of goods manufactured in 20Y8
    $290,000
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    Manufacturing Company—Income Statement
    with Statement of Cost of Goods Manufactured
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    Flow of Manufacturing Costs
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    Check Up Corner


    Manufacturing financial
    statements
    The following information is available for January for MLB Mitt Company, a
    baseball glove manufacturer:
    Cost of direct materials used in production
    $25,000
    Direct labor
    $35,000
    Factory overhead
    $20,000
    Work in process inventory, January 1
    $30,000
    Work in process inventory, January 31
    $25,000
    Finished goods inventory, January 1
    $15,000
    Finished goods inventory, January 31
    $12,000
    For January, determine (a) the cost of goods manufactured and (b) the cost
    of goods sold.
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    Check Up Corner

    Manufacturing financial
    statements Solution
    The cost of goods manufactured is determined by adding the total manufacturing
    costs incurred to the beginning work in process inventory.
    a.
    b.
    Work in process inventory, January 1
    $30,000
    Cost of direct materials used
    $25,000
    Direct labor
    $35,000
    Factory overhead
    $20,000
    Total manufacturing costs incurred in January
    $80,000
    Total manufacturing costs
    $110,000
    Work in process inventory, January 31
    $25,000
    Cost of goods manufactured
    $85,000
    Finished goods inventory, January 1
    $15,000
    Cost of goods manufactured
    $85,000
    Cost of finished goods available for sale
    $100,000
    Finished goods inventory, January 31
    $12,000
    Cost of goods sold
    $88,000
    The cost of goods
    manufactured is
    added to the
    beginning finished
    goods inventory to
    determine the
    finished goods
    available for sale.
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    Managerial Accounting Differences Between
    Manufacturing and Service Companies
    Manufacturing
    Services
    Users materials, work in process, and
    finished goods inventory.
    Inventory is often limited to supplies.
    Uses both product and period costs.
    Uses only period costs.
    Uses costs of good sold on the income
    statement.
    May use cost of services on the income statement.
    Manufacturing requires a physical
    production site.
    Many services require a network that connects service to the
    customer. Examples include telecommunications, banking,
    power distribution, distributed entertainment, and
    transportation.
    Manufacturing overhead is an indirect cost
    in manufacturing products.
    Overhead is an indirect cost incurred in serving customers.
    Labor is a direct cost to products.
    Labor is not a direct cost to products, but may be direct cos
    to customers. Examples are accountants in accounting firm
    or doctors in a medical practice.
    Materials are a direct cost to products.
    Materials are often an indirect cost, but may be significant,
    such as fuel for transportation or utilities. In other cases,
    materials are not significant, such as financial, leisure,
    information, or education services.
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    Utilization Rates (slides 1 of 3)
    • A utilization rate measures the use of a fixed
    asset in serving customers relative to the asset’s
    capacity.
    o A higher utilization rate is considered favorable, while
    a lower utilization rate is considered unfavorable.
    • Different service industries will have different
    names and computations used for measuring
    utilization rates.
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    Utilization Rates (slides 2 of 3)
    • In the hotel industry, for example, utilization is
    measured by the occupancy rate, which is
    computed as:
    Occupancy rate =
    Guest nights
    Available room nights
    o Where,
    ▪ Guest nights = Number of guests × Number of nights per visit
    (per time period)
    ▪ Available room nights = Number of available rooms ×
    Number of nights per time period
    o The number of guests is determined under single
    room occupancy, so that the number of guests is
    equal to the number of occupied rooms.
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    Utilization Rates (slides 3 of 3)
    • Assume EasyRest Hotel is a single hotel with
    150 rooms. During the month of June, the hotel
    had 3,600 guests, each staying for a single
    night. The occupancy rate would be determined
    as follows:
    Guest nights
    Available room nights
    3,600 guest nights
    =
    = 80%
    150 rooms × 30days
    Occupancy rate =
    o The hotel was occupied to 80% of capacity, which
    would be considered favorable.
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    Managerial
    Accounting
    Carl S. Warren
    Professor Emeritus of Accounting
    University of Georgia, Athens
    William B. Tayler
    Brigham Young University
    Australia • Brazil • Mexico • Singapore • United Kingdom • United States
    15e
    Managerial Accounting, 15e
    Carl S. Warren
    William B. Tayler
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    Preface
    Roadmap for Success
    Warren/Tayler Managerial Accounting, 15e, provides a sound pedagogy for giving s­ tudents a solid
    foundation in managerial accounting. Warren/Tayler covers the fundamentals AND ­motivates students to learn by showing how accounting is important to businesses.
    Warren/Tayler is successful because it reaches students with a combination of new and tried-andtested pedagogy.
    This revision includes a range of new and existing features that help Warren/Tayler provide
    ­students with the context to see how accounting is valuable to business. These include:
    ▪▪ New! Make a Decision section
    ▪▪ New! Pathways Challenge
    ▪▪ New! Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) Examination Questions
    Warren/Tayler also includes a thorough grounding in the fundamentals that any business student
    will need to be successful. These key features include:
    ▪▪ Presentation style designed around the way students learn
    ▪▪ Updated schema
    ▪▪ At the start of each chapter, a schema, or roadmap, shows students what they are going to
    learn and how it is connected to the larger picture. The schema illustrates how the chapter
    content lays the foundation with managerial concepts and principles. Then it moves students
    through developing the information and ultimately into evaluating and analyzing information
    in order to make decisions.
    Chapter
    15
    Statement
    of Cash Flows
    Principles
    Chapter 1 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
    Developing Information
    COST SYSTEMS
    Chapter 2
    Chapter 3
    Chapter 4
    COST ALLOCATIONS
    Chapter 5
    Chapter 5
    Job Order Costing
    Process Costing
    Support Departments
    Joint Costs
    Activity-Based Costing
    Decision Making
    PLANNING AND EVALUATING TOOLS
    Chapter 6
    Chapter 7
    Chapter 8
    Chapter 9
    Chapter 10
    Chapter 11
    Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
    Variable Costing
    Budgeting Systems
    Standard Costing and Variances
    Decentralized Operations
    STRATEGIC TOOLS
    Chapter 12
    Chapter 13
    Chapter 13
    Chapter 14
    Chapter 14
    Capital Investment Analysis
    Lean Manufacturing
    Activity Analysis
    The Balanced Scorecard
    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Differential Analysis
    Chapter 15
    Financial
    accounting
    Statement
    of Cash Flows
    Managerial
    accounting
    Chapter 16
    Financial Statement
    Analysis
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    Chapter 7 Variable Costing for Management Analysis
    ▪▪ Link to the “opening company” of each chapter
    examples
    how
    the byconcepts
    The $80,000calls
    increaseout
    in operating
    income underof
    Proposal
    2 is caused
    the allocation of the
    fixed manufacturing costs of $400,000 over a greater number of units manufactured. Specifically,
    introduced in the chapter are connected to the
    opening
    company.
    This
    shows
    how
    accountan increase in production from 20,000 units to 25,000 units means that the
    fixed manufacturing
    cost per unit decreases from $20 ($400,000 ÷ 20,000 units) to $16 ($400,000 ÷ 25,000 units). Thus,
    ing is used in the real world by real companies.
    the cost of goods sold when 25,000 units are manufactured is $4 per unit less, or $80,000 less in
    total (20,000 units sold × $4). Since the cost of goods sold is less, operating income is $80,000
    more when 25,000 units rather than 20,000 units are manufactured.
