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acct 108
ch 1-3
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Accounting
Undergraduate 1
09/21/2010

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admin costs
Definition
costs assouciated with gen. management of an org rather than with manufact. or selling.
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budget
Definition
detalailed plan for future.
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conversion cost
Definition
DL + MOH
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cost behavior
Definition
cost reaction to activity
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cost object
Definition
anything for which cost data are desired
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finished goods
Definition
product that has been completed but not yet sold
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fixed cost
Definition
cost that remains constant regardless of levels of productions, within range or limits
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incremental cost
Definition
increase in cost btwn two alternatives
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indirect labor
Definition
labor costs not directly linked to manufacturing such as janators or office personel
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Manf. overhead
Definition
manufacturing costs except for DL or DM
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period costs
Definition
costs taken directly to income statemnt as expenses in period in which they occur
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product costs
Definition
costs involved in making or aquiring prod, not expensed immidiately. DL, DM, and MOH
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planning
Definition
selecting course of action and implementing it.
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prime costs
Definition
dm dl costs
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sched of cost goods manf
Definition
schedule showing dm, dl, and moh
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sunk cost
Definition
cost that is forgone and cant be changed
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variable cost
Definition
cost that varies in total in response to amount manufact. constant per unit.
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constraint
Definition
anything that slows down production at a certain point.
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decentralization
Definition
decision making dropped down a few levels to management level in order to make decisions at a quicker rate.
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ent risk management
Definition
process used to id risks and deal with them
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just in time
Definition
production and inventory control system that requires a cust order first
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line position
Definition
position in an org that is directly related to organization objective
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six sigma
Definition
method that relies on cust feedback and data gathering to drive improvement
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staff position
Definition
position that supports indirect company or organization objective
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theory of constraints
Definition
management approach to improves and manages constraints
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work in process
Definition
units that are not yet completed and are still being made/produced
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allocation base
Definition
measure of activity such as direct labor hours or machine horus that is used to assign costs to cost objects
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