    Managers should be careful in analyzing operating income under absorption costing when finished goods inventory changes. Increases in operating income may be created by simply increasing finished goods inventory. Thus, managers could misinterpret such increases (or decreases) in
    operating income as due to changes in sales volume, prices, or costs.
    Adobe Systems Inc.
    A
    ssume that you have three different options for a summer job.
    How would you evaluate these options? Naturally there are
    many things to consider, including how much you could earn from
    each job.
    Determining how much you could earn from each job may
    not be as simple as comparing the wage rate per hour. For example, a job as an office clerk at a local company pays $8 per hour. A
    job delivering pizza pays $10 per hour (including estimated tips),
    although you must use your own transportation. Another job working in a beach resort over 500 miles away from your home pays $8
    per hour. All three jobs offer 40 hours per week for the whole summer. If these options were ranked according to their pay per hour,
    the pizza delivery job would be the most attractive. However, the
    costs associated with each job must also be evaluated. For example, the office job may require that you pay for downtown parking and purchase office clothes. The pizza delivery job will require
    you to pay for gas and maintenance for your car. The resort job will
    require you to move to the resort city and incur additional living
    costs. Only by considering the costs for each job will you be able to
    determine which job will provide you with the most income.
    Just as you should evaluate the relative income of various
    choices, a business also evaluates the income earned from its
    choices. Important choices include the products offered and the
    geographical regions to be served.
    A company will often evaluate the profitability of products
    and regions. For example, Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE),
    one of the largest software companies in the world, determines
    the income earned from its various product lines, such as Acrobat®,
    Photoshop®, Premiere®, and Dreamweaver® software. Adobe uses
    this information to establish product line pricing, as well as sales,
    support, and development effort. Likewise, Adobe evaluates the
    income earned in the geographic regions it serves, such as the
    United States, Europe, and Asia. Again, such information aids management in managing revenue and expenses within the regions.
    In this chapter, how businesses measure profitability using
    absorption costing and variable costing is discussed. After illustrating and comparing these concepts, how businesses use them for
    controlling costs, pricing products, planning production, analyzing
    market segments, and analyzing contribution margins is described
    and illustrated.
    Link to
    Adobe Systems
    Under variable costing, operating income is $200,000, regardless of whether 20,000 units or
    25,000 units are manufactured. This is because no fixed manufacturing costs are allocated to the
    units manufactured. Instead, all fixed manufacturing costs are treated as a period expense.
    To illustrate, Exhibit 8 shows the variable costing income statements for Frand for the
    production of 20,000 units, 25,000 units, and 30,000 units. In each case, the operating income
    is $200,000.
    Chapter 2
    Pete Jenkins/AlAmy stock Photo
    Exhibit 8
    Variable Costing
    Income Statements
    for Three Production
    Levels
    52
    Job Order Costing
    In a recent absorption costing income statement, Adobe Systems reported (in millions) total revenue
    of $5,854, cost of revenue of $820, gross profit of $5,034, operating expenses of $3,541, and operating
    income of $1,493.
    Frand Manufacturing Company
    Variable Costing Income Statements
    Sales (20,000 units × $75) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Variable cost of goods sold:
    Variable cost of goods manufactured:
    (20,000 units × $35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    (25,000 units × $35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    (30,000 units × $35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Ending inventory:
    (0 units × $35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    (5,000 units × $35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    (10,000 units × $35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Total variable cost of goods sold . . . . . .
    Manufacturing margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Variable selling and administrative
    expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Contribution margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Fixed costs:
    Fixed manufacturing costs . . . . . . . . . . .
    Fixed selling and administrative
    expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Total fixed costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    20,000 Units
    Manufactured
    25,000 Units
    Manufactured
    30,000 Units
    Manufactured
    $1,500,000
    $1,500,000
    $ 1,500,000
    $ (700,000)
    $ (875,000)
    $(1,050,000)
    0
    175,000
    $ (700,000)
    $ 800,000
    $ (700,000)
    $ 800,000
    350,000
    $ (700,000)
    $ 800,000
    (100,000)
    $ 700,000
    (100,000)
    $ 700,000
    (100,000)
    $ 700,000
    no discrepancies, a journal entry is made to record the purchase. The journal
    entry$ to
    record$ (400,000)
    the
    $ (400,000)
    (400,000)
    supplier’s invoice related to Receiving Report No. 196 in Exhibit 4 is as follows:
    (100,000)
    (100,000)
    (100,000)
    Link to Adobe Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 305, 309, 312, 316, 319
    $ (500,000)
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    $ (500,000)
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    Materials
    Accounts Payable
    Materials purchased during December.
    10,500
    10,500
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    The storeroom releases materials for use in manufacturing when a materials requisition is
    received. Examples of materials requisitions are shown in Exhibit 4.
    The materials requisitions for each job serve as the basis for recording materials used. For direct
    materials, the quantities and amounts from the materials requisitions are posted to job cost sheets. Job
    ▪▪ To
    aid comprehension
    and to demonstrate
    themake
    impact
    journal
    entriesledger.
    include
    cost
    sheets,
    which are also illustrated
    in Exhibit 4,
    up of
    thetransactions,
    work in process
    subsidiary
    the
    net
    effect
    of
    the
    transaction
    on
    the
    accounting
    equation.
    Exhibit 4 shows the posting of $2,000 of direct materials to Job 71 and $11,000 of direct
    materials to Job 72.2 Job 71 is an order for 20 units of Jazz Series guitars, while Job 72 is an order
    for 60 units of American Series guitars.
    A summary of the materials requisitions is used as a basis for the journal entry recording the
    materials used for the month. For direct materials, this entry increases (debits) Work in Process and
    decreases (credits) Materials as follows:
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    b.
    Work in Process
    Materials
    Materials requisitioned to jobs
    ($2,000 + $11,000).
    13,000
    13,000
    Many companies use computerized information processes to record the use of materials. In
    such cases, storeroom employees electronically record the release of materials, which automatically updates the materials ledger and job cost sheets.
    Ethics: Do It!
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    Preface
    ▪▪ Located in each chapter, Why It M
    ­ atters shows students how accounting is important
    to ­businesses with which they are familiar. A Concept Clip icon indicates which Why It
    Matters features have an accompanying concept clip video in CNOWv2.
    CONCEPT CLIP
    476
    Chapter 10
    Evaluating Decentralized Operations
    Why It Matters
    CONCEPT CLIP
    Coca-Cola Company: Go West Young Man
    A
    major decision early in the history of Coca-Cola (KO) was to ex314
    Chapter 7 Variable Costing
    for Management
    pand
    outside Analysis
    of the United States to the rest of the world. As a result,
    Coca-Cola
    is known today the world over. What is revealing is how
    Solution:
    a. (1)
    this
    decision has impacted the revenues and profitability of Coca-Cola across
    Absorption Costing Income Statements
    (30,000 The
    units produced
    × $40 variable
    its international and
    North
    following
    table shows
    Proposal 2: segments.
    Proposal
    1: American
    manufacturing cost per unit) + $600,000
    40,000 Units
    30,000 Units
    the percent of revenues
    and percent
    of operating
    fixed cost income from the internaManufactured Manufactured
    Sales (30,000 unitstional
    × $100) and North American
    $ 3,000,000 geographic
    $ 3,000,000 segments.
    (40,000 units produced × $40 variable manufacturing
    Cost of goods sold:
    Cost of goods manufactured
    Ending inventory
    Total cost of goods sold
    Gross profit
    Selling and administrative expenses
    Operating income
    $(1,800,000)

    $(1,800,000)
    $ 1,200,000
    (350,000)
    $ 850,000
    $(2,200,000)
    550,000
    $(1,650,000)
    $ 1,350,000
    (350,000)
    $ 1,000,000
    $(1,200,000)
    $ 1,800,000
    (210,000)
    $ 1,590,000
    $(1,200,000)
    $ 1,800,000
    (210,000)
    $ 1,590,000
    $ (600,000)
    (140,000)
    $ (740,000)
    $ 850,000
    $ (600,000)
    (140,000)
    $ (740,000)
    $ 850,000
    different story. More than 65% of Coca- Cola’s profitability comes
    from international segments. Given the revenue segmentation,
    this suggests that the international profit margins must be higher
    than the North American profit margin. Indeed this is the case, as
    can be seen in the following table:
    Profit Margin
    International average
    North America
    cost per unit) + $600,000 fixed cost
    Operating
    10,000 units (40,000 produced
    – 30,000 sold)
    × $55 per unit ($2,200,000 ÷ 40,000 units)
    Revenues
    Income
    48.4%
    24.2%
    The average profit margin for all the international segments is
    two times as large as the North American segment. These results
    (2)
    reflect the heart of the Coca-Cola marketing strategy. In international markets, Coca-Cola is able to charge relatively higher prices
    Proposal 2:
    Proposal 1:
    due to high demand and less competition as compared to the North
    Units 7 Variable
    30,000 Units350 40,000
    Chapter
    Costing
    Management
    Analysis
    30,000
    units for
    produced
    × $40 variable
    The first column
    showsManufactured
    that the international
    provide
    Manufactured
    manufacturing costsegments
    per unit
    American market.
    Sales (30,000 units × $100)
    2. units
    Chassen
    Company,
    a cracker and cookie manufacturer, has the following unit costs for the
    produced
    × $40 variable
    over 58% of the$ 3,000,000
    revenues,$ 3,000,000
    while North40,000
    America
    provides
    almost
    Variable cost of goods sold:
    month
    June:
    manufacturing
    costofper
    unit
    Variable cost of goods
    $(1,200,000) However,
    $(1,600,000)
    Variable manufacturing
    cost The Coca-Cola
    $5.00
    Source:
    Company, Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017.
    42%manufactured
    of the revenues.
    the 10,000
    operating
    income
    a
    units (40,000 produced
    – 30,000 tells
    Ending inventory

    400,000
    International segments
    North American segment
    Variable
    Total Costing Income Statements
    Total variable cost of goods sold
    Manufacturing margin
    Variable selling and administrative expenses
    Contribution margin
    Fixed costs:
    Fixed manufacturing costs
    Fixed selling and administrative expenses
    Total fixed costs
    Operating income
    (30,000 units sold × $7 variable selling cost per
    unit) + $140,000
    58.4%
    41.6
    Variable Costs
    100%
    65.6%
    34.4
    100%
    sold) × $40 variable cost per unit
    Variable marketing cost
    Fixed manufacturing cost
    Fixed marketing cost
    3.50
    2.00
    4.00
    30,000 units sold × $7 variable
    selling cost
    unitof 100,000 units were manufactured during June, of which 10,000 remain in ending
    A per
    total
    the only finished goods inventory at June 30. Under the absorption costing concept, the
    Residualare Income
    inventory. Chassen uses the first-in, first-out (FIFO) inventory method, and the 10,000 units
    Fixed Costs
    value of Chassen’s June 30 finished goods inventory would be:
    ▪▪ New! Pathways Challenge encourages
    students’
    interest
    in accounting
    emphasizes of the return on investment.
    Residual income
    is useful
    in overcoming
    some of and
    the disadvantages
    a. $50,000.
    b. $70,000.
    Residual income
    is
    the
    excess
    of
    operating
    income
    over
    aChallenge
    minimum acceptable operating income,
    the
    critical
    thinking
    aspect
    of
    accounting.
    A
    suggested
    answer
    to
    the
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    $85,000.
    b. The difference (in a.) is caused by including $150,000 fixed manufacturing costs (10,000 units × $15 fixedc.manufacturing
    cost per unit) in the
    d. $145,000. 7.
    ending inventory, which decreases the cost of goods sold and increases theas
    operating
    income byin
    $150,000.
    shown
    Exhibit
    is provided at the end of the chapter. 3. Mill Corporation had the following unit costs for the recent calendar year:
    Check Up Corner
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    Nonmanufacturing
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    Exhibit
    7
    Variable
    Fixed
    $8.00
    2.00
    $3.00
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    Operating Inventory
    income for Mill’s sole product totaled 6,000 units on January 1 and 5,200 units on
    December 31. When
    compared
    to variable
    income, Mill’s absorption costing income is:
    Minimum acceptable
    operating
    income
    ascosting
    a
    a. $2,400 lower.
    Economic Activity
    percent ofb.invested
    assets
    $2,400 higher.
    Absorption costing is required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for reporting to exterc. $6,800 lower.
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    Motor income
    Company (F) and General Motors
    $ XXX
    Residual
    Income
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    (XXX)
    $ XXX
    $6,800 higher.
    Company (GM) use absorption costing in preparing their financiald.statements.
    Under absorption costing,
    fixed manufacturing costs are included in inventory. Thus, the4.
    moreBethany
    cars the auto
    companies
    lower
    Company
    hasmake,
    just the
    completed
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    preceding
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    not yet
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    of this crisis
    product.
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    cars than were
    to customers.1 costs of $2,000,000, variable marketing costs of $1,000,000,
    $5,000,000,
    fixedsold
    manufacturing
    Critical Thinking/Judgment
    and fixed marketing costs of $3,000,000.
    Under the variable costing concept, the inventory value of the new product would be:
    The minimum acceptable operating income is computed by multiplying the company minimum
    return on investment by the invested assets. The minimum rate is set by top management, based
    d. $11,000,000.
    on such factors
    as theanswer
    cost
    ofof chapter.
    financing.
    Suggested
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    Marielle Segarra, “Why the Big Three Put Too Many Cars on the
    CFO.com (ww2.cfo.com/management-accounting/2012/02/
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    Pathways
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    on investment
    for divisional
    assets. The residual incomes for the three divisions are shown in
    Exhibit 8.
    This is Accounting!
    If Ford and General Motors have high fixed costs and low variable costs,
    how would producing more cars
    a. $5,000,000.
    affect their operating income under absorption costing? under variable
    b. costing?
    $6,000,000.
    If absorption costing allows companies like Ford and General Motors to change their operating income by
    c. $8,000,000.
    increasing or decreasing production, why does GAAP require absorption costing?
    1
    Information/Consequences
    12020_ch07_ptg01_302-351.indd 314
    Exhibit 8
    7/12/18 12:15 PM
    By producing more cars than were sold, Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) increased their operating income reported under absorption costing. This is because a portion of their fixed manufacturing costs
    were included in ending inventory rather than cost of goods sold.
    Northern Division
    Residual Income—
    DataLink, Inc.
    12020_ch07_ptg01_302-351.indd 350
    Central Division
    Southern Division
    Underincome
    variable costing, producing more cars would not affect operating
    income, because all fixed manufacOperating
    $ 70,000
    $ 84,000
    turing costs are included in cost of goods sold regardless of how many cars are produced.
    $ 75,000
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    A reason often given for why GAAP requires absorption costing is that it focuses on operating income “over
    as a percent
    invested
    assets:
    the longof
    term.
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    while operating income may vary from year to year, all manufacturing costs
    are eventually
    reported on the income statement as cost of goods sold
    or as a write-down of inventory using
    $350,000
    × 10%
    (35,000)
    the lower-of-cost-or-market rule. Thus, over the life of a company, the total amount of operating income will
    be the same
    regardless of whether absorption or variable costing is used.
    $700,000
    × 10%
    (70,000)
    $500,000 × 10%
    Suggested Answer
    Residual income
    $ 35,000
    $ 14,000
    (50,000)
    $ 25,000
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    Preface
    ▪▪ To aid learning and problem solving, throughout each chapter the Check Up Corner
    exercises provide students with step-by-step guidance on how to solve problems. Problemsolving tips help students avoid common errors.
    Chapter 10
    Check Up Corner 10-1
    Evaluating Decentralized Operations
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    Cost Center Responsibility Measures
    Delinco Tech Inc. manufactures corrosion-resistant water pumps and fluid meters. Its Commercial Products
    Division is organized as a cost center. The division’s budget for the month ended July 31 is as follows
    (in thousands):
    Materials
    Factory wages
    Supervisor salaries
    Utilities
    Depreciation of plant equipment
    Maintenance
    Insurance
    Property taxes
    $140,000
    77,000
    15,500
    8,700
    9,000
    3,200
    750
    800
    $254,950
    During July, actual costs incurred in the Commercial Products Division were as follows:
    Materials
    Factory wages
    Supervisor salaries
    Utilities
    Depreciation of plant equipment
    Maintenance
    Insurance
    Property taxes
    $152,000
    77,800
    15,500
    8,560
    9,000
    3,025
    750
    820
    $267,455
    Prepare a budget performance report for the director of the Commercial Products Division for July.
    Solution:
    The report shows the budgeted costs and
    actual costs along with the differences.
    Budget Performance Report
    Director, Commercial Products Division
    For the Month Ended July 31
    Materials ………………………………..
    Factory wages ………………………….
    Supervisor salaries…………………….
    Utilities…………………………………..
    Depreciation of plant equipment ….
    Maintenance……………………………
    Insurance ……………………………….
    Property taxes ………………………….
    Actual
    Budget
    $152,000
    77,800
    15,500
    8,560
    9,000
    3,025
    750
    820
    $267,455
    $140,000
    77,000
    15,500
    8,700
    9,000
    3,200
    750
    800
    $254,950
    }
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    Over
    Budget
    The report allows cost center
    managers to focus on areas
    of significant differences.
    (Under)
    Budget
    $12,000
    800
    $(140)
    Each difference is classified as
    over budget or under budget.
    (175)
    20
    $12,820
    $(315)
    Check Up Corner
    Preface
    ▪▪ Analysis for Decision ­Making ­highlights how companies use accounting ­information to make
    decisions and evaluate their business. This provides students with context of why accounting
    is important 376
    to companies.
    Chapter 8 Budgeting
    Analysis for Decision Making
    Objective 6
    Describe and
    illustrate the use of
    staffing budgets for
    nonmanufacturing
    businesses.
    Nonmanufacturing Staffing Budgets
    The budgeting illustrated in this chapter is similar to budgeting used for nonmanufacturing
    businesses. However, many nonmanufacturing businesses often do not have direct materials
    purchases budgets, direct labor cost budgets, or factory overhead cost budgets. Thus, the budgeted income statement is simplified in many nonmanufacturing settings.
    A primary budget in nonmanufacturing businesses is the labor, or staffing, budget. This budget, which is highly flexible to service demands, is used to manage staffing levels. For example,
    a theme park will have greater staffing in the summer vacation months than in the fall months.
    Likewise, a retailer will have greater staffing during the holidays than on typical weekdays.
    To illustrate, Concord Hotel operates a hotel in a business district. The hotel has 150 rooms
    that average 120 guests per night during the weekdays and 50 guests per night during the weekend. The housekeeping staff is able to clean 10 rooms per employee. The number of housekeepers required for an average weekday and weekend is determined as follows:
    Weekday
    Weekend
    120
    ÷ 10
    12
    50
    ÷ 10
    5
    Number of guests per day
    Rooms per housekeeper
    Number of housekeepers per day
    If each housekeeper is paid $15 per hour for an eight-hour shift per day, the annual budget
    for the staff is as follows:
    Weekday
    Number of housekeepers per day
    Hours per shift
    Days per year
    Number of hours per year
    Rate per hour
    Housekeeping staff annual budget
    12
    8
    260*
    24,960
    ×
    $15
    Weekend
    Total
    5
    8
    104**
    4,160
    × $15
    ×
    ×
    ×
    ×
    $374,400
    $62,400
    $436,800
    * 52 weeks × 5 days
    ** 52 weeks × 2 days
    The budget can be used to plan and manage the staffing of the hotel. For example,
    if a wedding were booked for the weekend, the budgeted increase in staffing could be
    compared with the increased revenue from the wedding to verify the profit plan.
    Make a Decision
    Nonmanufacturing Staffing Budgets
    Analyze Johnson Stores’ staffing budget for holidays (MAD 8-1)
    ▪▪ Make a Decision in the end-of-chapter
    material gives students a chance to analyze real-world
    Analyze Mercy Hospital’s staffing budget (MAD 8-2)
    Chapter 6 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
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    business decisions.
    Analyze Adventure Park’s staffing budget (MAD 8-3)
    Analyze Ambassador Suites’ staffing budget (MAD 8-4)
    Make a Decision
    Make a Decision
    Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis for Service Companies
    MAD 6-1 Analyze Global Air’s cost-volume-profit relationships
    Obj. 6
    Global Air is considering a new flight between Atlanta and Los Angeles. The average fare per
    seat for the flight is $760. The costs associated with the flight are as follows:
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    Fixed costs for the flight:
    Crew salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000
    Operating costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000
    Aircraft depreciation . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
    Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000
    Variable costs per passenger:
    Passenger check-in . . . . . . . . . . .
    Operating costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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    $ 20
    100
    $120
    The airline estimates that the flight will sell 175 seats.
    a. Determine the break-even number of passengers per flight.
    b. Based on your answer in (a), should the airline add this flight to its schedule?
    c. How much profit should each flight produce?
    What additional issues might the airline consider in this decision?
    d.
    MAD 6-2 Analyze Ocean Escape Cruise Lines’ cost-volume-profit relationships
    Obj. 6
    Ocean Escape Cruise Lines has a boat with a capacity of 1,200 passengers. An eight-day ocean
    cruise involves the following costs:
    Crew
    Fuel
    Fixed operating costs
    $240,000
    60,000
    800,000
    The variable costs per passenger for the eight-day cruise include the following:
    Meals
    Variable operating costs
    $900
    400
    The price of the cruise is $2,400 per passenger.
    a. Determine the break-even number of passengers for the eight-day cruise.
    b. Assume 900 passengers booked the cruise. What would be the profit or loss for the cruise?
    c. Assume the cruise was booked to capacity. What would be the profit or loss for the cruise?
    If the cruise cannot book enough passengers to break even, how might the cruise
    d.
    line respond?
    MAD 6-3 Analyze Star Stream’s cost-volume-profit relationships
    Obj. 6
    Star Stream is a subscription-based video streaming service. Subscribers pay $120 per year for the
    service. Star Stream licenses and develops content for its subscribers. In addition, Star Stream leases
    servers to hold this content. These costs are not variable to the number of subscribers, but must
    be incurred regardless of the subscriber base. In addition, Star Stream compensates telecommunication companies for bandwidth so that Star Stream customers receive fast streaming services.
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    Preface
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    immediately.
    ▪▪ Take It Further in the end-of-chapter activities allows instructors to assign other special activities related to ethics, communication, and teamwork.
    ▪▪ NEW! Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) Examination Questions help students
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    Help Students Go Beyond Memorization to True
    Understanding
    Students often struggle to understand how concepts relate to one another. For most students, an
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    In all chapters, the following improvements have been made:
    ▪▪ Chapter schemas revised throughout.
    ▪▪ Link to page references added at the beginning of the
    chapter allow students to easily locate the ties to the
    opening company throughout the chapter.
    ▪▪ New learning objective for Analysis for Decision Making.
    ▪▪ Stock ticker symbol has been inserted for all real-world
    (publicly listed) companies. This helps students to use
    financial websites to locate real company data.
    ▪▪ New Pathways Challenge feature added, consistent with
    the work of the Pathways Commission. This feature
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    at the end of the chapter.
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    for Decision Making directs students and instructors to
    the real-world company end-of-chapter materials related
    to Analysis for Decision Making. Also, the continuing company analysis is identified and referenced in this Make a
    Decision section.
    ▪▪ New items have been added to the Take It Further section
    at the end of the chapter.
    ▪▪ New Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) Examination Questions help students prepare for the CMA exam
    so they can earn CMA certification.
    Chapter 1
    ▪▪ “Managerial Accounting in the Organization” section significantly revised to discuss horizonal and vertical business units; McAfee, Inc., is used as an illustration.
    ▪▪ New Why It Matters features the IMA and CMA.
    ▪▪ New Why It Matters features vertical and horizontal
    ­functions for service companies.
    ▪▪ Discussion of sustainability and accounting moved to new
    Chapter 14.
    Chapter 2
    ▪▪ Discussion of sustainability and accounting moved to new
    Chapter 14.
    ▪▪ Added one new Analysis for Decision Making item.
    Preface
    Chapter 3
    ▪▪ Why It Matters feature (Sustainable Papermaking) moved
    to Chapter 14.
    ▪▪ Lean manufacturing discussion with related homework
    items moved to Chapter 13.
    ▪▪ Added one new Analysis for Decision Making item.
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    ▪▪ Added four new revenue variance exercises.
    ▪▪ Added one new Analysis for Decision Making item.
    Chapter 10
    ▪▪ Balanced scorecard discussion moved to new Chapter 14.
    ▪▪ Added one new Analysis for Decision Making item.
    Chapter 4
    Chapter 11
    ▪▪ Added Learning Objective 7: Describe and illustrate the use
    of activity-based costing information in decision making.
    ▪▪ Total cost and variable cost concepts for product pricing
    were moved to an end-of-chapter appendix.
    ▪▪ Added one new Make a Decision item.
    Chapter 5—NEW Chapter
    ▪▪ Learning Objectives:
    ▪▪ Describe support departments and support department
    costs.
    ▪▪ Describe the allocation of support department costs
    using a single plantwide rate, multiple department
    rates, and activity-based costing.
    ▪▪ Allocate support department costs to production
    departments using the direct method, sequential
    method, and reciprocal services method.
    ▪▪ Describe joint products and joint costs.
    ▪▪ Allocate joint costs using the physical units, weighted
    average, market value at split-off, and net realizable
    value methods.
    ▪▪ Describe and illustrate the use of support department
    and joint cost allocations to evaluate the performance
    of production managers.
    Chapter 6
    ▪▪ Added one new Analysis for Decision Making item.
    Chapter 7
    ▪▪ Contribution margin analysis deleted from chapter.
    ▪▪ Revenue variance added as an appendix to Chapter 9.
    Chapter 8
    ▪▪ Added one new Analysis for Decision Making item.
    Chapter 9
    ▪▪ Added new appendix on revenue variances.
    ▪▪ Nonfinancial performance measures (previously Learning
    Objective 6) moved to new Chapter 14.
    Chapter 12
    ▪▪ Analysis for Decision Making on capital investment for
    sustainability has been moved to new Chapter 14.
    ▪▪ Added new Analysis for Decision Making entitled “Uncertainty: Sensitivity and Expected Value Analyses.”
    ▪▪ Added six new Make a Decision items.
    Chapter 13
    ▪▪ Added Objective 4: Describe and illustrate the use of lean
    principles and activity analysis in a service or administrative setting.
    Chapter 14—NEW chapter
    ▪▪ Learning objectives:
    ▪▪ Describe the concept of a performance measurement
    system.
    ▪▪ Describe and illustrate the basic elements of a balanced scorecard.
    ▪▪ Describe and illustrate the balance scorecard, including
    the use and impact of strategy maps, measure maps,
    strategic learning, scorecard cascading, and cognitive
    biases.
    ▪▪ Describe corporate social responsibility (CSR), including methods of measuring and encouraging social
    responsibility using the balanced scorecard.
    ▪▪ Use capital investment analysis to evaluate CSR projects.
    Acknowledgements
    The many enhancements to this edition of Managerial Accounting are the direct result of reviews, surveys, and focus groups
    with instructors at institutions across the country. We would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have helped
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    About the Authors
    Carl S. Warren
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    Dr. Carl S. Warren is Professor Emeritus of Accounting at the University of Georgia, Athens. Dr.
    Warren has taught classes at the University of Georgia, University of Iowa, Michigan State University, and University of Chicago. He has focused his teaching efforts on principles of accounting
    and auditing. Dr. Warren received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and his BBA and MA
    from the University of Iowa. During his career, Dr. Warren published numerous articles in professional journals, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of
    Accountancy, The CPA Journal, and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. Dr. Warren has
    served on numerous committees of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of
    Certified Public Accountants, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. He has consulted with numerous companies and public accounting firms. His outside interests include handball, golfing, skiing,
    backpacking, motorcycling, and fly-fishing. He also enjoys interacting with his five grandchildren,
    Bella and Mila (twins), Jeremy, and Brooke and Robbie (twins).
    William B. Tayler
    © Emory University
    Dr. William B. Tayler is the Robert J. Smith Professor of Accountancy in the Marriott School of
    Business at Brigham Young University (BYU). Dr. Tayler is an internationally renowned, awardwinning accounting researcher and instructor. He has presented his research as an invited speaker
    at universities and conferences across the globe. Dr. Tayler earned his Ph.D. and master’s degree at
    Cornell University. He teaches in BYU’s Executive MBA Program and in BYU’s School of Accountancy, one of the top ranked accounting programs in the world. Dr. Tayler has also taught at
    Cornell University and Emory University and has received multiple teaching awards. Dr. Tayler is
    a Certified Management Accountant and consultant specializing in cost accounting, performance
    measurement, the assignment of decision rights, and incentive compensation. His work has been
    published in top journals, including Accounting Horizons, Accounting, Organizations and Society, The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, IMA Educational Case Journal,
    Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Finance, Review of
    Financial Studies, and Strategic Finance. Dr. Tayler serves on the editorial boards of The Accounting Review, Management Accounting Research, and Accounting, Organizations and Society. He is
    also director of the Institute of Management Accountants Research Foundation.
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    Brief Contents
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    Introduction to Managerial Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    2
    Job Order Costing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    46
    Process Cost Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    94
    Activity-Based Costing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    150
    Support Department and Joint Cost Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    204
    Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    248
    Variable Costing for M
    ­ anagement Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    302
    Budgeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    352
    Evaluating Variances from Standard Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    410
    Evaluating Decentralized Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    460
    Differential Analysis and Product Pricing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    510
    Capital Investment Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    564
    Lean Manufacturing and Activity Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    612
    The Balanced Scorecard and Corporate Social Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    654
    Statement of Cash Flows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    698
    Financial Statement Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    758
    Appendix A Interest Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    A-1
    Nike Inc., Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2017 Selected Excerpts. . . .
    B-1
    Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    G-1
    Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    I-1
    Appendix B
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    Contents
    1
    Introduction to Managerial
    Accounting 2
    Managerial Accounting 4
    Differences Between Managerial and Financial Accounting 5
    Managerial Accounting in the Organization 6
    The Management Process 8
    Uses of Managerial Accounting Information 9
    Manufacturing Operations 11
    Nature of Manufacturing 11
    Direct and Indirect Costs 11
    Manufacturing Costs 12
    Financial Statements for a Manufacturing Business 17
    Balance Sheet 17
    Income Statement 18
    Analysis for Decision Making 21
    Utilization Rates 21
    Make a Decision 41
    Take It Further 43
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 45
    Take It Further 89
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 92
    Pathways Challenge 59, 93
    3
    Process Cost Systems 94
    Process Manufacturers 96
    Comparing Job Order and Process Cost Systems 97
    Cost Flows for a Process Manufacturer 98
    Cost of Production Report 101
    Step 1: Determine the Units to Be Assigned Costs 102
    Step 2: Compute Equivalent Units of Production 102
    Step 3: Determine the Cost per Equivalent Unit 106
    Step 4: Allocate Costs to Units Transferred
    Out and Partially Completed Units 107
    Preparing the Cost of Production Report 109
    Journal Entries for a Process Cost System 112
    Using the Cost of Production Report 116
    Pathways Challenge 13, 45
    Analysis for Decision Making 116
    2
    Appendix Weighted Average Method 118
    Job Order Costing 46
    Cost Accounting Systems Overview 48
    Job Order Cost Systems 48
    Process Cost Systems 48
    Job Order Cost Systems for Manufacturing
    Businesses 49
    Materials 50
    Factory Labor 52
    Factory Overhead 54
    Work in Process 60
    Finished Goods 61
    Sales and Cost of Goods Sold 61
    Period Costs 62
    Summary of Cost Flows for Legend Guitars 62
    Job Order Cost Systems for Service Businesses 64
    Types of Service Businesses 64
    Flow of Costs in a Service Job Order Cost System 64
    Analysis for Decision Making 66
    Analyzing Job Costs 66
    Make a Decision 86
    Analyzing Process Costs 116
    Determining Costs Using the Weighted
    Average Method 118
    The Cost of Production Report 120
    Make a Decision 142
    Take It Further 145
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 147
    Pathways Challenge 112, 149
    4
    Activity-Based Costing 150
    Product Costing Allocation Methods 152
    Single Plantwide Factory
    Overhead Rate Method 153
    Multiple Production Department Factory
    Overhead Rate Method 155
    Department Overhead Rates and Allocation 156
    Distortion of Product Costs 157
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    Activity-Based Costing Method 160
    Activity Rates 162
    Allocating Costs 163
    Distortion in Product Costs 165
    Dangers of Product Cost Distortion 165
    Activity-Based Costing for
    Selling and Administrative Expenses 167
    Activity-Based Costing in Service
    Businesses 168
    Analysis for Decision Making 173
    Using ABC Product Cost Information to Reduce Costs 173
    Make a Decision 199
    Take It Further 201
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 202
    6
    Cost-Volume-Profit
    Analysis 248
    Cost Behavior 250
    Variable Costs 251
    Fixed Costs 252
    Mixed Costs 254
    Summary of Cost Behavior Concepts 256
    Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships 258
    Contribution Margin 258
    Contribution Margin Ratio 258
    Unit Contribution Margin 259
    Mathematical Approach to Cost-Volume-Profit
    Analysis 261
    Break-Even Point 261
    Target Profit 265
    Pathways Challenge 171, 203
    Graphic Approach to Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 266
    5
    Special Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships 272
     Support Department and Joint
    Cost Allocation 204
    Support Departments 206
    Support Department Cost Allocation 207
    Single Plantwide Rate 208
    Multiple Production Department Rates 208
    Activity-Based Costing 209
    Allocating Support Department Costs
    to Production Departments 210
    Direct Method 211
    The Sequential Method 213
    The Reciprocal Services Method 217
    Comparison of Support Department Cost
    Allocation Methods 221
    Joint Costs 222
    Joint Cost Allocation 222
    The Physical Units Method 222
    The Weighted Average Method 223
    The Market Value at Split-Off Method 223
    The Net Realizable Value Method 224
    Comparison of Joint Cost Allocation Methods 225
    By-Products 227
    Analysis for Decision Making 227
    Using Support Department and Joint Cost
    Allocations for Performance Evaluation 227
    Make a Decision 243
    Take It Further 245
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 246
    Pathways Challenge 221, 247
    Cost-Volume-Profit (Break-Even) Chart 266
    Profit-Volume Chart 268
    Use of Spreadsheets in Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 269
    Assumptions of Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 270
    Sales Mix Considerations 272
    Operating Leverage 274
    Margin of Safety 275
    Analysis for Decision Making 277
    Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis for Service Companies 277
    Make a Decision 297
    Take It Further 298
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 300
    Pathways Challenge 256, 301
    7
     Variable Costing for
    ­Management Analysis 302
    Operating Income: Absorption and Variable Costing 304
    Absorption Costing 304
    Variable Costing 305
    Effects of Inventory 307
    Analyzing Operating Income Using
    Absorption and ­Variable Costing 310
    Using Absorption and Variable Costing 315
    Controlling Costs 315
    Pricing Products 315
    Planning Production 316
    Analyzing Market Segments 316
    Analyzing Market Segments 316
    Sales Territory Profitability Analysis 318
    Product Profitability Analysis 319
    Salesperson Profitability Analysis 319
    Contents
    Variable Costing for Service Businesses 321
    Reporting Income 321
    Analyzing Segments 322
    Analysis for Decision Making 324
    Segment Analysis and EBITDA 324
    Make a Decision 346
    Take It Further 348
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 349
    Pathways Challenge 314, 350
    8
    Budgeting 352
    Nature and Objectives of Budgeting 354
    Objectives of Budgeting 354
    Human Behavior and Budgeting 355
    Budgeting Systems 356
    Static Budget 357
    Flexible Budget 358
    Master Budget 360
    Operating Budgets 361
    Sales Budget 361
    Production Budget 362
    Direct Materials Purchases Budget 363
    Direct Labor Cost Budget 364
    Factory Overhead Cost Budget 366
    Cost of Goods Sold Budget 366
    Selling and Administrative Expenses Budget 368
    Budgeted Income Statement 369
    Financial Budgets 370
    Cash Budget 370
    Capital Expenditures Budget 375
    Budgeted Balance Sheet 375
    Analysis for Decision Making 376
    Nonmanufacturing Staffing Budgets 376
    Make a Decision 404
    Take It Further 405
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 407
    Pathways Challenge 370, 408
    9
     Evaluating Variances
    from Standard Costs 410
    Standards 412
    Setting Standards 412
    Types of Standards 413
    Reviewing and Revising Standards 413
    Criticisms of Standard Costs 413
    Budgetary Performance Evaluation 414
    Budget Performance Report 414
    Manufacturing Cost Variances 415
    Direct Materials and
    Direct Labor Variances 416
    Direct Materials Variances 416
    Direct Labor Variances 419
    Factory Overhead Variances 422
    The Factory Overhead Flexible Budget 423
    Variable Factory Overhead Controllable Variance 424
    Fixed Factory Overhead Volume Variance 424
    Reporting Factory Overhead Variances 426
    Factory Overhead Account 427
    Recording and Reporting Variances
    from Standards 430
    Analysis for Decision Making 432
    Service Staffing Variances 432
    Appendix Revenue Variances 433
    Comprehensive Problem 5 453
    Make a Decision 455
    Take It Further 456
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 458
    Pathways Challenge 418, 459
    10
     Evaluating Decentralized
    Operations 460
    Centralized and Decentralized Operations 462
    Advantages of Decentralization 462
    Disadvantages of Decentralization 463
    Responsibility Accounting 464
    Responsibility Accounting for Cost Centers 464
    Responsibility Accounting for Profit Centers 468
    Support Department Allocations 468
    Profit Center Reporting 470
    Responsibility Accounting
    for Investment Centers 472
    Return on Investment 472
    Residual Income 476
    Transfer Pricing 479
    Market Price Approach 480
    Negotiated Price Approach 480
    Cost Price Approach 483
    Analysis for Decision Making 483
    Franchise Operations 483
    Make a Decision 504
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    Contents
    Take It Further 506
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 508
    Pathways Challenge 463, 509
    11
     Differential Analysis and
    Product Pricing 510
    Differential Analysis 512
    Lease or Sell 514
    Discontinue a Segment or Product 515
    Make or Buy 516
    Replace Equipment 518
    Process or Sell 519
    Accept Business at a Special Price 519
    Setting Normal Product Selling Prices 522
    Cost-Plus Methods 523
    Product Cost Method 523
    Illustration 524
    Target Costing Method 525
    Production Bottlenecks 527
    Managing Bottlenecks 528
    Pricing Bottleneck Products 528
    Analysis for Decision Making 529
    Yield Pricing in Service Businesses 529
    Appendix Total and Variable Cost Methods to Setting
    Normal Price 530
    Total Cost Method 530
    Variable Cost Method 533
    Make a Decision 557
    Take It Further 559
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 561
    Pathways Challenge 517, 562
    Factors That Complicate Capital
    Investment Analysis 579
    Income Tax 579
    Unequal Proposal Lives 579
    Lease Versus Capital Investment 581
    Uncertainty 581
    Changes in Price Levels 582
    Qualitative Considerations 583
    Capital Rationing 583
    Analysis for Decision Making 584
    Uncertainty: Sensitivity and Expected
    Value Analyses 584
    Make a Decision 605
    Take It Further 607
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 609
    Pathways Challenge 575, 610
    13
     Lean Manufacturing and
    Activity Analysis 612
    Lean Principles 614
    Reducing Inventory 615
    Reducing Lead Times 615
    Reducing Setup Time 617
    Emphasizing Product-Oriented Layout 620
    Emphasizing Employee Involvement 620
    Emphasizing Pull Manufacturing 620
    Emphasizing Zero Defects 621
    Emphasizing Supply Chain
    Management 621
    Lean Accounting 623
    Fewer Transactions 623
    Combined Accounts 623
    Nonfinancial Performance Measures 625
    Direct Tracing of Overhead 625
    12
    Activity Analysis 626
    Nature of Capital Investment Analysis 566
    Analysis for Decision Making 632
     Capital Investment
    Analysis 564
    Methods Not Using Present Values 567
    Average Rate of Return Method 567
    Cash Payback Method 568
    Methods Using Present Values 570
    Present Value Concepts 571
    Net Present Value Method and Index 573
    Internal Rate of Return Method 576
    Costs of Quality 626
    Quality Activity Analysis 627
    Value-Added Activity Analysis 629
    Process Activity Analysis 630
    Lean Performance for Nonmanufacturing 632
    Make a Decision 649
    Take It Further 651
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 652
    Pathways Challenge 619, 653
    14
     The Balanced Scorecard
    and Corporate Social
    Responsibility 654
    Performance Measurement Systems 656
    The Balanced Scorecard 657
    Performance Perspectives 657
    Strategic Objectives 659
    Performance Metrics 659
    Strategic Initiatives 660
    Performance Targets 661
    Using the Balanced Scorecard 661
    Strategy Maps 661
    Measure Maps 663
    Strategic Learning 665
    Scorecard Cascading 667
    Cognitive Biases 667
    Corporate Social Responsibility 670
    CSR Reporting 671
    Corporate Social Responsibility and the Balanced Scorecard 672
    Encouraging Corporate Social Responsibility 674
    Analysis for Decision Making 674
    Capital Investment in CSR 674
    Contents
    Cash Flows from Financing
    Activities 712
    Bonds Payable 712
    Common Stock 712
    Dividends and Dividends Payable 713
    Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows 714
    Analysis for Decision Making 716
    Free Cash Flow 716
    Appendix 1 Spreadsheet (Work Sheet)
    for Statement of Cash Flows—The Indirect
    Method 717
    Analyzing Accounts 718
    Retained Earnings 719
    Other Accounts 719
    Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows 720
    Appendix 2 Preparing the Statement of Cash
    Flows—The Direct Method 720
    Cash Received from Customers 721
    Cash Payments for Merchandise 721
    Cash Payments for Operating Expenses 722
    Gain on Sale of Land 722
    Interest Expense 723
    Cash Payments for Income Taxes 723
    Reporting Cash Flows from Operating
    Activities—Direct Method 723
    Make a Decision 692
    Make a Decision 752
    Take It Further 693
    Take It Further 755
    Certified Management Accountant (CMA®)
    Examination Questions (Adapted) 695
    Pathways Challenge 714, 756
    Pathways Challenge 669, 696
    16
    15
     Statement of Cash
    Flows 698
    Reporting Cash Flows 700
    Cash Flows from Operating Activities 701
    Cash Flows from Investing Activities 703
    Cash Flows from Financing Activities 703
    Noncash Investing and Financing
    Activities 704
    Format of the Statement of Cash
    Flows 704
    No Cash Flow per Share 705
    Cash Flows from Operating
    Activities—The Indirect Method 705
    Net Income 707
    Adjustments to Net Income 707
    Cash Flows from Investing Activities 710
    Land 710
    Building and Accumulated
    Depreciation—Building 711
     Financial Statement
    Analysis 758
    Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements 760
    The Value of Financial Statement Information 760
    Techniques for Analyzing Financial Statements 761
    Analytical Methods 761
    Horizontal Analysis 761
    Vertical Analysis 763
    Common-Sized Statements 765
    Analyzing Liquidity 766
    Current Position Analysis 767
    Accounts Receivable Analysis 768
    Inventory Analysis 769
    Analyzing Solvency 772
    Ratio of Fixed Assets to Long-Term Liabilities 772
    Ratio of Liabilities to Stockholders’ Equity 772
    Times Interest Earned 773
    Analyzing Profitability 774
    Asset Turnover 775
    Return on Total Assets 775
    Return on Stockholders’ Equity 776
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    Contents
    Return on Common Stockholders’ Equity 777
    Earnings per Share on Common Stock 778
    Price-Earnings Ratio 779
    Dividends per Share 780
    Dividend Yield 780
    Summary of Analytical Measures 782
    Corporate Annual Reports 783
    Management Discussion and Analysis 783
    Report on Internal Control 784
    Report on Fairness of the Financial Statements 784
    Appendix 1 Unusual Items on the Income Statement 785
    Unusual Items Affecting the Current Period’s
    Income Statement 785
    Unusual Items Affecting the Prior Period’s
    Income Statement 786
    Appendix 2 Fair Value and Comprehensive Income 786
    Fair Value 787
    Comprehensive Income 787
    Make a Decision 815
    Take It Further 816
    Pathways Challenge 779, 818
    Appendix A: Interest Tables A-1
    Appendix B: Nike Inc., Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year
    Ended May 31, 2017 Selected Excerpts B-1
    Glossary G-1
    Index I-1
    Managerial
    Accounting
    15e
    Chapter
    1
    Introduction to
    Managerial Accounting
    Chapter 1
    Principles
    Introduction to Managerial Accounting
    Developing Information
    COST SYSTEMS
    COST ALLOCATIONS
    Chapter 2   Job Order Costing
    Chapter 3   Process Costing
    Chapter 4   Activity-Based Costing
    Chapter 5   Support Departments
    Chapter 5   Joint Costs
    Decision Making
    PLANNING AND EVALUATING TOOLS
    Chapter 6  Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
    Chapter 7   Variable Costing
    Chapter 8   Budgeting Systems
    Chapter 9  Standard Costing and Variances
    Chapter 10 Decentralized Operations
    Chapter 11 Differential Analysis
    2
    STRATEGIC TOOLS
    Chapter 12
    Chapter 13
    Chapter 13
    Chapter 14
    Chapter 14
    Capital Investment Analysis
    Lean Manufacturing
    Activity Analysis
    The Balanced Scorecard
    Corporate Social Responsibility
    Gibson Guitars
    G
    ibson guitars have been used by musical legends over the
    years, including B.B. King, Chet Atkins, Brian Wilson (Beach
    Boys), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Jackson Browne, John Fogerty,
    Jose F­ eliciano, Miranda Lambert, Sheryl Crow, and ­Wynonna Judd.
    For example, Sheryl Crow has used her 1964 Gibson Country Western guitar in all of her recordings.
    Known for its quality, Gibson Guitars ­celebrated its 120th
    anniversary in 2014. Staying in business for over 120 years requires
    a thorough understanding of how to manufacture high-quality
    ­guitars.1 In addition, it requires knowledge of how to account for
    the costs of making guitars. For example, Gibson needs cost information to answer the following questions:
    This chapter introduces managerial accounting concepts that are
    useful in addressing these questions. This chapter begins by ­describing
    managerial accounting and its relationship to financial accounting.
    Following this overview, the management process is described along
    with the role of managerial accounting. Finally, characteristics of managerial accounting reports, managerial ­accounting terms, and uses of
    managerial accounting information are described and illustrated.
    Sources: http://www.gibson.com/Gibson/History.aspx. Chris Kornelis, The
    Wall Street Journal, “How Sheryl Crow Finally Broke Her Starbucks Habit,”
    May 24, 2017.
    Fabio Pagani/Shutterstock.com
    ▪ What should be the selling price of its guitars?
    ▪ How many guitars does it have to sell in a year to cover its
    costs and earn a profit?
    ▪ How many employees should the company have working on
    each stage of the manufacturing process?
    ▪ How would purchasing automated equipment affect the costs
    of its guitars?
    Link to Gibson Guitars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pages 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16
    In May 2016, Gibson Guitars filed for bankruptcy. Gibson blamed its financial woes on the debt it had incurred by acquiring companies that produced headphones, turntables,
    and speakers. After satisfying its creditors and reorganizing, Gibson plans to focus its future operations on its core competency—the manufacture of guitars.
    1
    3
    4
    Chapter 1
    Introduction to Managerial Accounting
    What’s Covered
    Introduction to Managerial Accounting
    Role of Managerial Accounting
    ▪▪ Differences with Financial Accounting (Obj. 1)
    ▪▪ Management Organization (Obj. 1)
    ▪▪ Management Process (Obj. 1)
    ▪▪ Uses of Managerial Accounting
    Information (Obj. 1)
    Manufacturing Operations
    ▪▪ Nature of Manufacturing (Obj. 2)
    ▪▪ Direct and Indirect Costs (Obj. 2)
    ▪▪ Manufacturing Costs (Obj. 2)
    Manufacturing Financial
    Statements
    ▪▪ Balance Sheet (Obj. 3)
    ▪▪ Income Statement (Obj. 3)
    Learning Objectives
    Obj. 1 Describe managerial accounting, including its
    differences with financial accounting, its place in
    the organization, and its uses.
    Obj. 2 Describe and illustrate the nature of manufacturing
    operations, including different types and classifications
    of costs.
    Obj. 3 Describe and illustrate financial statements for a
    manufacturing business, including the balance sheet,
    statement of cost of goods manufactured, and income
    statement.
    Analysis for Decision Making
    Obj. 4 Describe and illustrate utilization rates in evaluating performance for service companies.
    Objective 1
    Describe managerial
    accounting, including
    its differences with
    financial accounting, its
    place in the organization, and its uses.
    Managerial Accounting
    Managers make numerous decisions during the day-to-day operations of a business and in planning
    for the future. Managerial accounting provides much of the information used for these decisions.
    Some examples of managerial accounting information along with the chapter in which it is
    described and illustrated follow:
    ▪▪ Classifying manufacturing and other costs and reporting them in the financial statements
    (Chapter 1)
    ▪▪ Determining the cost of manufacturing a product or providing a service (Chapters 2, 3, 4,
    and 5)
    ▪▪ Evaluating the impact of cost allocation and activity-based costing (Chapters 4, 5)
    ▪▪ Estimating the behavior of costs for various levels of activity and assessing cost-volume-profit
    relationships (Chapter 6)
    ▪▪ Evaluating operating performance using cost behavior relationships (Chapter 7)
    ▪▪ Planning for the future by preparing budgets (Chapter 8)
    ▪▪ Evaluating manufacturing costs by comparing actual with expected results (Chapter 9)
    ▪▪ Evaluating decentralized operations by comparing actual and budgeted costs as well as computing various measures of profitability (Chapter 10)
    ▪▪ Evaluating special decision-making situations by comparing differential revenues and costs,
    pricing products, and managing bottlenecks (Chapter 11)
    ▪▪ Evaluating alternative proposals for long-term investments in fixed assets (Chapter 12)
    ▪▪ Planning operations using principles of lean manufacturing and activity analysis (Chapter 13)
    ▪▪ Evaluating company performance using the balanced scorecard and corporate responsibility
    metrics (Chapter 14)
    Link to
    Gibson Guitars
    Orville Gibson started producing guitars in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He produced guitars and mandolins
    based upon the arch-top design of violins.
    Chapter 1
    Introduction to Managerial Accounting
    Differences Between Managerial and Financial Accounting
    Accounting information is often classified into two types: financial and managerial. E
    ­ xhibit 1 shows
    the relationship between financial accounting and managerial accounting.
    Exhibit 1
    Financial Accounting
    and Managerial
    Accounting
    Managerial
    Accounting
    Reports
    Financial
    Statements
    Statement of
    Cash Flows
    Balance Sheet
    Production
    Report
    Statement of
    Stockholders’ Equity
    Activity
    Analysis
    Income
    Statement
    Budget
    Report
    Financial Statements
    Managerial Accounting Reports
    Users of Information
    External users and company management

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